In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
Forty years ago I learned the secret of the tears at Kever Rashbi. Now, as we cry together, I feel compelled to share it
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
When a day of glory turns into a day of unspeakable loss, there is only one reaction for the religious Jew
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
The losses are staggering — so many names, so many faces, so many shattered families and futures
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
We’re holding on, Tatteh. Listen to the hespedim, listen to the anguished voices as they praise You
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
From Montreal and Manchester, Buenos Aires and Teaneck, each of these very different people had made their own way to the same destination
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
He had an urge to utilize every minute, as if he were aware that his journey in This World would be a short one
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
And if you know Dovi, you know that he will work there, as he did here, to “get it done” one more time
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
"Only now can I appreciate, when I reflect on the depth of my relationship with my talmid, the special connection of a rebbi to a talmid"
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
When Hashem decided to take Avraham Daniel, we lost a pure neshamah
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
“He was like a diamond. He was gold”
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
We are a nation in mourning, a nation united by what we’ve lost
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
The sun can shine while the sky weeps and we as Yidden can do the same
Point of View
The lesson here is the mutual responsibility we all carry for every member of our nation
In the Arms of Rabi Shimon
If he had an ambition, it was to go bring simchah to as many cholei Yisrael as possible
