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Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun: A Torah Heart


Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun, or Reb Itchie as he was affectionately called, wasn’t just a rebbi for his students he was a father. He and his wife, Rebbetzin Miriam Lowenbraun a”h, changed the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of public school youth and their families
 
The First Bobover in Brooklyn
Reb Itchie’s father, Reb Yosef Hersch Lowenbraun a h, was born in Bochnia, Galicia. He learned alongside Rav Shlomo Halberstam ztz”l, the third Bobover Rebbe, and the two developed a lifelong friendship. In 1939, he left his wife and two sons behind in Poland to visit his parents who had settled in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The war suddenly broke out in the middle of his visit and he was unable to return home to Europe. His first wife and sons perished at the hands of the Nazis y”sh. ....

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'In Review' — The Final Article by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski


brachah, “Who
brachah that warrants a change from the present tense to the past tense?
The
Machatzis Hashekel raises this question, and says that although he has no explanation for it, we should nevertheless recite the
brachah as it is written in the
siddur. If I may be so bold, I would like to suggest an answer, based on a story of Rebbe Zusha of Anipoli.
Rebbe Zusha lived in abject poverty. He wore tattered clothes and fasted frequently. He was asked, “How can you recite the
brachah, thanking Hashem,
‘Who has provided me with all my needs’ when you are obviously lacking the basic needs?” Rebbe Zusha, who always had a cheerful disposition, responded, “Hashem knows my needs better than I do. He knows that one of my needs is poverty, so He gives it to me.” ....

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