The Elephant in the Room

He was the “elephant in the room.”

All eyes were on him as they silently wondered, Who is this man, and why is he here at the shivah of the rav?

The niftar, a great talmid chacham, was not a kiruv rabbi and not known for idle conversation. Adding to the confusion, the informally clad man was more of a candidate for kiruv than a bona fide baal teshuvah.

Finally, there was a lull in the conversation, and he began to speak to the son.

“I came here to tell you about your father.”