Maasei Tzaddikim

Ahhhhh!! I just received the file of part two of stories about Rav Avraham Genechovski ztz"l from my beloved friend R' JR. So much to tell!! But alas - time is of the essence and it doesn't permit me to tell all.

A sampling....

He once missed the bus that was going to take him directly to a wedding in Ramat Gan. This meant that he would have to take a number of buses [including waiting etc.]. His instinctive reaction was to exclaim איזה יופי!! [How beautiful] [This instead of what the average mortal says "Darn" or in modern Hebrew slang "Ooooffffff"]

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When he was ill the doctor told him that they discovered a violent bacteria in his system which usually causes the entire system to shut down [קריסת מערכות] and imminent death. His reaction was "Nu-nu". Then they found out that they had erred. When he heard this his reaction was "Nu-nu". [If it's all from Hashem, there is never anything to get nervous about].

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When he told his wife about his illness he said "We received two great gifts in our lives. One was the illness of Rafael Yona [his young son who passed away]. The other is my illness."

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He used to give shiurim based on the notes on the side of his late son's gemara. Once his son had a comment on a Rebbi Akiva Eiger [on the sugya of מגו להוציא] and he remarked with wonder "Does someone make such brilliant comments on Rebbi Akiva Eiger because he greeted everyone with a bright, smiling countenance or does someone greet everyone with a bright, smiling countenance because he makes such brilliant comments on Rebbi Akiva Eiger?" [Meaning - you need both to learn shtark and to smile:-)]

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He was once riding in a car and there was a man who needed a ride and the Rav wanted to stop for him. Someone in the car complained "I can't take being squished". The Rav said "What "I". There is no "I". There is only "you". What do "you" want? What do "you" need."