The Lens: Issue 899

And in fact, a visit to Biegeleisen’s was a highlight of rosh yeshivah Rav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi’s recent chizuk trip to America. The elderly Ateres Yisrael rosh yeshivah managed to slip away for a few minutes to engage in his favorite pastime. In Eretz Yisrael, the Rosh Yeshivah told the proprietors, time constraints and the inevitable crowds that follow his every move don’t allow him the luxury, but when he comes to America, where his schedule is a bit more flexible and the crowds held at bay, he can indulge in the most precious hobby of a gadol.

(Originally featured in Mishpacha, Issue 899)