Dearest friends
We are here together to escort the late Julius Krengel to his final resting place. The neshoma of Yechiel Moshe, the late Julius, left this world early this morning.
We are here together to escort the late Julius Krengel to his final resting place. The neshoma of Yechiel Moshe, the late Julius, left this world early this morning.
Fascinating narrative in the Gemorah Sanhedrin 11a. The Gemorah is discussing situations where people acted in a certain manner, causing themselves reputational risk in order to avoid embarrassment to others. In the course opf that discussion the Gem reminds us that each of these people learned to behave that way from people who had preceded them.
After presenting Rebbe Meir as being one of these people, the Gem asks where Rebbe Meir learned to act in such a refined way. The gemorah says:
After presenting Rebbe Meir as being one of these people, the Gem asks where Rebbe Meir learned to act in such a refined way. The gemorah says:
ור"מ מהיכא גמיר לה משמואל הקטן ושמואל הקטן מהיכא גמיר לה משכניה בן יחיאל דכתיב (עזרא י, ב) ויען שכניה בן יחיאל מבני עילם ויאמר לעזרא אנחנו מעלנו באלהינו ונושב נשים נכריות מעמי הארץ ועתה יש מקוה לישראל על זאת
And from where did Rabbi Meir learn that characteristic? From Shmuel HaKatan, in the incident outlined above. And from where did Shmuel HaKatan learn it? From Shecaniah ben Jehiel, as it is written: “And Shecaniah, the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra: We have broken faith with our God, and have married foreign women of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this” (Ezra 10:2). And although he confessed, Shecaniah is not listed among those who took foreign wives (Ezra 10:18–44). Evidently, he confessed only to spare the others from public embarrassment.
אנחנו מעלנו - והוא לא נשא נכרית והכניס עצמו בכלל שלא להלבין פניהם:
Must be that there was a family mesorah - a family tradition of concern about the other.
Chookie as he was fondly known was born and bread in the South of Johannesburg the youngest of 4, Benny, Molly tand the late Solly.
The son of a simple shopkeeper who went through good times and experienced some difficulties as well as his health suffered until his transplant in 1990. Supported by Felicia who kept it all together, Chookie's last 21 years were his best. Despite the difficulties one thing that his children always saw him as was straught, honesty with unwaivering integrity.. Always morally correct and with a bit of the Krengel stubborness.
He was an exclent sportsman, rugby, running and everyone knew that he had a great memory.
Chookie was creative, he loved beautiful things, loved seeing Hashems hand in nature, loved creating, building.
Partnering with Hashem - leovada make sure that everything had a place, meticulous art work
But he excelled most as a husband, father and grandfather and a devoted brother.
Chookie as he was fondly known was born and bread in the South of Johannesburg the youngest of 4, Benny, Molly tand the late Solly.
The son of a simple shopkeeper who went through good times and experienced some difficulties as well as his health suffered until his transplant in 1990. Supported by Felicia who kept it all together, Chookie's last 21 years were his best. Despite the difficulties one thing that his children always saw him as was straught, honesty with unwaivering integrity.. Always morally correct and with a bit of the Krengel stubborness.
He was an exclent sportsman, rugby, running and everyone knew that he had a great memory.
Chookie was creative, he loved beautiful things, loved seeing Hashems hand in nature, loved creating, building.
Partnering with Hashem - leovada make sure that everything had a place, meticulous art work
But he excelled most as a husband, father and grandfather and a devoted brother.