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warnings. So many, many times we have come. Don’t get caught up your whole without his false teeth, which had been
the opportunity to return to the Torah life looking for the diamonds. Always take lost in the fire. He was so sad, and it was
and not to get caught up in our greed. heed of our Torah and the agreement we difficult for him to speak. You could see
Some do teshuva at the first toot-toot. have with Hashem. Listen carefully to how deeply he was affected. His eyes were
But not all return. Some of us need a each toot-toot. Hashem is waiting for us still bloodshot from tears of grief.
second chance to return to the Torah, all to come home. Please listen for the
and we only return at the second toot- toot-toot!!!” We were learning Chumash, and we
toot. Ay ya yai…but you know how very were being extra careful to be quiet and
foolish some of us are. We can’t – oh, we The room was totally still, and a hush on our best behavior. I was not the most
can’t – pull ourselves out of greed. We was upon the entire class. Rebbe final- attentive student, and Rebbe had sat me
mamash wait till the very last second, ly opened his eyes with a glimmer of a right next to him on the left side of his
and then, only with help from others are smile and a reassuring nod. That day, we desk. There, you see, Rebbe could give
we finally pulled aboard the ship. Our te- learned very, very well, and we davened me a well-deserved backhand without
shuva is late, very late, yet Hashem ac- with a great deal of kavana. And ever leaving his seat. Occasionally I needed
cepts our last minute teshuva. since that day, all 25 of those talmidim that, and it was always given with love.
have been listening very carefully to the
“But nebech, nebech, some either toot-toot of Hashem. It was a warm day, and the window
don’t hear or don’t want to hear the final was open. As we learned, two white pi-
toot-toot. They never ever return. They Two Little Birds Came to Learn geons appeared on the windowsill. Rebbe
will have to meet with Hashem emp- A tragedy happened that year. The Mili- looked up and, upon seeing the two pi-
ty-handed in both gashmius and ruchn- kowsky home caught fire, and the two geons, he uttered under his breath, “The
ius (the spiritual). My dear boys, you, my Katz cousins who boarded with the family neshamos (souls) have come to learn.” I
wonderful talmidim, please, please al- perished. I had played knock-hockey with don’t think anyone else heard him, but I
ways react immediately to the toot-toot. one of the boys only a week before. We will never forget his words.u
It’s Hashem’s way of telling us that He were all stunned and in shock. Four or five
loves us and that we must all eventually days after the fire, Rebbe returned to his This chapter is excerpted from the au-
one day return home. You see, the real class, and he was so very despondent and thor’s new book, My Shtetl Baltimore
home is the olam ha’emes, the world to broken. I remember that he came back (Targum), which is available in local
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the opportunity to return to the Torah life looking for the diamonds. Always take lost in the fire. He was so sad, and it was
and not to get caught up in our greed. heed of our Torah and the agreement we difficult for him to speak. You could see
Some do teshuva at the first toot-toot. have with Hashem. Listen carefully to how deeply he was affected. His eyes were
But not all return. Some of us need a each toot-toot. Hashem is waiting for us still bloodshot from tears of grief.
second chance to return to the Torah, all to come home. Please listen for the
and we only return at the second toot- toot-toot!!!” We were learning Chumash, and we
toot. Ay ya yai…but you know how very were being extra careful to be quiet and
foolish some of us are. We can’t – oh, we The room was totally still, and a hush on our best behavior. I was not the most
can’t – pull ourselves out of greed. We was upon the entire class. Rebbe final- attentive student, and Rebbe had sat me
mamash wait till the very last second, ly opened his eyes with a glimmer of a right next to him on the left side of his
and then, only with help from others are smile and a reassuring nod. That day, we desk. There, you see, Rebbe could give
we finally pulled aboard the ship. Our te- learned very, very well, and we davened me a well-deserved backhand without
shuva is late, very late, yet Hashem ac- with a great deal of kavana. And ever leaving his seat. Occasionally I needed
cepts our last minute teshuva. since that day, all 25 of those talmidim that, and it was always given with love.
have been listening very carefully to the
“But nebech, nebech, some either toot-toot of Hashem. It was a warm day, and the window
don’t hear or don’t want to hear the final was open. As we learned, two white pi-
toot-toot. They never ever return. They Two Little Birds Came to Learn geons appeared on the windowsill. Rebbe
will have to meet with Hashem emp- A tragedy happened that year. The Mili- looked up and, upon seeing the two pi-
ty-handed in both gashmius and ruchn- kowsky home caught fire, and the two geons, he uttered under his breath, “The
ius (the spiritual). My dear boys, you, my Katz cousins who boarded with the family neshamos (souls) have come to learn.” I
wonderful talmidim, please, please al- perished. I had played knock-hockey with don’t think anyone else heard him, but I
ways react immediately to the toot-toot. one of the boys only a week before. We will never forget his words.u
It’s Hashem’s way of telling us that He were all stunned and in shock. Four or five
loves us and that we must all eventually days after the fire, Rebbe returned to his This chapter is excerpted from the au-
one day return home. You see, the real class, and he was so very despondent and thor’s new book, My Shtetl Baltimore
home is the olam ha’emes, the world to broken. I remember that he came back (Targum), which is available in local
bookstores and on Amazon.
Veggie & Fruit Now Taking Reservations
Subscription for Fall-Winter
DELIVERED WEEKLY TO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ASK ABOUT OUR
BULK PRODUCE
Private Residence on Gist St. & Glen Ave. in Park Heights.
Synagogues in Owings Mills, Rockville, Silver Spring, www.calvertfarm.com
Arnold and Gaithersburg.
410-658-3914
©WWW
Over 20 Years Of Growing Fine
Fruits & Veggies
68 u www.wherewhatwhen.com u
