Encounters With Greatness

Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach laughed with him, and cried with him. Rav Shimshon Pincus showed him how much a "blatt Gemara" is worth. Rav Don Segal taught him how to learn the "fifth section" of Shulchan Aruch. Rav Shlomo Brevda gave him a personalized prayer. Rav Shlomo Wolbe worried about his health, Rav Moshe Meiselman took him into his yeshivah when he could barely read a Gemara, Rav Dovid Cohen made his shidduch, Rav Asher Arieli shared with him the secret of Torah success. And so many more: Rav Tzvi Kushelevsky, Rav Ezriel Auerbach, Rav Zalman Nechemia Goldberg, Rav Moshe Sternbuch, Rav Shlomo Yedid Zafrani, Rav Yisrael Belsky. Rabbi Daniel Yaakov Travis met them, connected with them, loved them. And now he shares his encounters with them. Rabbi Daniel Yaakov Travis made a remarkable discovery after two terrifying brushes with death; being held in a chokehold by Brazilian gangsters intent on robbery and possible murder, and flying ten feet in the air after being hit by a car