For Stephen Neuwirth that one mitzvah was the mitzvah of emunah
All of us could use a large dose of emunah at present. And frequently, the best source of emunah is observing it in others.
With that in mind. I’d like to share an email I received from Rabbi Moshe Schwed, director of the OU’s All Daf app, just before Rosh Hashanah. The bulk of the email consisted of a drashah given the preceding Yom Kippur by Mr. Stephen Neuwirth, from a tent on the grounds of his home in New Rochelle, which he had converted to a shul for the Yamim Noraim.
At the time he delivered the drashah, Mr. Neuwirth had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Though he had access to the best medical care available, he knew that the odds were heavily against him. And indeed, less than three months later, he passed away. Yet his subject on Yom Kippur was his gratitude to HaKadosh Baruch Hu for everything, including his dread disease. First, the drashah.
Nataly, our sons and I thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts for your being here to daven with us today. And we thank all of you who have been attending our daily minyan….
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