JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Chaim Kanievski Shlita has sent a personal condolence letter to Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetsky who is sitting shiva in Philadelphia after his rebbetzin passed away this week at the age of 92.
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Rabbi Chaim wrote the letter in his own handwriting and submitted it to Rabbi Yeshayahu Graucher, who travelled from Israel to the US and handed the letter personally to Rabbi Kamenetsky.
Rabbi Graucher hands letter to Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky
Rav Chaim wrote in the letter: “A letter of condolence to the Gaon, my friend, Maran Rabbi Shmuel Kamenetzky over the loss of his pure partner, the righteous Rebbetzin.
“Her many merits and acts of kindness will vouch for her before G-d so that her great husband Shlita should continue to lead his community for long and healthy years and will sanctify G-d’s name.
“May G-d comfort you among the mourners of Tziyon and Yerushalayim. I write in great sorrow, his friend Chaim Kanievski.”
The Rosh Yeshiva received the letter with great surprise and excitement and asked Rabbi Graucher to convey his best wishes and thanks to Rabbi Chaim.
the 3 words that should impress us most ” mitoch tzaar amuk” imagine a godol hador who is a zaken.and hears bad stuff.. problems.. all day. feels “deep pain” for a godol who lost a wife at age 92 – how many of us feel tzaar amuk what a lesson
( aside that reb chaim wrote the whole letter & not just a signature which i thought was the case upon seeing the headline
All of a sudden it’s a big deal to be a mentch!
If RCK wrote that whole letter himself I’ll eat a hat!
R. Chaim did not write any of that letter. It is not his style and at this point he unfortunately does not have the strength even to dictate a letter like that. His son wrote it up and he signed it.
Dies Reb Chaim know about Tamar Epstein?