Reply To: Yartzeit

Yes, I believe R’ Elchonon’s yartzeit was yesterday. Just another reason why I quoted him on Shabbos.

I left out something else I said:

“There’s a story with the Ponovizher Rav. He was in Rome, and went to see the Arch of Titus. He looked at the arch, and shook his fist at it. He yelled, ‘Titus! Here I am! Where are you, Titus? Your Roman empire is gone! But I am here. The Jewish nation is growing, and thriving! We are learning Torah! You tried to destroy us, yet here I am – and you are gone!’

On the yartzeit of my family, I say, ‘Hitler! Where are you? Your 3rd Reich is gone! You may have killed my family, but I’m still here, sharing divrei Torah! Jews are thriving all over the world, and not only that, there’s even a Jewish state again! You tried to destroy us, but here we are – and you are gone!”