HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein, the brother-in-law of HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, z’tl, met with the police officers who guarded the mittah of the Gadol HaDor at the levaya on Sunday.
The meeting, which took place at HaRav Zilberstein’s Beis Medrash in Bnei Brak, was the initiative of Rav Erez Sabad, the Rav of the central Border Police unit.
During the meeting, HaRav Zilberstein spoke about the greatness and kedushah of HaRav Chaim, z’tl, and on the great zechus that the policemen were zocheh to secure the mittah. He also thanked them for their efforts in guarding the public in general and the exceptional security at the levaya, which greatly contributed to kavod HaTorah.
“My dear Jews – know that the sechar of the shotrim is that of the Sanhedrin,” Rav Zilberstein said. “The first Sanhedrin were from the shotrei Yisrael (officers of Israel). I want to bless you that you’ll be part of the Sanhedrin.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Well done and kol hakovod to the security officers. I wish there would have less pushing, shoving, and shouting at the levayah by those who ignored the police in an attempt to get closer to the Van carrying the mitah and those who desecrated other kevorim to get closer to where the Rav Z’L was interrred. there were poeple standing and climbing over other nearby matzevos/
Did all these policemen have the decency to put on a Yarmulka before entering the Beis Medrash?
Correction: I believe he said he was blessing them they’d all KNOW Sanhedrin, not that they’ll be part of the Sanhedrin.