The Wonders of Harav Yitzchack Kadouri

The Rav chose the path to the right 209 for me to stay where I was. The Rav left me behind, his face radiating happiness while he entered the gate, smiling broadly. I stood in my place, dumbfounded, wondering to myself, “Why did the Rav leave me all alone?” but no answer was forthco- ming. I awoke from my dream, asking myself its signi¿cance. What did the Rav want from me? Why did he leave me alone wit- hout saying a word? What was he motioning for me to do? It was already early morning, and my turbulent thoughts didn’t let me fall back asleep. I tried to solve the mysterious dream and interpret its message. After some thought, I assumed that the Rav asked me to escort him up to the Heavenly realm. The three paths referred to the three choices of man, upon reaching Heaven. The left led to Purgatory, certainly not ¿t for the Rav. The entrance straight ahead led to the Heavenly Throne, not for mortal admission. And the one to the right led to the portion reserved for the righteous. There, he was welcomed and accepted into eternal Paradise. This would explain why the Rav left me behind, and why he smiled so broadly as he entered. His silence I attributed to the trait that typi¿ed his lifelong character, one of quiet reservation. These were my reÀections on the dream. I still couldn’t ¿gure out why the Rav chose me to accompany him upstairs. Later, though, after other Heavenly signs, I realized the deeper signi¿cance behind the dream, why the tzaddik revealed himself to me and what I was meant to do. As the verse states, “The interpretations belong to G-d.” The seven days of mourning passed. It was a bitter period for the family of the Rav, for the entire Jewish nation. Everyone was affected in some way by his passing, struggling to digest their loss. The plans for the tombstone After the seven days of mourning, I approached the son of the Rav, Rav David, with my idea. I gave him a detailed plan for building a monument over the graveside of the Rav. This would join the stone of the Rav with that of his wife, the Rabbanit Sarah Sadira z”l. Over both of their graves we could build an arch which would unite them as one. Afterwards, we could erect a building to house the monument, and post signs pointing towards to the tomb, from all corners of the cemetery.