The Wonders of Harav Yitzchack Kadouri

132 We went to Tiberias, Chadeirah, Ohr Akiba, and others. The helicopter per- sonnel assisted the Rav in ascending and descending from the vehicle, as he was already extremely old. When he sat down, he asked the pilots not to Ày over the Temple Mount or over any cemeteries. The pilots didn’t understand, and asked the Rav what he meant. The Rav sweetly explained that the Torah forbids us to Ày over the Temple Mount, as a Jew is not allowed to enter the Temple area or even enter its airspace, due the holiness of that spot. Such an act is forbidden and carries the penalty of excision to the soul. Similarly, explained the Rav, a Cohen is forbidden to enter or Ày over a cemetery, due to its ritual impurity. These were the thoughts of the Rav, taking care not to inadvertently transgress a prohibition, at times when perhaps others would not even realize or take note. The special amulet For seventeen years, a couple from Petach Tikvah longed for a child. After extensive treatments, they were overjoyed when they were informed that the mother had become pregnant, only to be broken-hearted when she lost the baby in her seventh month. Overcome with anguish, the couple turned to the Rav, who greeted them warmly and his radiant smile. He told the mother, “This time you will become pregnant, and you must come immediately to me.” They left in much better spirits. Two months later, a routine test showed that she was pregnant with triplets. A doctor pulled her aside and said—if you couldn’t carry one baby to the end of its term, how much more so three. Don’t keep any hopes up that the babies will make it. The woman returned to the The Rav discussing something with the Rav of the synagogue, Rav Moshe Cohen shlita