Among the thousands who visited Maran Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Rosh Yeshivas Slabodka, over Yom Tov was Rav Mordechai Binyamin Zilberberg, the rov of the Shikun Hei neighborhood in Bnei Brak and rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Yad Binyamin. He engaged in various discussions with the Rosh Yeshiva.
During the conversation, Rav Zilberberg mentioned that a few months ago, the Rosh Yeshiva had been quoted as saying there was no reason to fear Hezbollah. “In a speech I gave,” he said, “I mentioned that Rav Moshe Hillel doesn’t say things lightly,” and indeed, we see that the Rosh Yeshiva’s words hold true.
Then Rav Zilberberg added, “When I hear the Rosh Yeshiva, I hear Rav Shteinman.”
Needless to say, these words did not sit well with the Rosh Yeshiva, and with his characteristic humility, he brushed them aside and began pouring wine for those present to say “L’chaim.”
It should be noted that several months ago, well before the “beeper attacks,” the Rosh Yeshiva had remarked that there would be a downfall for Lebanon and Hezbollah, a comment that at the time seemed perplexing, prior to all the recent operations.
{Matzav.com Israel}