2 Responses

1. I knew Kalmen for many years. Some short words about the great soul that we have lost
   Kalmen Levine HY”D
   Our hearts are torn and broken , our minds cannot comprehend
   Your life/ time
   Kalmen, time was your adversary and time is now your friend
   You were in a constant struggle with time
   Making it early to davening
   Making it to your chavrusha on time
   Yes ,time after time, time after time
   You shaving minutes off of the things that waste away our precious life/time
   Yes you leant 60 minutes of learning every hour
   Till the wee hours of the night you conquered time, day after day, year after year
   Kalmen , in the Heavens, time is now your friend
   All those minutes, hours, days and years will be the witness to what you did in your lifetime
   Time was you essence

   Your prayers
   Kalmen you stood before Hashem like a child before his father
   You were here but you where there
   There, next to our father in heaven, close to him
   Daily you visited your family but you were there in the heavens
   There ,beseeching Hashem, enjoying his closeness and praying for us , klal Yisroel
   Now you are even closer , your visits to those in this material world we will miss
   You departed on the wings of your prayers

   Emes – truth filled you
   You sought out the truth in understanding the Torah
   You sought out truth in your service of Hashem
   The truth is… You sought out the truth within yourself
   Kalmen no more , you now know the truth

2. Bdh