It is difficult to write in the past tense about a mashpia who had such a profound influence on so many and was very much in the prime of his life. Although there is so much more to tell about this model Chassid, in terms of his life story and testimonials from family and students, due to space constraints we can only offer brief sketches of his life and his impact.
The Rebbe was organized not just in his daily schedule, but as the Rebbe once commented he had a program for the next ten years. Normally, people who are into organization are not as creative and innovative as those who are more spontaneous.
Rabbi Levi Yitzchok was born on 18 Nissan in Russia in 1878. At a young age, he displayed unusual talents in Torah study. When he grew up, he married Rebbetzin Chana, the daughter of the Chassid Rabbi Meir Shlomo Yanovsky, rav of the city Nikolaev in the Ukraine.
August 16, 2019