CHILLING: Ruach HaKodesh? HaRav Shternbuch Spoke About Simchas Torah Amid A Massacre On Chol Hamoed
During a Simchas Beis HaShoevah on Chol Hamoed, HaGaon HaRav Moshe Shternbuch surprised the talmidim in his yeshivah when he began speaking about how to act on Simchas Torah at a time of a massacre.
Additionally, according to members of his household and his talmidim, HaRav Shternbuch has been very tense in recent weeks about the future, and when he spoke to a group of American visitors on Erev Sukkos, he warned that the year ahead could be very dangerous, saying: “It’s very dangerous, especially this year, it’s an important year, there can be all sorts of surprises. Many great decisions are being made for us.
On Chol Hamoed, the Rav told the bochurim: “During the years of the Holocaust, horrible rumors about the terrible massacres that were occurring began filtering in and we began to hear that some of them were burned and some were choked to death, and the bochurim in the yeshivah were crying as they didn’t know about the fate of their relatives.
They went to the Rosh Yeshivah, HaGaon HaRav Moshe Schneider, z’tl, and told him that they can’t dance. But HaRav Schneider told them: ‘Hitler can kill us but he won’t uproot even one minhag Yisrael – we’ll sing and dance as usual.’ HaRav Schneider was strong and said that we’ll continue with Hakadosh Baruch Hu until the last breath and until they throw us into the fire. He said – you’ll see that b’ezras Hashem a day will come that they will hear and everyone will see that it’s impossible for a person to understand Hashem Yisbaruch.'”
HaRav Shternbuch continued by saying: “We still don’t know what our future holds. We’re in a difficult situation. We’ll daven to Hakadosh Baruch Hu that He’ll save us in the zechus that we stay far away from reshaim until the end. And Hashem should help us to to endure and to rejoice again בשוב ה’ את עמו ושמחה וששון יהיה במהרה בימינו בקרוב”.
It should be noted that during the visit of the Dushinsky Rebbe to HaRav Shternbuch on Chol Hamoed, to the astonishment of those present, the Rav again began speaking about the proper behavior on Simchas Torah during a time of massacre.
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