There was more happening here than some immature anxiety over a move, or even a bout of baby-blues
Rabbi Yossel Isaacson ran a program in Jerusalem training avreichim to be community leaders in chutz l’Aretz.
It was known for attracting young men with a combination of a solid learning background and a go-getter personality.
Rabbi Isaacson not only focused the learning on practical topics like Shabbos, kashrus, and rabbinic functions such as marriages and funerals. He also brought in a variety of speakers such as an accountant to lecture about balancing a communal budget, fundraisers who spoke about how to keep their organization afloat, and a psychiatrist to discuss mental health matters — that was me.
And that’s how I came to meet Aryeh Froilich and his wife, a young couple who were set to embark on a five-year stint in a Southwestern kehillah.
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