A Personal Account of Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach’s Funeral

By an aspiring journalist blogger (English, then Hebrew).

An excerpt:

Oftentimes people become famous for their controversies, but Rabbi Auerbach was revered for his great knowledge of the Torah and his many acts of kindness. A neighbor of his had passed away, and every week he went to their home on his way back from the synagogue Friday night and Shabbos afternoon and would recite the Kiddush for the young widow and her children. All the charity and assistance he gave to others was done with similar modesty and without any fanfare.

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