A stirring moment unfolded in Tiveriah on Wednesday as Rav Yitzchak Zilberstein, rov of the Ramat Elchanan neighborhood in Bnei Brak and leading posek, attended the bris of his great-grandson, held in the home city of his son-in-law, the renowned tzaddik of Tiveriah, Rav Dov Kook.
The baby boy, named Eliyahu, is the grandson of Rav Shmuel Kook, son of Rav Dov Kook and a grandson of Rav Zilberstein.
Upon Rav Zilberstein’s arrival, Rav Dov Kook welcomed his revered father-in-law with great honor, singing “Yamim al y’mei melech tosif” as he escorted him into the simcha.
Following the bris, Rav Zilberstein delivered warm and powerful praise for his son-in-law and the group of followers surrounding him in Tiveriah. He spoke openly about their spiritual stature and their role in the unfolding destiny of Klal Yisroel.
“Eliyahu HaNavi will come from Tiveriah,” Rav Zilberstein said. “This is preparation for the arrival of Eliyahu HaNavi. My son-in-law and the entire holy community around him—this is the preparation for the coming of Mashiach, and we are moving closer to it.”
He added further praise, noting: “Fortunate is the person who sits and toils in Torah, and baruch Hashem my son-in-law is a great example of that.”
{Matzav.com}
What beautiful anavah!
Rebbetzin Leah Kook, the daughter of Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein, remembers as a child, upon asking her father for something, he often responded with, “But first, a hug!” He gave his children tremendous and ongoing love and affection.
Rav Dov Kook is a sweet talmid chacham and he and his wife raised a beautiful family, along with lovingly taking in children who couldn’t be raised in their biological families.