As I recently switched from multiple part time jobs to a full time, I remember telling Rabbi Baras about my first full time job in Kashrus. After asking me a few questions pertaining to the atmosphere, he asked me if I know what my purpose is at the...
Read StoryDuring a phone conference about my son when he was learning in mesivta in Cincinnati, Rabbi Baras made an impression on me about being patient and humble, in discussing his relationships with the mesivta talmidim who came to him for guidance. ...
Read StoryI can't even believe that I'm writing this about rabbi baras as a memory of him!!! I never imagined in my wildest imaginations that I would do this and thinking about it breaks me!!!!!
Read StoryRabbi Baras, I write this letter because I never got to express how much I truly appreciate you. I can’t believe it took me this long to reach out to you. Rabbi, I never forgot about you!
Read StoryI was in shiur beis of Cincinnati when Rabbi Baras was diagnosed. At that time, he was teaching us perek chof beis of Tanya, which discusses how human suffering is an unearthly expression of G-d’s love and that, therefore, you should feel happy...
Read StoryIt’s 13 years since we had the zechus to sit in Rabbi Baras’ shiur in shiur alef Oholei Torah Mesivta. It’s hard to believe that he is no longer with us. I am sure all of you are also thinking back to the time we spent with Rabbi Baras, so I...
Read StoryAfter I left Cincinnati, I couldn't find a mashpia, that I felt understand me, that I was comfortable with like Rabbi Bares. So I continued to call Rabbi Bares every time I needed advice and guidance. And honestly the effect that he had on me was...
Read StoryI remember one time there was a Bachur which had over $500 stolen from his room in the dorm. The Hanhala were all trying to figure out who the thief was, but to no avail. Rabbi Baras got up in the Bais Medrash and gave the Bachur $500 and told him...
Read StoryAs a physician, I was once called to attend Rabbi Baras during davening on Rosh Hashono at shul. I found him on the floor of the library suffering from abdominal pain.
Read StoryI still feel very much numb on the news of Rabbi Baras passing. ...
Read StoryI don't even know where to begin. Rabbi Baras just wasn't your average teacher. He was someone that was Emes from beginning to end. As he would tell us many times in class, how the word Emes has the first, middle and last letters of the Aleph Beis,...
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Read StoryIt is not our custom to say, or write, eulogies; Yet we are commanded that “Vehachai yitten el libo” — “The living shall take to heart,” thus — even though it is clear to me that Reb Zalman would not enjoy being spoken about publicly —...
Read StoryDuring a lengthy battle with cancer, Rabbi Zalman Baras davvened that he should see The Rebbe in a dream. When he indeed dreamed of the Rebbe, had a most amazing conversation with powerful ramifications for each of us, on what it truly means to be a...
Read StoryThere is truly too much to say about Rabbi Baras. Never can I remember a man who so deeply touched the lives of those who met him, whether they knew him for years, had the privilege of being his students, or even people who met him only once.
Read StoryDear Zalmy, It is through many tears, and a shaking hand, that I write this to you. I simply cannot believe that the Yeshiva just escorted you on your final journey. While your destination, and place in Gan Eden, is guaranteed; Your presence is...
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