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My rebbe is gone but not forgotten. He meant the world to me. It seems like he was timeless. From Yeshiva as a child, the birth of my children and even the passing of my parents. Rabbi Edelman was always there. He was my mentor and because of him I spend my life on the jewish path he has shown me. I miss you rabbi... Thank you for life!
Dean A
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Story of Teffilin - Rabbi Edelman ob"m
Story of Teffilin - Rabbi Edelman ob"m
From: Tule Lein
A fellow in Milwaukee began his Jewish journey approx. 40 years ago in Springfield. Rabbi Edelman ob"m gave him his first pair of teffilin.
Last week, he flew to Springfield to be menchem avel. He shared with me the following:
During my stopover in Atlanta, a guy with a ponytail comes up to me in the airport and says in yiddish "vos machstu"? I immediately asked him if he was Jewish. When he said yes, we put on teffilin.
Last week, he flew to Springfield to be menchem avel. He shared with me the following:
During my stopover in Atlanta, a guy with a ponytail comes up to me in the airport and says in yiddish "vos machstu"? I immediately asked him if he was Jewish. When he said yes, we put on teffilin.
Afterwards he asks me why I'm going to Springfield. So I explained that Rabbi Edelman passed away and I'm going to the Shiva.
He says "wow, I learned in LYA back in the day and Mrs. Ester kosofsky was my teacher. I'm going to visit my parents". So I convinced him to come for shacharis.
Sure enough he showed up to shachris with his father.
Afterwards I put him in touch with my daughter and son in law who live in Atlanta.
This morning, he texted me a photo of his recently dug up tallis and teffilin, saying that he's inspired to to them daily in memory of Rabbi Edelman.
He says "wow, I learned in LYA back in the day and Mrs. Ester kosofsky was my teacher. I'm going to visit my parents". So I convinced him to come for shacharis.
Sure enough he showed up to shachris with his father.
Afterwards I put him in touch with my daughter and son in law who live in Atlanta.
This morning, he texted me a photo of his recently dug up tallis and teffilin, saying that he's inspired to to them daily in memory of Rabbi Edelman.
May his neshama have an aliya and may his legacy continue to inspire.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Mevaker Cholim
BDE..
About 62 yrs. ago our father r' Yehoshua ben Sara got his [we thought] 1st teaching job in Springfield. We didn't know it, but a connection was made. 4 1/2 yrs. ago after our parents accident, Rabbi Edelman and Rebbitzen Leah came to New Haven to visit. During these past 4 yrs. whenever the Edelmans were in Crown Heights they would always stop in to visit our father in the hospital or in the Halons house. At one visit when we weren't sure if he could recognize people, he was asked: do you know who is here? and our father answered yes, Dovid and Leah Edelman, it made us all so happy to hear. At each visit our fathers face would light up upon seeing the Edelmans and the visit would end with a kiss from r' Edelman. It was a zechus for us that we were able to say tehilim for r' Edelman during his last week.
Yehi Zichron Boruch
The Wilansky and Halon families
About 62 yrs. ago our father r' Yehoshua ben Sara got his [we thought] 1st teaching job in Springfield. We didn't know it, but a connection was made. 4 1/2 yrs. ago after our parents accident, Rabbi Edelman and Rebbitzen Leah came to New Haven to visit. During these past 4 yrs. whenever the Edelmans were in Crown Heights they would always stop in to visit our father in the hospital or in the Halons house. At one visit when we weren't sure if he could recognize people, he was asked: do you know who is here? and our father answered yes, Dovid and Leah Edelman, it made us all so happy to hear. At each visit our fathers face would light up upon seeing the Edelmans and the visit would end with a kiss from r' Edelman. It was a zechus for us that we were able to say tehilim for r' Edelman during his last week.
Yehi Zichron Boruch
The Wilansky and Halon families
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Powerful lessons from Rabbi Edelman
Boruch Dayan Haemes.
Although Rabbi Edelman did not know me, I definitely feel I know him, and he has gave me alot to my life.
I am a young 20 year old bochur who was in yeshiva in ...... for 5 years. BH I was zoche that Rabbi Edelman used to come at least once a year sometimes twice to farbreng for us bochurim (especially for 28 Sivan). Rabbi Edelman is one person who I know would say almost the same thing every time yet I always looked forward and loved when he came. I think about him and the things he taught us very often. Just to mention a few:
Although Rabbi Edelman did not know me, I definitely feel I know him, and he has gave me alot to my life.
I am a young 20 year old bochur who was in yeshiva in ...... for 5 years. BH I was zoche that Rabbi Edelman used to come at least once a year sometimes twice to farbreng for us bochurim (especially for 28 Sivan). Rabbi Edelman is one person who I know would say almost the same thing every time yet I always looked forward and loved when he came. I think about him and the things he taught us very often. Just to mention a few:
1. -He would ask us and go around the table that we should say why we think the Rebbe gave dollars on Sundays, we would come up with all different type of answers (gives us a chance to ask for Brochos, etc..) however his answer is one that I always remember whenever I think about the Rebbe. He said "ווייל די רבי איז די טאטע און א טאטע געב צו די קינדער געלט"!
2. - He would tell us that the Rebbe taught him incredibly how to have הכרת הטוב. To always say thank you, especially to the בעל קורא (apparently he was baal Koreh for some time in 770, if I remember correctly.
I remember this especially because I am a baal koreh as well).
I remember this especially because I am a baal koreh as well).
3. - and of course It would be impossible to forget, as long as I live, the way he describes 28 sivan when the rebbe came to America. From the glee in his voice when he describes how upset he was that he didn't go to the pier and only the older bochurim were allowed to go until he realized that they went to the wrong pier so he ended up seeing the rebbe before the older bochurim ;) .
To the Rebbes 1st Farbrengin 3 days later when "America got it's first bang from the Rebbe, and what a bang it was". "The rebbe conquered America the 1st day!".
Currently I am on shlichus in ...... and we are in middle of summer camp. Every night I play a Rebbe video - a sicha and a MyEncounter - to the boys (which I prepared before camp). On Thursday night we watched a video of Rabbi Edelman when he speaks of the lesson the Rebbe received from the Freiedike Rebbe in Ahavas Yisroel with the Mashal of the disabled child whom we have extra love. You can only imagine how I felt when I heard after Shabbos that he had passed away the following morning. It has had a strong impact on me. And I know that I will continue to live with what Rabbi Edelman was taught me in the most important years of my life through his love and care and his devotion to the Rebbe and everything the Rebbe stood for. A true Chossid and a real Dugma Chaya!
May His Neshama, which has for sure joined together in the heichel of the Rebbe and all of the Nisei Chabad, have an aliya and we should be zoche with the help of all his work and his tefillos to the coming of Moshiach Right now!
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