Video: Rav Elyashiv and the Belzer Rebbe Meet On the Street
[Video below.] In a rare occurrence, the posek hador, Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, met the Belzer Rebbe, Rav Yissochor Dov Rokeach, on the street this morning. Rav Elyashiv had requested to be taken to the Gush Shmonim neighborhood in Yerushalayim to recite Birkas Illanos and then go to the home of the Belzer Rebbe in nearby Kiryas Belz to wish the Rebbe mazel tov on the recent bar mitzvah of his grandson, Shmuel Tzvi Rokeach.
At about 9 a.m., upon learning that Rav Elyashiv was traveling to his home, the Rebbe said that he doesn’t want to be matriach the centenarian gadol - Rav Elyashiv just celebrated his 100th birthday this week - and would go to Gush Shmonim and meet Rav Elyashiv there.
As the Rebbe began to depart from Kiryas Belz, Rav Elyashiv arrived. Thus, the two gedolim met in Kiryas Belz. The Rebbe told Rav Elyashiv not to be matriach himself to enter the Rebbe’s home, and so they met briefly on the street, as the crowd grew around them, with people standing and watching the unique site.
Rav Elyashiv and the Rebbe shared words of Torah before departing and wishing each other a gut Shabbos.
Click below for a video of the meeting:
{Yair Alpert-Matzav.com Israel/Video by Kikar HaShabbos}
8 Responses to “Video: Rav Elyashiv and the Belzer Rebbe Meet On the Street”
2. Comment from wow!
Time March 19, 2010 at 1:24 PM
Beautiful! It is a chizuk to see our leaders getting along and being mechazek each other. That is a chizuk to me.
May they both be maarich yomim.
3. Comment from Dovid
Time March 19, 2010 at 1:37 PM
When the 2 Gedolei HaDor meet, it is a sight to behold indeed!
4. Comment from me
Time March 19, 2010 at 5:48 PM
according to the insiders rav elyashiv and the belzer rebbe have weekly dialogues concerning am yisroel in todays matzav. may thay poel os als git for klall yisroel bimhara amen.
5. Comment from a yid
Time March 20, 2010 at 2:40 PM
typical that the local drivrs couldn’t stop honking even for the gedoila hador
!!!!!
6. Comment from Shalom
Time March 20, 2010 at 2:53 PM
For a Litvisher Godol Hador to be matriach himself to a Chassidishe Rebbe that is younger than him, and who could have been his grandchild, is gevaldig. And for the Belzer Rebbe to show respect to the Godol Hador is also something others should learn from. Mamish a kiddush Hashem!
7. Comment from Hesh
Time March 21, 2010 at 11:56 AM
The Belzer Rebbe always showed respect for Litvisha Rabbonim. I was personally at the Rebbes” son’s Bar Mitzvah (some time in the late 80’s)and Maran Rav Schach ZT”L made a special trip from Bnei Brak to Yerushalayim to attend. It was because the Belzer Rebbe has a tremendous Kavod Hatorah. He should be marech yomim veshanim B”EH
8. Comment from moishe
Time March 23, 2010 at 6:55 PM
its really nice to see these two gedoilai hatorah meeting
1. Comment from Zionist
Time March 19, 2010 at 12:52 PM
mamesh a monumental occasion!