Faith Training:The Viznitzer Rebbe Reb Yisruel Shlita
| Magazine Feature | All credit goes to Aryeh Ehrlich,Yisrael A. Groweiss and the Mishpacha Faith Training By Aryeh Ehrlich and Yisrael A. Groweiss | October 13, 2024 Email Print The Vizhnitzer Rebbe’s call in challenging times: “A Yid must never get lost” Photos: Dovid Cohen, Menachem Weinberger, Baruch Yaari, Naftali Lerer, Family archives The Vizhnitzer Rebbe is the last person to consider public opinion or popularity, especially in matters of the soul. A Yid, he told us in a special pre-Yom Tov conversation, must never lose his frame of reference. “Faith draws down blessing,” the Rebbe said, “and it draws down salvation. Even if everything around you looks dark, it can all change in an instant” W e’ve merited to see the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, Rav Yisrael Hager, many times in public gatherings, but this time was different. We’d soon be admitted to his private chamber to give a new-year kvittel , a personal note in which chassidim pour out their ...