Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Ain Meilitz Yosher?

 We say in davening on the Yomim Noraim "באין מליץ יושר מול מגיד פשע" - There is nobody speaking positively on our behalf against the Accuser. 

This is true. But every rule has an exception... [even that rule]. 

HaGaon Rav Nosson Geshtetner ZTZ"L was one of the Gedolei Ha-dor. He knew EVERYTHING. He started being mechadesh chiddushei Torah when he was SIX YEARS OLD [!!!!] and didn't stop. He published in his lifetime abt. 69 sfarim [!!!!!!] - some of them thick tomes. He also left many more in manuscript which are assiduously being published by a team of scholars. [I was zocheh to meet him and instantly fell in love. I wanted to develop a kesher but sadly he passed away soon after]. He was also a Rosh Yeshiva, a Dayan on the Beis Din and the Rav of a community. His chiddushim are SWEETER than honey. Eat your challah with them.... 

He wrote a promise [I saw it in his handwriting] that he will be a מליץ יושר and daven to Hashem for anyone who contributes money to publish his chiddushim.

WHATTA DEAL!!!!!!!! A HUUUUUGE Meilitz Yosher!