As every Shabbat, the third meal at the beit midrashim of the Gur yeshiva's head, Harash Alter, became a gathering place for lovers of Torah and piety, during which he spoke twice - the first conversation in Yiddish and the second in the holy tongue.
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In a departure from his custom, on the Shabbat of the Life of Sarah, the Rosh Yeshiva stood up to speak at the third meal, after the singing of "Friend of the Soul" at the end of the third meal, at the time of the end of the Shabbat - and asked to say a few words.
""Everyone knows about our plan to go abroad. It is well known that without faith, we cannot take a single step. And with faith, we can even cross the great sea. And indeed, this is what is required of me right now to travel overseas for this important public.".
""This is not an individual matter. It is a matter of the entire important public here, which has divine help. We need to pray. This is your strength. Pray that we will succeed in our mission. That we will succeed for the public and that we will achieve the goal. That we will leave in peace and that we will return in peace and that we will not be in the position of having a proud heart or lofty eyes...""
The excited public responded with a great amen, and after the Havdalah and the song of "Hambadil," the large crowd spontaneously burst into song with the prayer "May the Lord our God be with us as He was with our fathers... to incline our hearts to Him.".
After that, for a long hour, all the Hasidim and the crowd that frequently comes for the third meal passed by and said their goodbyes.
The Rosh Yeshiva will fly to New York on Monday night. During the trip, he will, among other things, raise funds for the construction of the courtyard's large beit midrash, located in Jerusalem.
