The Vishnitzer Rebbe visited with Rehovot Chief Rabbi Simcha HaKohen Kook Shlita on Tuesday, 14 Elul 5773. The rebbe arrived at noontime to make a shiva visit to the Wiesel family following the death of Rav Yosef Wiesel z”l , who lost his life in a tragic vehicular accident.

Being in Rehovot the rebbe expressed a wish to meet with Rav Kook. The rebbe gave the rov tremendous chizuk for all the rov does for Klall Yisroel and they spoke a great deal of the terrible situation of efforts to induct bnei yeshivos into the military.

The rebbe said that after such terrible tzoros in Klall Yisroel one really needs to be Marish Olomos in the Yemai Horachim Verotzon that it should be “tochal shono ubirchoseyoh.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)