MR. Mendlowitz

R. Shrage Feivel was a tzaddik nistar. He refused to be called anything other than Mr. Mendlowitz. Once at a function the emcee called him up to speak and introduced him as Rabbi S. F. Mendlowitz. He refused to come to the podium despite repeatedly being called as such. It was only after the emcee consented to introduce him as “Mr. Mendlowitz” did he come up to speak.

mea culpa

I did not know that this applied after the ptira

The rav did not want extra kovod so as not to detract from the rav’s avoda and the modesty was legendary.

This is not an issue after ptira and is certainly deserving of kovod.

A Latin apology is better than no apology.

wb, your apology has not been forthcoming after your offending comment had been pulled after I wrote “wb-

That comment was uncalled for.

You have no idea who is homebound, in the hospital, or anything.”

mods- the link above did not post to a tutorial; it was a personal dig. I don’t understand why that went through.

And why mine did not.

While I, in no way, mean to compare myself in any way to Shraga Fievel Mendlowitz, I do find some small comfort in the fact that, like him, I too object whenever anyone addresses me as Rabbi.

The Wolf