בני משפחה ומקורבים ישתתפו הערב במעמד הודיה במלאת למרן מאה שנים

מעמד מצומצם בו ישתתפו בני המשפחה ומספר מקורבים ייתקיים הלילה בבית מרן הגרי"ש אלישיב, לרגל מלאת למרן מאה שנים.

Today, Rosh Chodesh Nissan, the posek hador, Maran Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv shlit”a, is marking a milestone: his 101st birthday. Last night, by close family and talmidim gathered at his shul, located near his his home, which is at Rechov Chanan 10 in Meah Shearim, to daven for a refuah sheliemah for the posek hador, who has been feeling unwell recently.

Rav Elyashiv hasn’t given his world famous daily shiur, delivered in the bais medrash adjacent to his home, in a couple of week due to his recent weakness.

One year ago, to mark his 100th birthday, Rav Elyashiv visited the newly reconstructed and rededicated Churvah Shul in the Old City of Yerushalayim.

During recent years, Rav Elyashiv has been zoche to celebrate the birth of a great-great-great-grandchild, a great-great-grandson born to Rav Elyashiv’s son-in-law and daughter, Rav Chaim and Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky.

Born on Rosh Chodesh Nissan Tof Reish Ayin, April 10, 1910, Rav Elyashiv is a grandson of Rav Shlomo Elyashiv zt”l, the Leshem, who was niftar in 1925 and hailed from Šiauliai, Lithuania. His father was Rav Avraham of Homel and his mother was Rebbetzin Chaya Moussa, daughter of the Leshem. His wife, who passed away in June, 1994, was a daughter of Rav Aryeh Levin zt”l, the “Tzaddik of Yerushalayim.”

Rav Elyashiv and his Rebbetzin had eleven children. His daughters’ husbands include Rav Chaim Kanievsky; Rav Yosef Yisroel Yisraelzon zt”l; Rav Elchonon Berlin, rov of the Achva shul; Rav Yitzchok Zilberstein, rov of Ramat Elchanan (whose wife was nifteres and who has since remarried; Rav Ezriel Auerbach; and Rav Binyomin Rimer, a rosh yeshiva at the Tshebiner Yeshiva and at Yeshiva Kiryas Melech in Bnei Brak.

One of Rav Elyashiv’s daughters was killed in 1948 by Jordanian shelling.

When Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman was once asked if there is anyone in our generation who understands Kabbolah, Rav Steinman thought for a while, and then nodded his head and answered affirmatively. He was then asked who it is, and after a moment’s silence, Rav Steinman answered, “Rav Elyashiv.”

The halachic rulings and insights of Rav Elyashiv have been published in several seforim. The multi-volume Kovetz Teshuvos contains teshuvos from questions asked of him over many years. Many of his drashos and chiddushim, most dating from the 1950s, were collected and published as Divrei Aggadah. Another work that includes his p’sakim is titled “Yashiv Moshe.” These works were not written by Rav Elyashiv himself, but were compiled by his relatives and talmidim.

May Hakadosh Boruch Hu give Rav Elyashiv kochos and gezunt to continue leading Klal Yisroel for many, many more years, amidst good health.

{Yair Alpert-Matzav.com Israel}

Yomim Al Yimei Melech Tosif: Marking Maran Rav Elyashiv Shlita’s 101st Birthday

This evening, as Rosh Chodesh Nissan begins, Maran Hagon Rav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv Shlita, is marking his 101st birthday.

A large group of his Talmidim, those close to him, and family members, gathered at his Bais Medrash to Daven for the Refuah Shelaima of the Posek Hador, who has not left his home in the past two weeks to deliver his Shiurim, due to severe pain in his legs.

Until two weeks ago, Rav Elyashiv kept to his busy schedule, delivering his Shiurim, and seeing dozens of people seeking advice, Brachos, and Halachic questions

His day starts at 3:00AM when he awakens to start learning. He leaves his home at 6:00AM for Shacharis, which always has numerous Brissim taking place, as people would all like to have the Zechus of Rav Elyashiv as Sandek. In the evening, he leaves his home once again for Maariv, and to deliver his daily Shiur.

Rav Elyashiv was Zoche seeing the birth of a sixth generation close to two years ago, a great grandchild to Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita, a son to his great grandchild, R’ Yonatan Hoenigsberg.

May he be Zoche to greet Moshiach in our days!

(Dov Gordon – YWN Israel)