REV CHAIM STEIN ZATZAL

As the word spread, people from all over began streaming to his door. Cholim with serious illnesses from around the world, who were being treated at the nearby Cleveland Clinic, would make it a point to travel to Wickliffe for a brocha from Rav Chaim. A Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok chossid from Yerushalayim once came to Rav Chaim with his child, who was suffering from a serious heart defect. As they sat around the Rosh Yeshiva’s table, the rebbetzin brought out some drinks and refreshments, while the Rosh Yeshiva offered his heartfelt brachos and divrei chizuk. Rav Chaim took a sip from his glass. The chossid politely requested that the Rosh Yeshiva allow him and his son to partake from the shirayim left over in Rav Chaim’s glass. With a broad smile, Rav Chaim graciously acquiesced. He knew how much this meant to this poor, suffering father.
Rav Chaim would say that the unprecedented kibbutz galuyos that exists in America today is an overly positive phenomenon. He would note how all of the unique groups in Klal Yisroel ultimately enhance each other by contributing their individual qualities. He said that until he came to America, he never experienced the uplifting nature of eating Shalosh Se’udos as a group. “The concept of eating together with dibbuk chaverim is something we’ve acquired from the chassidim,” he would say.
Rav Chaim had a keen understanding of how to reach the heart of all types of yidden, regardless of their background. He was fond of relating an innovative teitch from the saintly Belzer Rav zt”l, on the words of the possuk, “S’mach Zevulun betzeisecha v’yissochor be’ohalecha.” When can Zevulun rejoice in his financial success; when he himself is a Yissochor in his own tent.
When people would ask for segulos, he would say that the only protection in the world is Torah and chesed. “We are currently in the era of ikvesa dimeshicha,” he would say. The gemara says; what should a person do to protect themselves from the suffering of Chevlei Moshiach. Ya’asok BeTorah ugemilus chasodim. The only way to protect our families and our children from the pervasive influences of the street is through learning Torah and performing chesed. The only defense against the unbearable tragedies of our time is to acquire these powerful zechusim.

GABY LOCK SAYS:
THIS IS WHAT IS MISSING  BY US YIDDEN TO DAY.
THE FRUM PERSON WANTS TO FORCE THE NOT-FRUM PERSON
AND THE NOT-FRUM PERSON WANTS TO FORCE THE FRUM PERSON.
AS A FRUM PERSON I WANT MY WAY.
BUT I HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE NOT-FRUM PERSON WANTS HIS WAY.
THE FIRST MOVE IS TO UNDERSTANDING THAT WE ARE ONE NATION
AND  LEARN A BIT OF LOVING EACH OTHER.
 IT SHOULD NOT BE LIKE THE PAST WHEN THE GOYIM HATED US
THE FRUM PEOPLE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE NOT-FRUM PEOPLE
AS THEY  HAVE NEVER LEARNED TORAH.
THE NOT-FRUM  PEOPLE SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE FRUM PEOPLE,
 THAT WE ARE JEWS AND WE HAVE  TO KEEP THE TORAH.
AT  LEAST LEARN TORAH AND FIND OUT WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.