Reb Shayale - Kerestir

The Warmth and Wonder of Kerestir Reb Shayale of Kerestir. More than a name, it was a guarantee, a promise, an invitation HE WAS A TZADDIK - and Kerestirer a place to which Yidden were drawn with invisible cords of love and hope. He resolved unsolvable problems, healed the incurably ill, and warmed souls numb with cold. In that small town, fiery Chassidim found truth, and hungry travelers found nourishment. The Rebbe - who labored in Torah, poured out his heart in prayer, and seemed to exist in a realm of his own between heaven and earth - would stop everything if a Jew needed a cold drink or warm bed, would cease his holy toil to help another. He belonged to the people, and they to him. A generation loved and revered the tzaddik of Kerestir, and they transmitted this veneration to their children, who in turn passed it down to their children. Today, more than ninety years after the passing of Reb Shayele, his stories, image, and teachings still serve as a source of blessing and healin