Rav Ruderman and Rav Gershon Weiss; from the collection of @189648676634705

Young Israel of Rugby dinner; Rav Aaron kotler and Rav Ruderman on front row. Rabbi Dr. Leo Jung in bowtie on the right.

*Yahrtzeit Yomi #1995!!* *טו תמוז* *The Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh* *Rav Chaim Ben-Attar* *רב חיים ב״ר משה אבן-אטר* *אור החיים* (1696 - 1743)

_The following edition of Yahrtzeit Yomi featuring the_ *אור החיים הקדוש זי״ע* _is sponsored by *the Drillman family!!*_ _May the זכות of the holy_ *אור החיים הקדוש זי״ע* _serve as a source of inestimable merit for the entire family!!_ *זכותו תגן עלינו!!*

CEMETERY: Mount of Olives Cemetery, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel

_Friends, here is a beautiful thought of the *אור החיים הקדוש* - regarding the greatness of Klal Yisroel - as presented by the one and only Rav Meilich Biderman Shlita!!_ 🤩🤩🤩

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*Yahrtzeit Yomi #1996!!* *טז תמוז* *The Kapischnitzer Rebbe* *רב אברהם יהושע העשיל ב״ר יצחק מאיר* *אדמו״ר מקאפישניץ* (1888 - 1967)

_With the Damesek Eliezer of Vizhnitz_

_With the Sadiger, Novominsker (of williamsburg) and Boyaner Rebbes, ZTL_

CEMETERY: Tiberias Old Cemetery, Tiberias, Northern District, Israel

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*Yahrtzeit Yomi #1997!!* *יז תמוז* *Rav Yaakov Yosef Herman* *All for the Boss* *רב יעקב יוסף ב״ר יצחק אייזיק הרמן* (1880 - 1967)

_At the wedding of his grandson Yosef Stern in 1954, with his son-in-law Yom Tov Lipman Stern and the Chosson. Shtreimels were worn by the father and grandfather specially for the occasion._

CEMETERY: Har HaMenuchot Cemetery, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel

_Top row: Ruchoma (Herman) Shain, Esther (Herman) Stern, Reb Yankev Yosef, Yom Tov Lipman Stern, Moshe Aaron Stern_

*Yahrtzeit Yomi #1998!!* *יז תמוז* *Rav Yaakov Weinberg* *רב שמואל יעקב ב״ר יצחק מתתיהו וינברג* *ראש ישיבת נר ישראל* (1923 - 1999)

When I think of my grandfather Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg ZTL, there are so many things that come to mind. His character traits, my childhood memories, conversations we had, concepts he taught – all intertwine to form the sense that I have of him. I don’t have a picture of him; a picture is limited to visual stimuli. Rather, I have a nebulous feeling, a “sense” I get when I think of him. It combines all these ways in which we related, and inevitably, it evokes a warm feeling in me. In fact, this warmth is primary in my memory; because, first and foremost, I was always aware that Zeide loved his grandchildren. That was what I knew as a young child, before I could begin to understand his wisdom, his Torah learning, his yiras Shamayim, or his devotion to the klal. And that is what was always present in every interaction that we had until the very end. I remember how he was completely unself-conscious about this love. He, together with Bubby, used to take me and my siblings or cousins on trips in the summer. I remember him meeting a talmid (student) in a park, and I noticed that he was just as comfortable as if they were in yeshiva. He did not feel that it was beneath his dignity to be taking us on those trips. I remember the barbecues he and Bubby would make in the summer, in the house on Fallstaff Road. I remember the love in his expression when he gave us a Chanukah or birthday gift. I remember the patience he exhibited when he had to explain a mishna to me yet again, when I couldn’t quite get something. I also remember how this love wasn’t limited to me or even to the rest of our family. I remember the warmth with which he greeted anyone who came to speak to him, and especially a talmid whom he hadn’t seen in a while. I remember the concern he had for the tzibur. Once, we were about to go somewhere – he was literally walking out the door ­– when the phone rang. He went back into the house and answered it, saying that maybe it was someone with a sheila. I remember the tza’ar (grief) in his voice when he heard bad news about another Yid. I have seen and heard numerous stories about how he was able to comfort people in their times of distress, simply because of the depth of warmth he communicated by his presence, his voice, and his words. The next thing that comes to mind when I think of Zeide is his incredible way of thinking. Obviously there are talmidim more fit than I to discuss this, but as I was growing up, it gave me a tremendous sense of trust. I knew that he knew what he was doing, and that he would always make sense. I learned in many yeshivos over the years, and had many excellent rebbeim. Some of them had stances on issues that did not fit in with the ideas I had heard at home. Inevitably, I always came back to this fact: Zeide made sense. He always had a unique approach, but it was always completely, solidly grounded. In fact, he himself would distinguish between what part of a thought he held was absolutely true, and what part was conjecture. It was this completely uncompromising and utterly reliable logic that was the basis for his life. I remember him often being critical of various translations of davening or of the Torah. Many people didn’t understand why he made such a big deal out of it, but to me it made perfect sense. He based his life on his understanding of the Torah. He wasn’t frum simply because he was brought up frum. He was frum because of his understanding of the mesorah of Torah. That’s why he couldn’t bear to see anything misrepresented or misunderstood, because if Torah was distorted, then the basis for life wasn’t the same. His learning wasn’t theoretical – it was reality. I remember many occasions where he paskened (ruled on) a shaila and explained to me later that it was based on the unique way he learned a particular sugya. His lomdus (learning) wasn’t theoretical either. He lived by his understanding. I was fortunate to spend a number of years hearing his shmuessen, shiurim, and chaburos in yeshiva

_With his father-in-law Rav Ruderman ZTL, and his son-in-law Rav Beryl Weisbord_

_With his brother Rav Noach Weinberg ZTL_

👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 _Friends, I think that’s the world-renowned Reb Mendel Futerfas?_ 🤔