By Yoni Schwartz
As Rabbi Joey Haber visited a school in Cleveland, he walked into the office of the head of the school, Rabbi Dessler, the grandson of Rav Eliyahu Dessler, ZT”L. As he was waiting, he noticed a strange picture - some businessman with Rav Moshe Feinstein, ZT”L. Normally, if a person has a picture of a gadol, it’s either just the gadol or a picture of himself with him, not some random person.
When Rabbi Dessler returned, Rabbi Haber inquired about the picture and was told the following story: “My father,” said Rabbi Dessler, “had a stroke about fifty years ago. That businessman is Mr. Irving Stone, the person whose name is on the blue Artscroll Chumash. He and my father were very close. So, when my father was very sick and in critical condition, Mr. Stone flew out to get a bracha from Rav Moshe Feinstein. That is a picture of him getting a bracha from Rav Moshe for my father. However, that’s not the end of the story.”
“About six months later, on Erev Rosh Hashanah, my father got a call: ‘Hello, this is Moshe Feinstein. I’ve been praying for you every day since your stroke. I want to know how you’re feeling and that you’re doing okay.’” Despite being one of the world’s busiest men, on one of the year’s busiest days - Erev Rosh Hashanah - Rav Moshe still made the time to check up on another Jew in need.
Reprinted from the Parshas Shemini 5785 email of Torah Sweets.
