{"product_id":"eternal-fire-rav-shmuel-kaufman","title":"Eternal Fire: Rav Shmuel Kaufman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"max-w-full prose-h2:text-xl prose-h3:text-lg prose-h4:text-base prose-headings:first:mt-0 text-gray-600 font-normal leading-6\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“My father gives me a quarter every time I come here and walk around the beis midrash.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nHere is the story of a boy who hobbled around the\u003ci\u003e Mirrer beis midrash\u003c\/i\u003e determined to earn a quarter, but was really being led by Hashem to achieve true greatness and become an \u003ci\u003eAish Tamid\u003c\/i\u003e, an eternal fire for\u003ci\u003e Am Yisrael\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eRav Shmuel Kaufman\u003c\/b\u003e became a living legend in \u003ci\u003echinuch\u003c\/i\u003e, in \u003ci\u003ekiruv\u003c\/i\u003e, and in the unbelievable \u003ci\u003echesed\u003c\/i\u003e that he did, together with his eishes chayil, Risha. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nThe thousands of people who were touched by this \u003ci\u003erebbi\u003c\/i\u003e with a limp in his walk and a fire in his heart, shared identical experiences: all of them were transformed by his unwavering \u003ci\u003eemunah\u003c\/i\u003e and unabashed open love of \u003ci\u003eHashem, Torah\u003c\/i\u003e, and every \u003ci\u003etzelem Elokim\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\nRead about Rav Shmuel’s grandfather “\u003ci\u003eAll for the Boss” Reb Yaakov Yosef Herman\u003c\/i\u003e, his uncle \u003ci\u003eRav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg zt”l\u003c\/i\u003e, his \u003ci\u003erabbeim Rav Elya Meir Bloch, Rav Mottel Katz\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRav Mordechai Gifter\u003c\/i\u003e of\u003ci\u003e Telshe Yeshiva\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other Torah leaders of post-war America. You will be inspired by this quintessential rebbi, who impacted generations of children in \u003ci\u003eYeshiva Beis Yehudah\u003c\/i\u003e of Detroit for more than half a century!\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nWords of Praise for Eternal Fire, from Rabbi Paysach Krohn:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\nReb Shaya Ostrov has written a fascinating account of an incredible human being, his brother-in-law, Rav Shmuel Kaufman.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \r\n\r\nRav Shmuel, in his early years, overcame one health adversity after another, with fierce emunah and bitachon. He surmounted his challenges and became an oved Hashem with a simchah that was contagious. He loved every Yid, regardless of his level of observance, and he sought to bring every Yid he met closer to Hashem.\r\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\nIn shuls, yeshivos, hospitals, jails, or in the streets of Detroit, he sought to be mekadeish Shem Shamayim in any possible way. Reb Shaya tells one captivating story after the other. One will make you laugh, another will make you cry, and a third one will leave you in awe at the strength, energy, and devotion that Rav Shmuel and his wife Risha had for any Jew.\r\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\r\nI know you will be inspired as I was.\r\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\n\r\nAbout the author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\nShaya Ostrov \u003c\/b\u003ehas written extensively on marriage, dating, and personal development. His first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Inner Circle: Seven Gates to Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Feldheim in 2000, followed by a series of three volumes entitled The Menuchah Principle, on menuchas hanefesh in personal life and relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\r\nRav Shmuel Kaufman married Shaya's sister, Risha, in 1959. Shaya and his brother-in-law remained close until Rav Shmuel's passing in 2016. This book is Shaya's tribute to the greatness of his late brother-in-law, with gratitude for his inspiring influence upon the Ostrov family and on countless Yidden the world over.\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nShaya and his wife, Vivian, live in Far Rockaway, NY, and have three married children: Mordechai and Esti Steinfeld,(Far Rockaway), Rabbi Dovid and Miriam Ostrov (Yerushalayim), and Rabbi Nosson and Racheli Krancer (Passaic, NJ). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-specs\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;max-width:520px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eField\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eValue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eShaya Ostrov\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eFeldheim Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eISBN\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e9781680256659\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eCategory\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eHistory, Biography, Holocaust\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Feldheim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55446028288168,"sku":"ETEF","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0534\/9765\/9560\/files\/unnamed_ce236bcf-ce8e-4e34-9ef9-b76ca6aafc32.jpg?v=1781048493","url":"https:\/\/judaicasquare.com\/products\/eternal-fire-rav-shmuel-kaufman","provider":"Judaica Square","version":"1.0","type":"link"}