Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach on how to visit the graves of the righteous
A student in the Kol Torah Yeshiva in Jerusalem, approached his Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt”l and asked him the question: May I leave my Torah studies in the yeshiva to go and pray at the graves of tzadikim in the Galil, the north?
Rav Auerbach answered, “It is better to say in yeshiva, and study Torah”
The student replied, “Isn’t there a time I could go to visit the graves of tzadikim? Doesn’t Rav Auerbach go and pray at the graves of tzadikim?
Rav Auerbach answered, “In order to pray at the graves of tzadikim, one doesn’t have to travel up to the Galil. Whenever I feel the need to pray at the graves of tzadikim, I go to Mount Herzl, [the national cemetery for fallen IDF soldiers in Jerusalem], to the graves of the soldiers…who fell “Al Kiddush Hashem” for the sanctification of God.
Shared by R' Yisrael Meir Lau.For those who don't know Jerusalem, the Mount Herzl military cemetery is about a ten-minute walk from the Kol Torah yeshiva.
Labels: Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, Yom HaZikaron
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:58 PM
3 Comments:
There's a reason why Gedolim like him were accepted by the entire Orthodox community while today's "Gedolim" are seen as Chareidi political leaders only.
I'm unsure what's said here but it triggers Psalms 95:2 memories in me.
Thanks
That's a great response. I think that many of us need to take it to heart.
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