Beautiful Israel
This is what we saw during our short vacation up north, Galil and Golan.
Reb Usher Freund zt’’l many call him the Ba’al Shem Tov in our time.
“One must rely on the Creator…devote oneself to Him…speak to Him…Let your ego, which brings hatred toward others, fade away.” These were the teachings of the tzaddik, Rav Asher Fruend zt”l. Rav Freund never believed in titles or acronyms. He demanded truth in character and yet held infinite patience toward those who lacked it. “If I had ten people who were willing to venture out to a desolate field with me and who were willing to negate all worldly materialism and devote their entire being to G-D…we could bring Moshiach right away. This is how Rav Asher, as he was best known, expressed his desire and ambition to serve G-D and strive towards truth – without compromise, and without ego. Rav Asher was a wondrous man who is dearly missed by many around the world. On the night after Yom Kippur, on the 11th of Tishrei, we remember and mark the anniversary of his passing. He was a unique servant of Hashem, a rabbi and f...
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