The Rebbe’s Mazkir, Rabbi Leibel Groner, paid a Shiva visit on Sunday to the family of the Rebbe of Skulen, Rabbi Yisroel Avrohom Portugal who passed away on Monday.
Rabbi Groner was accompanied by Crown Heights Badatz Rabbi Yosef Braun, Rabbi Chanina Sperlin of the CHJCC and activist Eli Slavin.
During the visit, the sons of the Skulen Rebbe spoke about the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s efforts to save the lives of their father and grandfather after they were imprisoned by Romania’s Communist authorities on trumped-up charges of spying for Israel and the United States.
In the late 70’s, I was a bochur at a Baal Tshuva Lubavitch Yeshiva in Miami. It was customary for many Rebbes, among them R. Zusia, the Frierdiker Skulener Rebbe, to spend time in Miami during the winter, for health reasons. When we heard about Rebbes coming to Miami – “Wow! We don;t have to travel to NY to see tzaddikim. Here they are right in our backyard!” So, another bochur, one motzei Shabbos, decided to go to the Rebbe to see him make Havdalah. The Rebbe noticed a visitor, and asked who he was. He answered, “I go here… Read more »
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