The Wonders of Harav Yitzchack Kadouri

43 Kippur. When asked why the Rav did not eat meat, the Rav would reply that it was hard to digest and would slow him down. Those close to the Rav, though, are quick to say that in their perso- nal opinion, it was more a matter of DEVWLQHQFH (YHU\ PRUQLQJ WKH 5DY¶V breakfast consisted of a soft-boiled egg, some cream cheese, a clove of garlic and some chopped almonds. Other meals included rice, nuts and raisins, and vegetables. His body was a pure vessel which housed a holy soul, and so the Rav merited li- ving to a ripe old age. Elevating souls on High The Rav would smoke, as well as inhale tabak (snuff) . Those who prayed with him would also enjoy a sniff from his personal container of tabak . His attendant would pass through the aisles of worshippers and offer all those LQWHUHVWHG WR WDNH D ZKLII RI LWV DURPDWLF IUDJUDQFH ZKLFK KDG WKH ³SOHDVDQW fragrance of an offering to G-d.” When asked, more than once, why the Rav smoked, he would explain what he concentrated on while smoking. There are souls in the deepest part of Gehinom (purgatory) which are in tremendous de- Harav Yehoshua Sharabani zt”l at the Kotel Hama’aravi (Wailing Wall)