A story that attests to Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievsky’s incredible attachment to Torah was written in the weekly pamphlet ‘דברי שי”ח,’ which publishes HaRav Chaim’s Torah, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported.
The story, which was told over by Harav Chaim’s student, Rav Eliyahu Mann, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Beis Hillel of Bnei Brak, accounted that Harav Chaim wasn’t feeling well on Thursday and he was noticeably weak.
Harav Chaim’s family members were very perturbed by his sudden weakness since there had been no prior signs of any illness.
The next day, Harav Chaim’s daughter Rebbitzen Rus Tzivyon, approached her father and asked him how he was feeling. Harav Chaim responded: “I didn’t feel well yesterday because I didn’t understand one of the Tosofosim in the sugya. Today, Baruch Hashem, I feel much better.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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3 Responses
What’s pshat in why the next day he was feeling much better?
a. Next day he already understood it – so this made him feel overjoyed and b’simcha.
b. Next day he got used to the idea that he doesn’t understand it – so he no longer feels as bad.
Sound like a story from the olden days.
But, truthfully, R’ Chaim doesn’t really fit into our generation anyway….. Maybe the Rishonim
Note the fact that R’ Chaim did NOT look in a Tosfos Hamevuar or artscroll footnotes, which he could have done, even though he was sick. Halevai we could do the same. Good Shabbos.
Beautiful story! Why is no one qouting Rav Chaim when he says Mashiach is here and everyone should come to Israel now! Either he’s a Tzadik & our Godol or not?