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June 2, 2011 8:04 pm at 8:04 pm #597244YW Moderator-80Member
“Come in and take a look at this child!”
This was the excited invitation issued by the great Torah Sage Yaakov Yisrael Kanievsky, of blessed memory (commonly known as “The Steipler”) to the members of his household.
Standing before him was a seven year-old Bnei Brak boy and his father who had come to this leader of the Torah community to tell their moving story.
The terrible illness that had struck the child made it necessary for him to undergo chemotherapy treatment. When his parents relayed to him what the doctor had warned them about the pain he would suffer and that he would lose all his hair, the boy began to weep.
“I am not afraid of the pain or the embarrassment of being bald,” he explained, “but how can I give up my peyot (sideburns) which are the mark of a Jewish child?”
As his parents watched in awe their son then turned his eyes Heavenward and thus addressed his Creator:
“Father in Heaven, I accept with love the pain and the embarrassment because I know, as my parents have always taught me, that You are merciful and do what is best for me. But how can I give up my peyot!”
June 2, 2011 8:09 pm at 8:09 pm #774101mikehall12382Memberpowerful
June 2, 2011 8:13 pm at 8:13 pm #774102apushatayidParticipantYou can hear the musical version of this story on the album Touched by a Niggun, the song is titled, A Childs Prayer.
June 2, 2011 8:27 pm at 8:27 pm #774103adorableParticipantit is a beautiful song sung by Baruch Levine.
June 2, 2011 8:52 pm at 8:52 pm #774104BSDMemberThanks-great story!
June 3, 2011 12:08 am at 12:08 am #774105BSDMemberadorable-can you sing it for us?
I can wait while you get your vocal cords revved up.
June 3, 2011 3:08 am at 3:08 am #774106hudiParticipantWow. Thanks for sharing!
June 3, 2011 5:06 pm at 5:06 pm #774107adorableParticipantbsd- you heard it?
June 3, 2011 5:12 pm at 5:12 pm #774108always hereParticipantas an aside– I love that there is a hair donation organization that gives ‘peyos’ to those that are in need of them (due to chemo).
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