אורך ימים אשביעהו
This past Wednesday, was the birthday of Maran Sar HaTorah, Hagaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita. Maran Shlita does not “celebrate” his birthday, and doesn’t even mention it at all. He only mentions it regarding the Haftorah that he read 80 years ago, saying: “Shabbos Parshas Shemos is my Haftorah”. Only on his 70th and 80th birthdays did he drink a little wine, as was the custom of his father the Steipler ZT”L.
On Wednesday, as mentioned, Maran Shlita continued his studies, alongside receiving the public for blessings and advice. Many sought to be blessed precisely on this day because a person’s כח and מזל increase on his birthday, as explained in the ספרים הקדושים, and Maran Shlita blessed them with his gentle smile.
May הקב”ה grant Maran Shlita many more years to lead Klal Yisroel in good health until ביאת גואל צדק!