Journey To Kivrei Tzadikim In New York - Rav Yaakov Yosef, The Rav Hakolel

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Daniel Glatstein’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

that America and New York needs a Chief Rabbi to sort of unite the Kehilas, to have an organized Kehila. There's a concept, you know, in Europe, there was a very organized system. There was a Rav, there was a Beis Din, there were Shochetim, and the the system worked because people had the Derech Eretz to sort of work within the framework of the system. We're going to speak now about Reb Yaakov Yosef, the Rafa Koylel. Here it says that he lived 60 um 62 years. He may have lived maybe only 59 years. He was born in 1843. He was Niftar in 1902, but according to the Kever, he lived a few a few more years. Just tell you, there were many inspirational Shabbos Shuva Drashas that have been given in history. Probably the most inspirational Drasha that was given was the Drasha that was never given, and that was Reb Yaakov Yosef. Just to paint the picture of the state of Jewry in the 19th century in America. It was non-existent. Assimilation was rampant. The the state of the Rabbonus was very weak, and the idea was that in America, they need to come up with this position called Chief Rabbi. And interestingly, the first person who they offered this position to was none other than the Malbim. When Reb Gedaliah Aderet in the late 19th century, they actually offered the Malbim the position. The Malbim did not take it for certain reasons, and then they offered

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1. 0:31that America and New York needs a Chief Rabbi to sort of unite the Kehilas, to…
2. 1:0162 years. He may have lived maybe only 59 years. He was born in 1843. He…
3. 2:02the job to Rabbi Yaakov Yosef. Rabbi Yaakov Yosef was one of the primary disciples of…
4. 2:33$5,000 in the 1850s in the 1880s was a tremendous sum. And the reason he needed…
5. 3:35slandered. And within 10 years, he he came from Gadol Hador to invalid to sick. He…
6. 4:36from the moment he had a stroke, he did not leave his bed, he did not…
7. 5:08And the Rav Hakollel had to be carried to the podium on a chair. He could…
8. 6:09and the day that he left. I'll just tell you one vart Torah that he says…
9. 6:40"What? You're only giving the Torah to Levi? What? We're not Yidden? Why are you only…
10. 7:42wants it for himself. But it could be he just wants to covet. So we don't…

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