Hesped at the Levaya of Rabbi Moshe Hauer ZT”L (OU EVP) | Harav Asher Weiss Shlit”a

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It is customary to speak when the nifter is here but it's edit shavas in the afternoon and uh I'm sure that this is the way that raber would like it to be we find two different descriptions in kazal She all are his family and we received the tragic news with total shock. was in his prime and so sudden, so tragic and what we hear from so many people. Hakov, what a terrible loss. First and foremost to his family. to his friends in the Kahila at the OU and the entire world. Friday afternoon and there are hundreds of people who have come to every is unique. Every time is special and every time [Music] but some really irreplaceable and I cannot think of anyone that could take the place of the hour. We've known each other for decades and we met so so many times in my home in Kutz Larretz and he discussed with me when he was offered the job at the OU. He was a beloved and highly respected love of aos community a teacher of one of the leaders of Yiddish gite in Baltimore. He didn't do this for co he did it totally with shame shay. I said so many times that life is a mission and we're all here to serve and to fulfill our duty. That is the way that Mosha lived his life as a mission. And he heard the call and he understood that being the spiritual leader, the love of the U will give him a far greater opportunity to teach, to lead, to inspire. Now Mosha was a yeshiva person with the yeshivisha background and the U is essentially fundamentally a more modern orthodox organization. He was not a natural fit but he was so much loved and admired by everyone at the OU and everybody that came to know him. Anybody that crossed

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1. 0:00It is customary to speak when the nifter is here but it's edit shavas in the…
2. 1:02and so sudden, so tragic and what we hear from so many people. Hakov, what a…
3. 2:04[Music] but some really irreplaceable and I cannot think of anyone that could take the place…
4. 3:05I said so many times that life is a mission and we're all here to serve…
5. 4:08this path during his life, it was impossible not to love this person. That is what…
6. 5:10tremendous a and it was a pleasure to talk to him and learning talk to him…
7. 6:10tremendous town. How does it feel? Did you consider going Davening somewhere else? Won't you feel…
8. 7:12greatness is enough. So this is a tremendous loss, irrable for me personally as a friend.…
9. 8:15so special. his demeanor, the way he spoke. He wasn't a great orator. There was no…
10. 9:19and he leaves behind beautiful family children bene Tyler and a huge legacy, a legacy of…

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