With that one sentence, theKarlin-Stolin Rebbe eloquently expressed his hakaras hatov to all the soldiers who have sacrificed so much
After a recent session, the friend with whom I go twice a week and I got into a discussion with someone wearing a kippah serugah. The latter mentioned that his family’s roots are in Karlin-Stolin, and one of his nephews has returned to his chassidic roots.
The brother of that returnee to the ranks of Karlin-Stolin fell recently in Gaza. The Karlin-Stolin Rebbe came to the levayah. The Rebbe has difficulty with his legs that makes standing for a long time difficult, and the levayah was a particularly long one — well over two hours. The family brought over a chair to where the Rebbe was standing, but he refused to sit.
“On holy ground one does not sit,” he explained.
With that one sentence, he eloquently expressed his hakaras hatov to all the soldiers who have sacrificed so much, including their lives, to protect the Jewish people in Eretz Yisrael.
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