Rabbi Gold’s passing presents us at Mishpacha with our own personal sense of loss
Rabbi Gold’s passing presents us at Mishpacha with our own personal sense of loss. Each year, we knew we could look forward to three or four letters to the editor from him, exuding his very vibrant personality and incisive mind, all of which contained fascinating memories.
Below is just one example.
To the Editor at Mishpacha,
I have wanted for a while now to express my appreciation for the column “For the Record” by Yehuda Geberer and Dovi Safier. It is consistently excellent, providing fascinating glimpses of Jewish history that are both informative and inspiring.
Their piece on Reb Yochanan of Stolin had a particularly strong impact on me. I merited to be a chassid of Reb Yochanan during my teenage years and beyond. It brought back the scene at a Friday night tish when one of the chassidim said to the Rebbe, “Rebbe, we want to remain here (America) because we have two days Yom Tov.”
The Rebbe, who was a very silent person, roared back, “Ayn tug in Eretz Yisrael iz vert a toizent in chutz l’Aretz! [One day Yom Tov in Eretz Yisrael is worth a thousand in chutz l’Aretz.]”
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