The Wonders of Harav Yitzchack Kadouri

privation, he said. By concentrating on esoteric and Kabbalistic concepts while inhaling the smoke from his ciga- rette, the Rav was able to elevate those lost souls to a higher place. The Rav in deep concentration while smoking The Rav was examined by his per- sonal doctor, Dr. Kleinman, in the Bikur Cholim Hospital, who was DVWRXQGHG E\ WKH UHVXOWV ³$IWHU SHU - forming a bronchoscopy, we found his respiratory system similar to that RI D PDQ RI ¿IW\ +LV OXQJV ZHUH FRP - pletely free of extraneous matter. One ZRXOGQ¶W KDYH NQRZQ WKDW ZH ZHUH ORR - king at the results of an elderly man who smoked his entire life.” $IWHU VHYHUDO \HDUV LQ ,VUDHO WKH 5DY¶V PRWKHU \HDUQHG WR VHH KLP 7KH Ben Ish Chai also suggested that he return home. And so, the Rav returned to %DJKGDG +LV SDUHQW GLG QRW UHFRJQL]H KLP DW ¿UVW DV KH KDG JURZQ D EHDUG After a period of three years, he returned to Israel. Later, with the wave of LPPLJUDWLRQ IURP ,UDT LQ WKH ¶V WKH 5DY¶V PRWKHU DQG IDWKHU MRLQHG WKHLU illustrious and righteous son in Jerusalem. 7KH 5DY RQFH PHQWLRQHG WKH H[DFW \HDU RI KLV ¿UVW DOL\DK +H VDLG WKDW KH had to travel through Jordan in order to reach Israel, and arrived in 1901, at the age of eighteen. After the passing of his parents, the Rav would observe the days of their yahrzeit (anniversary of their passing) every year in the prescribed manner. He would say the blessing over various foods and recite the kaddish, despite the many \HDUV WKDW KDG DOUHDG\ SDVVHG VLQFH WKHQ (YHQ DW WKH ULSH ROG DJH RI WKH Rav would not forgo the recital of kaddish in their memory, for Kadouri ben Azizah zt”l and Tufacha bas Miriam zt”l. There is a story said about Rabbi Messoud Abuchatzeirah zt”l, the father of the famous Babi Sali . He was once asked by a resident of his home WRZQ 7D¿ODOHW 0RURFFR KRZ ORQJ RQH VKRXOG FRPPHPRUDWH WKH PHPRU\ RI RQH¶V IDWKHU 5DEEL 0HVVRXG DQVZHUHG ³8QWLO WKH\ PDNH RQH IRU \RX ´ This is how the Rav would jokingly explain his fastidious observance of his parents passing. All those present wanted to smell from the Rav’s tabak 44