Reb+Aryeh+Levine

toc =Biography= Rabbi Aryeh Levin was born on the 6th of Nisan ,5645 March 22 1885 in Orla, Russia. Since he was so young he knew poverty and shortage. When he was 20 he made Aliya, got married and was ordained by the rabbinate but he work in the rabbinate for a very short time. Since 1917 until he's death he worked as a "spiritual overseer" in the Torah study "Etz chim". Even when his economical situation was getting better he refused to improve his quality of life. The purpose of his life was to help others even when it cost him and caused his family shortage. His wife was also very generous and raised other kids except for her own kids. Rabbi Aryeh Levin was known as the "The father of prisoners" and that’s because he went to visit the prisoners of the underground organization and supported them. All the prisoners love him and waited for his visit. Even the prisoners who were not Torah observant prayed with him in Shabbat. Rabbi Aryeh Levin died in 1969 when he was 84 years old. He had the privilege to see the founding of the Jewish state, the building of the Jewish community and the returned of the "kotel" the western wall back to the Jewish hands.

=ID Card=
 * Full Name:** Rabbi Aryeh Levin
 * Parents Names:** Binyamin bynosh and Etil
 * Year of Birth:** 5645, 1885
 * Where born:** Orla
 * Year of born:** 1969, 5729
 * Where died:** in Jerusalem
 * Profession:** Spiritual Overseer in the tora study Eth chim
 * What he is famous for:** because his special actions and personality.

=Questions=

1. Why did Reb Aryeh Levin get the pronoun "The father of prisoners"? 2. What did he do for society? 3. When did he make Aliya? 4. How was he involved in the "Lamed Hey convey"? 5. People named him a righteous person, would he have agreed? 6. Which Yeshivas did he attend? 7. How was he able to give to the needy when he himself wasn't wealthy? 8. Who was Reb Aryeh Levin’s wife, and how did they meet?

=Answers=

1. Reb Aryeh get the title "The father of prisoners" because he went to visit the prisoners of the underground organization every Shabbat and holiday. Then he went to the prisoners' families and gave them regards from their children.

2. He used to visit the prisoners and lepers in their hospitals. He helped solve fight between married couples and prevented divorces. He gave a lot charity and invited people in to his small home.

3. He made Aliya from Russia, alone in 1905.

4 .The Lamed Hey convey didn’t make it to their destination in Gush Etzion, because on the way they were murdered by Arab terrorists. When their bodies were returned there was a problem, they could not recognize 12 bodies. This is where Reb Aryeh helped out, he suggested that they should have a special Jewish ceremony in order to identify the soldiers bodies which was done with an ancient Jewish bible.

5. He refused to be called a Rabbi despite his Talmudic education. It is reported that he requested to redo his wife's tombstone. His objection was that he was mentioned as a Rabbi and that could not be. He was very modest and talked to people as equals which made him very loved and respected.

6. He learned in Yeshivat Sloztak and Slonim. Even though he was very young, he learned in Yeshivat Volojin, when he made Aliya he learned in Yeshivat Torat Chaim.

7. Reb Aryeh never had extra money. When needed he took from his own family and went hungry, only to offer others charity which he felt irresistible. Yet, he believed that helping people is not only in money. He gave advice, blessings and got involved in helping anyone who felt they needed him.

8 .Reb Aryeh Levine married Tzephora Channa who made aliya on her own and was introduced to Reb aryeh through her brother in -law Rabbi Tzvi Pessach.

=Eulogy=

On this very sad day when Rabbi Aryeh Levine has passed to a better world we have lost one of the most loving and giving people in Jerusalem. His special trait was not by his Torah learning or his famous speeches but he was gifted with innocents and purity. He was a touch of love which he spread to every Jew no matter how remote, no matter how detached or impious to him he was a holly Jew who needs caring and love.

His words have always come straight from the heart and touched the hearts he addressed. His words were never empty but were full of emotion, love and truth.

His death has left an empty feeling, which will take time to fill. Maybe his death will teach us all how to learn to love the others, to give and to listen.

=Rationale= = = We chose to do our work about Reb Aryeh Levin because we thought that he was a special person who gave a new meaning to the concept of giving. In his modest special way he succeed to help and love everyone no matter who it was. We want to know more about him and see how his way can effect on our life.

=Reflection=

We learned about our subject that Reb Aryeh was a righteous, unusual person, and a very modest person. From his personality we learned that giving charity does not have to be just with money. From this paper we learned how to write a project, and how to be organize it in English. It was difficult for us to explain our ideas in our own words and to translate the Hebrew into English, as there were few sources in English. Our English has improved and can always need more help.

=Bibliography=

Raz, Simcha. __A Tsaddik in our Time__. 1978. Jerusalem,New York: Feldheim, 1978

רז, שמחה. __צדיק יסוד עולם__. הוצאה שלישית. ירושלים, ישראל: יריד הספרים, 1996

Raz, Simcha. "אגרת ניסן תשסה ." __אגרת__. 15.04.07. הקרן למורשת הכותל. 15 Apr 2007 .

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