“How are we supposed to go to sleep tonight?”
Yet there were a few participants who lingered downstairs, among them Rav Shloime Mandel shlita, the rosh yeshivah of Yeshiva of Brooklyn. A line formed in front of Rav Mandel, with young women still seeking their basherts and individuals just looking to unburden, patiently waiting their turn to speak to the Rosh Yeshivah.
Despite the hour, the Rosh Yeshivah stood and greeted one person after the next, listening, empathizing, and offering encouragement, guidance, and brachos.
In a telling moment showing just how deeply he felt their pain and hardship, at one point, Rav Mandel turned to an onlooker and asked, “How are we supposed to go to sleep tonight?”
It was just a casual remark, but it reflected the deep empathy of a gadol who was nosei b’ol to the fullest extent.
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