{"product_id":"a-blazing-light-in-the-darkness-blazh","title":"A Blazing Light in the Darkness","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003eSo many accomplishments, by one man, in one lifetime. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"margin:0pt;padding:0pt;list-style-type:disc;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size:9pt;margin-left:18pt;\"\u003eHe was an ilui, an extraordinary talmid chacham, and a beloved Rav and Rosh Yeshivah.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size:9pt;margin-left:18pt;\"\u003eHe was a trusted emissary of the Chofetz Chaim and Rav Chaim Ozer Grodzensky on missions of vital importance, and was hand-picked by Rav Eliezer Yehuda Finkel to help develop the Mirrer Yeshiva. \n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size:9pt;margin-left:18pt;\"\u003eHe was a builder- and, later, a rebuilder - of Torah life, in Europe and then in the United States. \n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size: 9pt;margin-left:18pt;\"\u003eHe was  \"the malach hamoshia,\" the rescuing angel for the entire Mirrer Yeshivah, enabling its students to reach the safety of Shanghai.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size:9pt;margin-left:18pt;\"\u003eOnce the full horror of the Final Solution became known, he worked tirelessly for the rescue of all the remaining Jews of Europe and, with wars' end, for the welfare of the survivors.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size:9pt;margin-left:18pt;\"\u003eHe recognized the physical and spiritual threats to Sephardic Jewry and - despite the great differences of language and culture - he devoted himself to rescue of the Jews of Morocco, Syria, Egypt and Tunis. \n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-size:9pt;margin-left:18pt;\"\u003eAnd, of course, in his own Mirrer Yeshivah in New York, he was like a father to all the talmidim, teaching and molding them with his shiurim, involved in every aspect of the yeshiva's phenomenal growth.\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:6pt;\"\u003eHe was Rav Avrohom Kalmanowitz, the man who brought the blazing light of Torah to the darkness of war, genocide, and spiritual and physical destruction. This is his story. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Avrohom Birnbaum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e ArtScroll\/Mesorah Publications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.00 X 9.00\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781422623268\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCategory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Biographies \u0026amp; Memoirs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy shop at Judaica Square?\u003c\/strong\u003e Authorized ArtScroll dealer with the full catalog. Fast shipping from Lakewood, NJ. Free shipping on orders over $75.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ArtScroll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55421612097704,"sku":"BLAZH","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/9765\/9560\/files\/blazh.jpg?v=1776032975","url":"https:\/\/judaicasquare.com\/products\/a-blazing-light-in-the-darkness-blazh","provider":"Judaica Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}