Rav Aryeh Finkel spent his entire life working on his connection to Hashem, and helping thousands of talmidim stretch themselves beyond anything they thought possible
HIS TREASURE To Rav Aryeh Finkel ztz”l “It didn’t make a di¬fference whether a person posed a major question or brought up a minor point – every word of Torah was like a treasure to him”
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here are forces that are stronger than nature. Natural forces can make a person want to give up on something when facing adversity in attaining it even though he knows it’s right. A force stronger than nature was the smile of Rav Aryeh Finkel ztz”l.
Rav Aryeh Finkel had that glowing radiance that constantly shines from someone who knows he’s connected to his Creator at every moment. But no one is born with that level of connection and Rav Aryeh spent his entire life working on it helping thousands of talmidim stretch themselves beyond anything they thought possible.
Acclimating to Yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim can be a daunting challenge to say the least. Hundreds of people traverse the corridors at a rapid clip determined to reach their seats and begin their davening or learning. Enter into this hubbub a young bochur whose entire yeshivah back in America would represent a mere fraction of those packing themselves into the Mir’s main beis medrash for Shacharis on a regular weekday morning. He spots a rare empty seat and dons his tefillin. No sooner has he finished reciting the brachos than someone walks over and politely but firmly informs him that the seat is his.
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