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Achdus and Kovod HaTorah in Ramot in Memory of Mrs. Margalit Ruben
by Yated Ne'eman Staff

A hachnosas sefer Torah on motzei Shabbos parshas Lech Lecho was a demonstration of kovod haTorah, achdus and zicoron for an ishoh chashuvah. Residents of Kiryat Ungvar, Nof Ramot, Tiferes Ramot, Ramot Polin and hundreds of other guests participated in the magnificent event le'ilui nishmas Mrs. Margalit Ruben a"h.

The Ruben family moved to Eretz Yisroel 12 years ago from Bensonhurst and Flatbush, N.Y. and settled in Kiryat Ungvar, a community led by HaRav D. Klein. Exactly 11 years later, on 19th of Av, 5759, Mrs. Ruben was niftar at the age of 65, after an illness. She had won the admiration and love of Israelis and Americans, both young and old alike and is fondly remembered by friends and neighbors as an ishoh tznua. The community of Tzfas, whom the Rubens periodically visited to teach and give chizuk, held her in high esteem as well.

With a smile for everyone, she willingly shared her chochmas hachaim. Much of her Toras imecha was based on the many lectures she heard from HaRav Avigdor Miller, the world famous baal mussar from Flatbush, N.Y. She constantly reiterated the need to be grateful for one's health and to thank Hashem for all He gives us and does for us.

She was a true aishes chayil, supporting her husband's efforts in limud and teaching of Torah during their 43 years of marriage. Since raising her children and their chinuch were very important to Mrs. Ruben a"h, as was her own self-growth and iyun tefilloh, she invested extraordinary kochos in these matters.

As an iluy for her neshomoh, Rav Ruben commissioned a sefer Torah for the Ohel Wolf shul in their neighborhood. The shul is a center of Torah and tefilloh, with many shiurim throughout the week and several minyanim on Shabbos.

Every Shabbos after the seudah, hundreds of boys and fathers listen spellbound as Rav Yom Tov Zilberman enthralls the audience with divrei Torah. The Ovos Ubonim program is also held in that shul.

The Hachnosas Sefer Torah began with the kesivas ha'osios at the home of Rav Ruben. The procession left Rav Ruben's house at 8:15 p.m. and continued berov am and with great simcha. It was a true kovod haTorah and kiddush Hashem. Various neighbors were honored with holding the Torah under the chuppah; men danced in front of them and approximately 4,000 people followed.

Exuberant dancing and singing to the musical accompaniment of Yisroel Booth (founder of kevosikin minyan) lovingly ushered the sefer Torah into the Aron Kodesh.

There was a heartwarming display of achdus between young and old, Sephardi and Ashkenazi, Chassidish and Litvish, Yerushalmi and American. Perhaps this is a reflection of the baal simcha's close feelings toward all of Klal Yisroel and their reciprocal admiration of him. Hundreds of neighbors and friends partook of the seudas mitzvo and were inspired by the divrei Torah of HaRav Eisen, HaRav Yom Tov Zilberman, HaRav Zilberberg, and HaRav Chaim Zvi Ruben, who thanked the organizers for all their hard work, help and dedication.

Rav Ruben related the story of a community looking for a new rov. The candidate had to meet two conditions: 1) deliver an excellent speech; 2) to be able to carry the shul's heavy sefer Torah. Each applicant gave a remarkable speech but was unable to lift the sefer Torah. Finally, one rov succeeded. After addressing the congregation, he called upon one of the congregants to come forward and they lifted the heavy sefer Torah together.

So too, Rav Ruben explained, the night's sefer Torah was "lifted" by many sponsors--by the Ruben family, the nifteres' two brothers, Menachem and Eliyahu, and other friends and relatives.

The family would like to express hakoras hatov to the organizers of this momentous occasion and those who gave of their time and the talents. Thanks to: Rav Avrohom Zilberman, Rav Galinsky, who was responsible for coordinating the lights, music, and seudah, Y. Booth who played the music, Wilkenberg photography, D. Raskin, for supervising kesivas ha'osios, and to the Rabinowitz family, who gave out most of the 2,000 pekelach to many happy kinderlach.

May this beautiful display of achdus and kovod haTorah bring an aliya for the neshomoh of Margalit bas Meshumar a"h.

 

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