Does anyone know of a tribute video for maran that can be down to high school girls who have no clue who he is and might give them a little taste
I think there is a four minute video of a day in the life of Chacham Ovadia that could be good for them.
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Word from Israel is that R' Ovadia Yosef's Levaya has surpassed the event at the Meadowlands last summer as the biggest Siyum Hashas ever.....
Hakamas Matzeiva http://www.kikarhashabat.co.il/צפו-הקמת-מצבה-על-קברו-של-מרן.htmlIt says מדוכה ביסורים, is there something I don't know about?
He lost a son in his life time. There were more.
He lost a son in his lifetime. There were more.
For a little more personal insight, watch the hespedim here, at 93:45 is Rabbi David Shelby who was basically a ben bayit for many years.http://www.learntorah.com/lt-shiur-details.aspx?id=8077&play=video
No words. Crying. We will never be the same.
BH I was zoche to meet him many, many times. My last time, I went with my wife a little more than 9 months ago, requesting a brocho to have a child. Due date is this week
Very nice, b'sha'ah tovah So if its a boy do you have a name yet
Just reread this thread and I guess it's never too late to update- we had a boy during the shiva and gave him a middle name Ovadia.
Four years have passed. We are not the same. The pain is still fresh.