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Was Rabbi Kimmel really a talmid of Rabbi Eliyahi Alfasi ztz’l?
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The Ohr Hachaim That Testifies
BY MOSHE HANDLER
Looks are very deceiving.
If you saw the old copy of the Ohr
Hachaim on Rabbi Kimmel’s desk, you
might wonder why he insists on using an
old worn sefer when he can easily learn
from a much nicer one with modern
typesetting.
If you knew the secret of that par-
ticular copy, you would never ask. It’s an
irreplaceable treasure.
This is the very Ohr Hachaim with
which Rabbi Eliyahu Alfassi ztz”l stud-
ied from day in and day out for most
of his life. It is from this very copy that
Rabbi Eliyahu Alfassi ztz”l read from for
hours and hours a day to the Baba Sali
when the aging rabbi’s eyesight was fail-
ing and he was no longer able to read for
himself.
If you look around further in the of-
fice you might spot a very special pair
of Tefillin. This is the “Shmi Shel Rabba”
(a very special version of Tefillin written
to the specifications of the Rashash) that
Rabbi Alfassi ztz”l wore every day.
In the same office, you’ll also spot a
“Kvittel” in Rabbi Alfassi’s handwriting giv-
en to Rabbi Kimmel when he was deathly
ill in which he asked Rabbi Yitzchak Kim-
mel to daven (pray) for him.
The fact that these items are in Rabbi
Kimmel’s possession testify to his long
and close relationship to Rabbi Eliyahu
Alfassi ztz”l. They were given to Rabbi
Kimmel by the Rabbanit Alfassi shortly
after the passing of her husband. She told
Rabbi Kimmel that her husband wanted
Leading Rabbis who loved Rabbi Alfasi ztz’l, gathered at the Hachnosas Sefer Torah seudah in his honor. Rabbi Yitzchak Kimmel was the guest of honor.
only him to have these treasured items.
Did Rabbi Kimmel have a Rebbe and
Talmid relationship with Rabbi Alfasi
ztz’l?
I was personally present when the
Rabbanit Alfassi visited Rabbi Kimmel’s
office some time after her husband’s
Petirah (passing). In a very emotional
three hour meeting, the Rabbanit ex-
plained that out of the tens of thousands
of people Rabbi Alfassi ztz”l had seen,
Rabbi Alfassi had told her that he had
only told one person ever in his life to
study the hidden secrets of Torah and to
help people as a Mekubal.
That person was Rabbi Yitzchak Kimmel.
I had long been aware of the profound
personal relationship between Rabbi Al-
fassi and Rabbi Kimmel. I knew of the
Rebbe’s constant urging to Rabbi Kim-
mel to never give up seeing and help-
ing people. But I had never known until
then that Rabbi Kimmel was the only
one ever guided by Rabbi Alfassi ztz”l to
be a Mekubal to help people.
I first met Rabbi Kimmel about 25
years ago. We quickly became close
friends and would often go together
to visit Rabbi Eliyahu Alfassi ztz”l and
Rabbi Moshe Ben Tov ztz”l. While both
of them loved to see Rabbi Kimmel
(who was not yet known as a Rabbi,) I
observed how the relationship between
Rabbi Eliyahu Alfassi ztz”l and Rabbi
Kimmel quickly became very close, very
deep.
Rabbi Alfassi ztz”l insisted that Rabbi
Kimmel must immediately start study-
ing the hidden Torah. He
affirmed that Rabbi Kimmel
would become renowned
Top: This is the Ohr Hachaim That Rabbi Alfasi ztz’l left to
as an influential Mekubal.
his protege, Rabbi Yitzchak Kimmel. Inset: The fish shaped
Within a few years, Rabbi
(for mazal) inscription Rabbi Alfasi drew on the inside cover
Alfassi ztz”l directed Rabbi
of this Ohr Hachaim and many of his Seforim. Rabbi Alfasi
Kimmel to begin helping
spent day after day with the Baba Sali, learning from this
people. Whenever Rabbi
very sefer.
Kimmel had any kind of dif-
ficult question that needed
answering, he would call
Rabbi Alfassi ztz”l in Eretz
Yisroel. I was personally in-
volved in hundreds of these
calls and I know of many
more calls made without
my participation. Their re-
lationship was clearly one
of a Rebbe to a talmid, who
loved one another dearly.
Miracles by the day.
Years ago, Rabbi Kim-
mel and I worked regular
hours at a job by day, but we
would meet again at night
in his home to do work that
initially few people knew These special Tefillin that Rabbi Alfasi wore every day
about. Not surprisingly, were given to Rabbi Yitzchak Kimmel by the Rabbanit
our unusual night work did Alfasi in recognition of The special relationship between
not stay secret for long. Rabbi Yitzchak Kimmel and Rabbi Alfasi ztz’l.
Rabbi Kimmel would
see two or three people each
evening. How they came to us sion that ever completed without some
was as curious as the work itself. Most incredible miracle. You would think
often, they had heard of Rabbi Kimmel staying up till 3:30 or 4:30 in the morn-
“through the grapevine” from someone ing would be exhausting and it some
previously helped – or those who’d heard ways, it was. But just being in the room
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before my eyes gave me a burst of energy
that kept me encouraging Rabbi Kimmel
to keep going. He, too, was energized by
his unique ability to help people and fre-
quently pushed himself past exhaustion
each night. There were so many people
in need of his special abilities.
Every night we worked was an ex-
perience in seeing precious and price-
less wonders. It was a given that Rabbi
Kimmel could see both the good and
bad points of each person in detail. I
was daily amazed at this, but there were
some moments so great, they changed
me forever.
I will never forget one Chassidic cou-
ple. They clearly cared for each other
greatly, yet the man wanted to divorce
his wife. They had been married almost
10 years and were childless. No matter
which doctor he went to, he kept be-
ing told that he was incapable of having
children.
“How could I ever deny my healthy
wife the joy of having and raising a
child?” he argued. His wife was equally
insistent. “I love my husband and I want
to stay with him for life. I am willing to
give up having children forever to stay
married to him.”
It took every ounce of self control
for me not to burst out in tears, seeing
this great devotion and love that a hus-
band and wife could have for each other.
I glanced at Rabbi Kimmel and could
see he was affected as much as I was.
(There’s a certain look that sometimes
comes over Rabbi Kimmel’s face. If you
know him well enough, you recognize
that when that look appears, something
is changing in the heavenly realms of
Shomaim.)
Then, for the very first time, I heard
Rabbi Kimmel make a promise. He
looked at them and said. “You will have
children. I promise you.”
The couple looked at each other
wordlessly not knowing what to say.
Rabbi Kimmel saw their hesitation and
continued. “You don’t believe me?” he
asked. They stared at him still not know-
ing what to say.
“OK, I’ll even describe your baby; I
can see him now in your arms.” Rabbi
Kimmel then proceeded to describe in
minute detail the features their baby
would have. The hair color, the eye col-
or, the fact that it was a boy and even a
description of the baby carriage he could
see him in. By the time Rabbi Kimmel
was finished with the details, I could
see the couple were in tears since they
finally believed and accepted everything
he said.
They had walked into the room re-
signed to never having children, but
they floated out of the room thrilled that
at some point they would have the zchus
(merit) to be parents.
I cannot describe the personal joy I
experienced 14 months later when I saw
this same couple return to see Rabbi
Kimmel with their baby boy – a child
that matched in every detail the descrip-
tion Rabbi Kimmel had given before.
They proudly presented the tiny infant
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Once again, Rabbi Kimmel had appointment. In fact, in the past year or
proven the doctors wrong. My happi- so, because of the weakening economy,
ness could not compare to the obvious Rabbi Kimmel has increased his hours
joy of these people who had seen Rabbi in order to avoid being forced to drop
Kimmel’s Brocha come to fruition. Inci- Torah families he is taking care of and in
dents like these were becoming a nightly order to avoid setting a fee for his time.
occurrence. Rabbi Kimmel Is Absolutely for Real
Seven Baalei Tshuvahs at a Time I have not worked in Rabbi Kimmel’s
An uncle of a twelve-year old girl office for the past two years. During The Rabbanit Alfasi, her son in law,
came one Wednesday, concerned that this time many people have called me at Rabbi Yitzchak Kimmel and Rav Sim-
the girl was becoming sicker and sicker home and have asked me the same ques- cha Cook meet.
each month. After a year of worsening tion. It’s always a variation of “Is Rabbi
results, the doctors were completely Kimmel really for real?” My answer is
baffled. They could not find the source
of her internal bleeding which just kept
worsening. Rabbi Kimmel explained that
the bleeding could only be stopped if
the family of the girl and the girl herself
would return to being “Shomer Shab-
bat,” as they had been before they moved
to the USA from Iran many years before.
He gave a detailed description of their
grandfather who had passed away in
Iran and was now present in the room,
begging the Rabbi to convince them be-
come Shomer Shabbat once again.
He imitated the grandfather’s walk
and described the features of his face,
but when he described how the grand-
father used to dance with them at the
Shabbos table and even started singing
the special song that he sang while danc-
ing with his granddaughter each Friday
night, the mother of the afflicted girl
and her brother burst into tears. The renowned Rabbi Chuli shlita, meets with Rabbi Kimmel at the Hachnosas Sefer
It was impossible for the Rabbi to Torah in honor of Rabbi Eliyahu Alfasi ztz’l.
know these details without Divine inter-
vention. It turned out that each member
of the family longed to keep Shabbat for
years but could not tell each other for
fear of being ridiculed. By Friday that
same week, the entire family celebrated
together as they became Shomer Shab-
bat once again. Tears flowed at the table
as they sang the Shabbat Z’mirot they
had not sung in so many years.
A week later, the boyfriend of the
girl’s mother (she was divorced and told
her boyfriend she was dropping him be-
cause he was not Shomer Shabbat) swore
that he would keep Shabbat for the rest
of his life if she would take him back.
Within three months, the girl’s
symptoms completely disappeared. The
mother married the now Shomer Shab-
bat boyfriend and the family has happily
remained Torah observant to this very
day. The uncle still comes in to see Rabbi
Kimmel.
Never A Penny Demanded
During the years that we saw people Rabbi Alfasi ztz’l, wrote his own Kvittel and gave it to Rabbi Kimmel, asking Rabbi
at Rabbi Kimmel’s home, I witnessed Kimmel to daven for him.
Rabbi Kimmel turn down substantial We have never asked them for this per-
donations that were offered to him. He
always wanted to help people complete-
ly L’shaim Shomaim (for its own sake). very simple. Absolutely yes. He is most mission before. I will periodically up-
Years later, when helping people became certainly for real. date this article with a list of those who
more than a full-time focus, we were There is no human being alive that allow us to publish their names.) He is in
forced to accept donations to support: can counterfeit the ability to see the constant touch and works on Tikkunim
ü An office staff which had to be paid most hidden details of people’s lives. His with some of the world’s most renowned
weekly. ability to see future events is just as de- Mekubalim.
ü To pay for office expenses such as tailed and sometimes frightening. (Now From the earliest days of Rabbi Kim-
electric & phone is really the time to do T’shuva.) mel’s work until now, I’ve been blessed
ü The purchase of Seforim, Mezuzos Many world-famous Rebbes and Me- to personally observe:
and Tefilin for many people. kubalim not only approve of Rabbi Kim- • His close relationship with Rab-
ü The burden of supporting several mel, they seek his advice and even send bi Eliyahu Alfassi ztz”l
Torah families each week. people to him for help. (I will be work- • The Rabbanit Alfassi’s acknowl-
Although as an organization, the ing to get them to agree to allow me to edgment of that relationship
money is desperately needed, no one publish their names in the near future. • The non-stop continuous line of
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Refuos and Yeshuos that have come about
through the Tefilos Brochos and Tikunim
that are given or done through him
• His unselfish dedication to helping
all who come - without requiring any
money.
These are the facts which I have wit-
nessed from the very beginning. It has
always been and it is a great zechus
to count Rabbi Yitzchak Kimmel as a
friend. I urge each one of you who are
still sitting on the fence to go see if Rab-
bi Kimmel can help you. Don’t hesitate.
You have nothing to lose and you may
regain your life. Meet with Rabbi Kim-
mel and discover the reality and benefits
of his abilities firsthand.
You can schedule an appointment with
Rabbi Kimmel by calling 718 951-8600.

The Rabbanit Alfasi Meets with Rabbi

Kimmel
Because I was fluent in both Hebrew and English, I
was chosen to act as translator when Rabbi Kimmel
met the Rabbanit Alfasi for the first time after her
husbands Petirah. It was a Zchut just to be in the Rabbi Kimmel with Moshe Handler in a photo taken together November 2010.
room during this meeting.

As I greeted the Rabbanit in the hallway outside

of Rabbi Kimmels office, she remarked that she
could feel her husbands presence even before she
entered. During her three hour meeting with Rabbi
Kimmel she told him that her husband had told her
that Rabbi Yitzchak Kimmel was the only other per-
son who could “see and change peoples lives, like
he did.”

This 3 hour meeting between the Rabbanit and

Rabbi Kimmel was a spectacular experience I could
never forget. As much as I had observed the incred-
ible power and details of Rabbi Kimmels vision and
abilities before, during this meeting there was a new
level that I had never previously seen.

The Rabbanit Alfasi kept remarking that she felt her

husband in the room. At different points she even
said she could even see him in the room. I had nev-
er met Rabbi Alfasi before but I myself could clearly
sense a presence in the room. That 3 hour meeting
did more to enhance my Emunat Hashem than any
other experience I have ever had in my life.

(name withheld by re-

quest)

The Rabbanit Alfasi had this silverplated Tehillim engraved and presented it to
Rabbi Yitzchak Kimmel at the Hachnosas Sefer Torah in honor of of her husband, Rabbi
Eliyahu Alfasi.
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There are many people who have seen their you can be notified when these Tikkunim take place.
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their Mezuzos. • Sifrei Torah Rabbi Kimmel has had a Sephardi
Minhag Sefer Torah written and it is in use today.
Email Rabbi Kimmel at derechdovid@gmail.com. Plans are underway to write an Ashkenaz Sefer
Put the words Mezuzah Information Request in Torah at this time.
the header and we will email you back this vital
information at no cost. • Supporting Torah Families Some monies
collected by Derech Dovid are used to support
• Rabbi Kimmel’s personal help. Rabbi Kimmel several acknowledged Torah Scholars. These
meets and advises over 500 people each week families are carefully selected by invitation only
at his office. Visitors include Roshei Yeshivos, and are chosen by the Rabbi himself. Once these
Rebbeim, Known Dayanim and of course average families are selected, they receive their stipend
everyday people like you and me who need help. week after week.

718.951.8600
909 East 29th Street • Brooklyn, NY 11210
derechdovid@gmail.com

I have written this open letter to the public because I strongly believe
that the record about the accomplishments of Rabbi Yitzchak Kimmel
must be publicized and made clear.