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Rabbi Tzvi Kushelevsky, 88, shares his inspiring journey of faith and joy after becoming a father for the first time.
A 40 min chizuk shiur by Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz. Like every video on Lehallel, it was judged and approved under the Lehallel law before it ever appeared — no unreviewed result is ever shown.


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The opening of this shiur, in Living Lchaim’s own words— taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.
it was a time that I knew I was growing day by day and I was happy that I was growing I don't care how long it takes but I know in the end is going to give me a baby and he gave me this baby this wonderful wonderful baby every time I look at him just that you've given me so much so much so much done from me much so much done from me have you ever waited for something your whole life how much Faith did you have that you'd get it me rabit kki R was born in Israel in 1936 and he and his family soon immigrated to the US three years after he was born he spent a lot of time in America England and now Israel he had a challenge his entire life after he got married he was told by doctors that he medically would never be able to have a baby ever that did not stop him unfortunately at the age of 82 he lost his partner one may have concluded that his hope of having a baby was Gone But Not RI he didn't give up in was Gone But Not RI he didn't give up in 2017 he married his wife Mrs R Danel who was 50 years old and a mother to several children still everyone told him that he should give up on his dream to have a baby this marched at the ripe age of 88 and his wife 57 Ren as rbson welcome their son Elio R's first child entered this world please watch the entire interview R is a holy yid who's the rash of he Tor and his desire to never give up and his wife's commitment and faith in God is like no other there's a few points that I'd like to fill in at the
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- Chizuk — 40 min, by Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz
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