{"product_id":"if-not-higher-stories-and-insights-of-rabbi-yehuda-kelemer-by-dr-stuart-apfel-hanoch-teller","title":"If Not Higher Stories and Insights of Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer By DR. Stuart Apfel \u0026 Hanoch Teller","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: \" merriweather sans sans-serif inherit top rgb font-optical-sizing:=\"\" font-kerning:=\"\" font-feature-settings:=\"\" font-variation-settings:=\"\" vertical-align:=\"\" color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eBy Dr. Stuart Apfel, Hanoch Teller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: \" merriweather sans sans-serif inherit top rgb font-optical-sizing:=\"\" font-kerning:=\"\" font-feature-settings:=\"\" font-variation-settings:=\"\" vertical-align:=\"\" color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: \" merriweather sans sans-serif inherit top rgb font-optical-sizing:=\"\" font-kerning:=\"\" font-feature-settings:=\"\" font-variation-settings:=\"\" vertical-align:=\"\" color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eMany referred to \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700 !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eRabbi Yehuda Kelemer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e zt\"l\u003c\/i\u003e as the Rabbi's Rabbi, but this title does no justice to the overwhelming impact that he had upon anyone he encountered. It wasn't charisma, and it certainly wasn't hip coolness; it was the rarest blend of mastery of every facet of Torah, exquisite sensitivity, and how a God-fearing individual must consistently conduct themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: \" merriweather sans sans-serif inherit top rgb font-optical-sizing:=\"\" font-kerning:=\"\" font-feature-settings:=\"\" font-variation-settings:=\"\" vertical-align:=\"\" color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eAnyone who required assistance, whether it was requested or not (usually the latter) was blessed by Rabbi Kelemer taking them under his wing, making them feel honorable and important. The Rabbi had a very liberal nigh incomprehensible interpretation of assistance. With never a thought for his personal comfort or dignity, no obstacle could prevent his treasured and cherished uplifting intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: \" merriweather sans sans-serif inherit top rgb font-optical-sizing:=\"\" font-kerning:=\"\" font-feature-settings:=\"\" font-variation-settings:=\"\" vertical-align:=\"\" color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eBecause of his Torah scholarship recognized by the world's most prominent roshei yeshivah, dynamic leadership, and extraordinary care for everyone, the Young Israel of West Hempstead where he was the \u003ci style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMara D'asra \u003c\/i\u003eswelled to a membership of 750 families. Young and old, disaffected youth, ardent secularists and yeshivah graduates revered Rabbi Kelemer and lovingly heeded his counsel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: \" merriweather sans sans-serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; font-family: \" merriweather sans sans-serif inherit top rgb font-optical-sizing:=\"\" font-kerning:=\"\" font-feature-settings:=\"\" font-variation-settings:=\"\" vertical-align:=\"\" color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eThe stories in this precious volume (so many stories!) surpass whatever has been written about a communal leader before. Only the golden pen of the best-selling King of the Storytellers, \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 700 !important; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eHanoch Teller\u003c\/span\u003e, could so vibrantly and heartfeltly capture the novum in Jewish\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IsraelBookShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43875428663461,"sku":"978-1881939283","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/8860\/9445\/files\/978-1881939283_11f796c6-7ba4-4ee0-86a5-715b7848b89d.jpg?v=1725094189","url":"https:\/\/www.israelbookshop.com\/products\/if-not-higher-stories-and-insights-of-rabbi-yehuda-kelemer-by-dr-stuart-apfel-hanoch-teller","provider":"IsraelBookShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}