Faith forged by Fire: Mourning the Kaliver Rebbe
Photos: Mishpacha archives
The Kaliver Rebbe spent seven decades paying Hashem back for the miracles he’d experienced in his youth. With the cry of Shema Yisrael constantly on his lips, he invested heart and soul in a refrain of enduring faith
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charon shel Pesach. Echoes of Shir Hashirim, a song expressing the love between a nation and its Father. The final moments of Pesach, the chag of emunah — days of faith and loyalty and devotion reaching their climax.
And as Yidden wished each other that the blessings of the Yom Tov carry them into summer, with the hiss of the Havdalah candle came the sad news: The man of faith and song and indomitable spirit was fighting for his life.
And as they packed away dishes and put away Haggados, determined to apply the new revelations in faith and trust to everyday life, the Kaliver Rebbe’s holy soul ascended heavenward.
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