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Сила Теилим

19 Nisan · Yahrzeit

Rabbi Aharon HaGadol Perlov of Karlin

Rabbi Aharon HaGadol ben Rabbi Yaakov Perlov of Karlin (1736 - 1772) - Rabbi Aharon the Great Yahrzeit - 19 Nissan Resting place - Jewish Cemetery in Pinsk, Belarus   He was a disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch and the founder of the Belarusian Hasidic movement and the Hasidic dynasty of Karlin-Stolin. He is also known as Rabbi Aharon the Great. Rabbi Aharon visited many Jewish communities and, according to the great rabbis of his generation, inspired tens of thousands of Jews to do teshuva (repentance). Rabbi Aharon of Karlin once entered the study of his Rebbe - the Maggid of Mezeritch, Rabbi Dov Ber - to take leave of him, as he wished to return home. The Rebbe bid him farewell. But as soon as Rabbi Aharon left the room, the Rebbe sent several members of his "holy company" to prevent Rabbi Aharon from leaving. They stopped him, and so Rabbi Aharon returned to Mezeritch to again ask permission to leave. And once more the Rebbe saw him off, and once more he sent several of his students to stop him from leaving. And so it went several more times. Finally, Rabbi Aharon ignored what the students told him. He said to them: "If the Rebbe did not want me to go home, he would have told me so himself." And he set out for home. And there he passed away immediately. Deeply grieved by Rabbi Aharon's death, the students gathered their courage and went to ask Rabbi Dov Ber why he had given Rabbi Aharon permission to leave. In response, the Rebbe sent them to his stoker, who would later become known as Rabbi Zushe of Anipoli. Rabbi Zushe answered them as follows: "The Torah praises Moshe, saying: 'in My entire house he is trusted.' But what does it mean that someone is trustworthy in G-d's house? Is there anything there that could be stolen? The answer is that Moshe would not have spoken of what he saw in Heaven had he not been permitted to reveal it. The Midrash teaches that Moshe knew with certainty from Heaven that if all the people prayed for him, the decree that he could not enter the Holy Land would be annulled. He hinted at this repeatedly. But since they did not understand, he did not reveal this secret to them, even for his own sake. (Devarim 3) And so you must understand that although the Rebbe knew everything in advance and sought ways to keep Rabbi Aharon from returning home, he could not say anything openly." (Chasidishe Maasiyot, p. 77) Rabbi Aharon died at the young age of 36. He left behind a righteous son, Rabbi Asher of Stolin, who became the father of the renowned tzadik Rabbi Aharon of Karlin II. Today, the Karlin-Stolin Hasidim represent a dynamic force in the world of Torah, supporting outstanding yeshivas in Jerusalem, Tiberias, Brooklyn, and other cities around the world.   May the merit of the tzadik protect Am Yisrael! (https://dailyzohar.com/tzadikim/198-Rabbi-Aharon-of-Karlin-I)