Of Pain and Pane - Monthly Gedolim Story
It is time for the Monthly Gadol Story segment. This round, for the month of Taamuz. The story I have chosen is a simple one, about a wonderful and respected man, Mr. Elimelech Tress zt'l, (known to the world as Mr. Mike Tress). He was a well-known and loved Agudath Israel activist and askan during his lifetime. This story is about a kindness he did for one Satmar chassid, a kindness, simple in close-up, yet life-changing from other angles. Once again, it is a simple story, yet worth telling. I hope you like it. All the best, Your friend, Yitzy Schweitzer ps. This story was told over by Reb Mike Tress' son Reb Tzvi and featured in Rabbi Paysach Krohns book "The Glittering World of Chesed". Of Pain and Pane - Monthly Gedolim Story After davening one morning a man noticed the name "Tress" embroidered in Hebrew on Reb Tzvi Tress' Tefilin bag. When this gentlemen asked Reb Tzvi if he knew a Mr. Mike Tress, Reb Tzvi responded that that the late Mike Tress wa...