“Every child deserves his moment— not just some of them”
PHOTOS: DANIEL NEFOUSSI, MEIR ZALAZNIK AND CHESNER PHOTOGRAPHY
ATthe Keren Olam HaTorah gathering last week in London, nearly 2,000 children had the zechus to pass before the visiting gedolim. Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlita, already feeling weary from the exhausting trip, was encouraged to leave early to rest before the next program.
He wouldn’t hear of it. “But what about the children?” he demanded. “They came especially for this. Every child deserves his moment — not just some of them.”
And so, despite his frailty, the Rosh Yeshivah stayed. One by one, each child walked away with a memory he’ll never forget — and a lesson in what true selflessness looks like.
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