My bubby Rivka Leah was very proud of her father, Reb Yehuda Leib Rubin ztz”l, and the kiddush Hashem he once made for Shabbos ,Tales of Treasure: On the Job,My bubby Rivka Leah was very proud of her father, Reb Yehuda Leib Rubin ztz”l, and the kiddush Hashem he once made for Shabbos
M y bubby Rivka Leah was very proud of her father Reb Yehuda Leib Rubin ztz”l. She was proud he was the rav of the Minsk Chayei Adam Shul on the Lower East Side. She was proud of his Torah learning. Most of all however she was proud of his dedication to Shabbos and the kiddush Hashem he once made for it.
In the early 1920s when he wasn’t davening or giving shiurim Yehuda Leib was in his office on the ground floor of his building. Besides being a rav Yehuda Leib was a contractor someone who’s paid to build buildings for people.
One day there was a knock. It was Mr. Jackson a wealthy man who often hired the Rubin Construction Company as he knew Mr. Rubin was honest and did excellent work.
Mr. Jackson puffing a cigar looked excited. “Mr. Rubin ” he said “have I got a great project for you!” Mr. Jackson threw his cigar down and stomped it out with a fancy boot. He pulled a rolled-up paper from a deep pocket. “These Mr. Rubin ” he continued “are the plans for my best building yet and I want you to build it for me.”
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