The Wonders of Harav Yitzchack Kadouri

Visiting the tomb of the holy Arizal 108 replay the tape but to no avail. (veryone present saw the wonder, how the tape recorder was unable to catch the Rav’s words. The Hilulah of the Arizal (very year, on the ¿fth day of Av, the Rav would visit the tomb of the Arizal. This day marks the yahrzeit, or according to the Sephardic custom this is cal- led the Hilulah , of the famous Kabbalist from the sixteenth century. He would travel up north and visit several sites, praying for the welfare of general public as well as for individuals. In his last years, when traveling was too hard for him, he would send personal emissaries to these sites, to pray according to his speci¿c instructions. These were his students, well-versed in Kabbalah, who knew how to pray with the intent and deep thoughts that they saw the Rav do in previous years. Until today, the Kabbalists follow the Rav’s directives and pray in these same sites. It is important to note that the Rav never visited the tombs on /ag Ba’omer (as many do) . The Rav would pour out his heart and bond his soul by the grave of the Arizal near Tzfat, and afterwards dip in the mikveh of the Arizal (an underground spring nearby, known for its freezing cold wa- ters.) The Rav would begin to descend into the waters, say a certain holy name, and imme- diately the waters would warm up, until after the Rav and his entourage left the site. /ater that day, the Rav would visit the tomb of the author of the Zohar, the holy Tanna Rab- bi Shimon bar Yochai. The Rav taught us that it was unneces- Despite the dif¿culties involved…