"R.
Schwab was responsible for eliciting the first clear responses from
the roshei
yeshiva
of
Eastern Europe vis-a-vis their attitude toward Torah
im
Derech
Eretz....Most
interesting is the response of R. Avrohom Mordechai Alter, the Gerrer
Rebbe.
The
Rebbe
did
not reply at first to R. Schwab's
question,
but
R. Schwab had the opportunity to meet him personally and asked
him the question directly.
The
Rebbe
then
responded by saying: כל אשר תאמר אליך שרה שמע בקולה
. R.
Schwab
was understandably perplexed by the Rebbe's
response
until the gabbai
clarified
matters for him by pointing out that שרה
is
an acronym for Shamshon Raphael Hirsch."
(Translation: "All that Sarah tells you, listen to her voice.")
Nice story.
ReplyDeleteIf combined with the comment of Rashi on those words, in בראשית כא יב, it can be made even more powerful.
Tufel in navuah. I got you. That's a great point.
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