Expressions of love for Jewish soldiers I saw this Vort from the Kotzker mentioned in Harry Maryles’s Blog, Emes V’emunah, by a commentator named Ephraim. I have not seen this Vort in a sefer, but it is true to the Kotzker and keeping with the feeling of his responsibility to the entire nation of Israel. The Kotzker said: …
Category: Kotzker Stories
Pesach at the Kotzker Rebbe’s Seder Table
The Lesson of Maror A Chosid who used to travel to the Kotkzer, approximately 56 years earlier, was on his way home from Gur after the holiday of Succos. He travelled by way of Sochatchov and visited the Sochatchover Rebbe. This event took place in the early 1900’s. The Sochatchover Rebbe was Rabbi Avrohom …
The Avnei Nezer’s Pshat in a Rambam (told over at Avromi Perl’s Bar Mitzvah)
Background to the story: The Avnei Nezer also known as the Sochachover Rebbe,married the Kotzker older twin daugher, Sarah Tzinah, in 1853+-. The Avneir Nazar at the time of ths story was maybe 18 years old. This story took place during the years of the Kotzker’s “Hisbotidus” - years that the Kotzker limited his contact …
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The Chidushai Harim’s Manuscript (told over at Avromi Perl’s Bar Mitzvah)
Translation: The Chidushai Harim showed the Kotzker Rebbe a manuscript on Torah he wrote on the Choshen Mishpat, (the portion of Jewish law that deals with civil law). The Kotzker looked at it for a long time and afterwards said – This manuscript is very special, however, I am afraid that if you publish it, …
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