HaGaon HaRav Shimon Ba’adani, a member of Shas’ Moetzas Gedolei Torah, traveled on Sunday to Tiveria to be mispallel at kivrei tzaddikim in the city. This is the rav’s norm during bein hazmanim. During his stay in the city, Rav Ba’adani visited with mekubal Rav Dov HaKohen Kook.

When Rav Ba’adani entered Rav Kook’s home, he said, “finally, we are meeting. I wanted to do so on so many occasions”.

Rav Kook told Rav Ba’adani Adani that “I received your son’s book on Meseches Keilim. It’s a wonder. This sefer is really a wonder.” He refers to the son of the Rav, Rabbi David Ba’adani, the head of Kollel in the Old City for the study of Mishnayos Taharas.

Rav Ba’adani replied: “Siyata Dishmaya, as he has been working on it for many long years.”

Rav Ba’adani, who came together with his family, sons and grandsons, brought them in to receive a bracha from Rav Kook and reminded Rabbi Kook of the period of his studies at the Kollel in Bnei Brak that he headed, and suggested that he come to visit his youth.

Rav Kook honored Rav Ba’adani with wine delicacies to a l’chaim in honor of Rosh Chodesh, and Rav Ba’adani gave the bracha “that the Geula should arrive speedily speedily! Enough. There is not enough strength to wait”.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)