Stories, commentary, and insights
on the Pesach Haggadah from the writings of
HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, zt"l"Whoever studies Torah for its own sake merits
many things. Not only that, but he is worth the
entire world... People benefit from his counsel...
and it bestows on him royalty,
dominion, and acuteness in judgment.
The secrets of the Torah are revealed to him,
and he becomes an ever-flowing spring,
like a stream that never ceases..."
- Avos 6:1 -All this, and more, could be attributed to the Sar HaTorah,
Rav Chaim Kanievsky, zt"l, who had learned and completed
all of Torah, Written and Oral, each and every year from the
time he was a young man. Not only was his knowledge of
the revealed aspects of Torah evident, but so was his
expertise in the mystical aspects, and hundreds of people
streamed to his house each day seeking the counsel of the
Prince of Torah.Aside from Rav Chaim's teachings and advice, countless
stories and firsthand witness accounts demonstrate the
truth of the principle "a tzaddik decrees and the decree is
fulfilled." His passing left an immense void, as evidenced
by the hundreds of thousands who accompanied him to his
final resting place.In the Toras Chaim Haggadah, compiled by Rabbi Shalom
Meir Wallach, one will find commentary on the Haggadah
straight from Rav Chaim's own writings, advice on many
and varied topics from shidduchim to chinuch to tefillah,
and, of course, stories that inspire and impart memorable
lessons for life.