The Wonders of Harav Yitzchack Kadouri

The appearance of the Rav on the seventh day of his passing Six days after the passing of the Rav, his personal attendant, Rav Avraham Gabbai, had an extraordinary vision. “It was a vision which I will never forget! The Rav ap- SHDUHG ZLWKLQ WKH ÀDPH RI WKH FDQGOH OLW E\ P\ ZLIH 6KDURQD IRU WKH HOHYDWLRQ RI WKH soul of the Rav. She lit this seven-day candle on the day he passed away.” Avraham accompanied the Rav for over a decade, and did not leave the Rav’s side GXULQJ KLV ¿QDO KRVSLWDOL]DWLRQ $YUDKDP SUD\HG IRU D VLJQ WKDW WKH 5DY ZRXOG LQWHU - cede in Heaven on behalf of all of Israel, as well as for his family. “I searched for a sign, for some time, but never saw any.” It was only Friday night, on the seventh day following the passing of the Rav, at an hour past midnight, that Avraham saw a vision of the Rav. “When I realized that that the Rav was favoring me ZLWK KLV SUHVHQFH ZLWKLQ WKH ÀDPH RI WKH FDQGOH , UHDG WKH =RKDU IRU WKH UHPDLQGHU of the night. I could not believe my eyes!” During his Morning Prayers at the crack of dawn, Avraham prayed that his family members should also merit witnessing this wonder. His request was heard, and at his return home, they all saw this miracle. “I felt that the Rav was in our home during the last two meals of Shabbat and was gracing us with his pres- ence all day long.” $W WKH H[LW RI 6KDEEDW $YUDKDP ¿OPHG WKLV LQFUHG - ible appearance. To this day, he keeps sole possession RI WKH ¿OP LQ VSLWH RI FRQWLQXRXV UHTXHVWV IURP WKH media to allow them to broadcast it to the general public. Avraham strongly refused every one of their requests. Even the request from a group of distin- guished Rabbis who asked for a copy was turned down. Just before this book went to press, Avraham handed me a copy of the pic- ture he took. “I received a clear mes- sage from the Rav to give the photos to Meir Malka, so that everyone could see and believe in miracles. May the merit of the Rav protect us all, Amen.” T h is e xt raor di na ry p i ctu re s ho ws t he 5 D Y DS SH DU LQ J ZL WK LQ WKH À DP H RI W KH se ve n- da y ca nd le l i t b y Ra v Av ra h a m Ga bb ai ’s w if e