Thirtieth Yahrzeit Of Reb Yolish Teitelbaum

"This Sunday, August 16 the 26th of Av, marks the 30th year since the passing of Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, zecher tzadik livracha, the legendary leader of the robust Satmar Chasidim.
Rabbi Teitelbaum, or Reb Yoilish (or, more formally, the Baal Divrei Yoel, and Baal Vayoel Mosha), as he was known, rebuilt a devastated Chasidic dynasty on American soil. More importantly, he presided over three decades of the transformation of the Williamsburg, Brooklyn neighborhood into an entrenched, flourishing fortress of Chasidic life.
Reb Yoilish survived the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during WWII, arriving in the United States in 1946 after a brief stay in the Holy Land."

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A relative of mine related an incident about Rav Yoel Teitelbaum which has remained indelibly inscribed in my mind. Whether the incident really happened, it is a lesson in genius and quick thinking.

Once, Rabbi Teitelbaum was davening in a shul when a congregant was called up for an aliyah. After he made the blessing on the Torah, he was asked to volunteer money for tzedakah. The man responded that he would give the amount of money that corresponded to the name of Rabbi Teitelbaum. Since the gematria (the number corresponding to the name יואל was 47, the man would give that amount to tzedakah. Immediately, the Rav said, they call me יוליש. The gematria of that name equals 356. Thus, the man would have to give a far greater amount to tzedakah.