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                                                                                                                  Acknowledgements                                                              24107-EYAL - 24107-EYAL | 1 - A | 18-01-28 | 15:09:23 | SR:-- | Cyan                              1





                                                                                                          This book is the product of  thirty years of  notes and outlines written
                                                                                                          down as various insights came to me and as I prepared to teach Torah
                                                                                                          classes and deliver talks or lectures on Shabbats and holidays. It is
                                                                                                          therefore with a great deal of  gratitude that I acknowledge the many
                                                                                                          people who were instrumental in this book’s birth.
                                                                                                            I would like to thank my editor Rabbi Meshulam Gotlieb whose
                                                                                                          expertise improved, clarified, and sharpened the original manuscript
                                                                                                          immeasurably. It was a labor of love and the results show it.

                                                                                                            I would also like to thank David Hillel whose skill helped create the
                                                                                                          beautiful format and ensured the quality production of the book.

                                                                                                            As in all of my books, I would like to acknowledge my two most
                                                                                                          formative teachers – Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh and Rabbi Shlomo
                                                                                                          Carlebach – whose wisdom and spirit have accompanied me in all
                                                                                                          my Torah endeavors.  Although both of these  esteemed  teachers
                                                                                                          are frequently quoted in this book, this does not sufficiently reveal
                                                                                                          the enormous influence they have had and continue to have on me.
                                                                                                          Many thanks are likewise due to Rabbi Zev Leff who has graciously
                                                                                                          reviewed this book as well as all my other books and written beautiful
                                                                                                          approbations for each of them.

                                                                                                            As with any undertaking like this one, financial support played
                                                                                                          a crucial role in making this book a reality. I am therefore greatly
                                                                                                          indebted  to those individuals who stepped  forward  and assisted
                                                                                                          financially. First and foremost, I would like to thank an anonymous
                                                                                                          donor who took the initiative to pledge a significant sum when raising
                                                                                                          money for the venture did not seem realistic. This act of kindness
                                                                                                          jump-started the project and instilled within me with the belief that
                                                                                                          I would raise enough funds to make the book a reality. I am eternally
                                                                                                          grateful for this great kindness.

                                                                                                            Zvi and Shoshana Gelt have been instrumental in helping publish
                                                                                                          a number of my books, and their friendship has been a source of



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