Today, ט"ז חשון, the sixteenth of Cheshvan, is the yahrzeit of one of the great leaders of Klal Yisrael in recent times, רבינו הגדול רב אלעזר מנחם מן שך זצללה"ה.
He was a great מרביץ תורה, a great spiritual leader of the Jewish people.
In addition to so many decades in his long life (reportedly over a century) of spreading Torah and Yiddishkeit, in his old age, when he was weak and infirm, he stepped up to lead a very important battle against a dangerous, deceptive, power-hungry, PR-crazed messianic sect from Brooklyn, NY, USA, and their false Messiah, משיח שקר. He was (and still is) viciously hated and attacked by them for that, but as a great leader, Rav Schach did what needed to be done, במסירת נפש, with great dedication and self-sacrifice.
Here are some selected pieces to remember this great man.
Rabbi Pini Dunner's fond portrayal. (article)
Good general visual overview (video)
General Israeli perspective. (video)
Rav Schach speaking in Yiddish to a yeshiva (video)
A famous public address in the streets of Bnei Brak (video)
Remembered by a former Israeli chief Rabbi (video)
May we follow in the great ways of Rav Schach, and thereby merit genuine redemption speedily in our days, and the downfall of all frauds and imposters.
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