Yahrtzeit of Rabbeinu Shlomo ben Naftali

Today, 16 Cheshvan, is the yahrzeit of the hailege Reb Shlomo Carlebach (January 14, 1925 - October 20, 1994) zy"a. Many would say that Reb Shlomo was one of the greatest tzaddikim of our time and perhaps the most influential Jewish musician. His ahavat yisrael and chesed was unsurpassable. When he died, he left nothing for his family since whenever he received a paycheck, he gave it away. He was so kind in greeting people with a hug and a smile, no matter who they were, where they cam from, what they looked like, how they smelled, how dirty they were... Reb Shlomo's captivating and inspirational stories as well as his unforgettable and entrancing melodies remain unforgettable to this day. "The holiest of the holy, the deepest of the deep. The sweetest of the sweet" The most amazing stories of Reb Shlomo, the beauty of his music, and the Torah connected to both, simply can't be typed up here in a single post (at least not by me).

If you don't know about Reb Shlomo please do yourslef a favor and look for his biography and his music.

(I was zoche to be at Reb Shlomo's gravesite and take some pictures myself, except the one on the right here which a friend took on my camera)