It’s a connection that dates back to a different time, when the postwar Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah in Eretz Yisrael gave the chareidi community back it’s pride and its voice. It was a leadership group comprised of geonim and tzaddikim, chaired by the Beis Yisrael of Gur, uncle of the current Rebbe. From faraway America came Rav Aharon Kotler, helping the cause with passion and spirit, encouraging the olam haTorah to join the holy cause.
Last week, the successors of those two giants enjoyed a moment of shared reflection.
(Originally featured in Mishpacha, Issue 875)
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