The 22nd of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of Rav Yehuda Aryeh Leib (ben Shlomo) Eiger of Lublin (1816-1888). A grandson of Rav Akiva Eiger, “Reb Leibele” was born in Warsaw. He learned under Rav Yitzchak Meir Alter, later known as the Chiddushei Harim in Warsaw. The Chiddushei Harim used to say, “True misnagdim don’t really deserve to be punished, because they fight chassidus for the sake of heaven. Therefore, they are punished with a punishment that is not really a punishment – their sons become chassidim.” At 20, he married and moved to Lublin where he davened at the Shul of the Chozeh. There, he befriended Rav Yisrael, the Chozeh’s son. He then moved to Kotzk. He became a rebbe after the Rebbe of Izbitza passed away in 1854. After his death his son, Rav Avraham, printed his sefarim “Toras Emes” and “Imrei Emes.” “Though the Sabbath prohibits us from crying out, may a recovery speedily come.” It is in this portion of of Mishpatim that Israel’s healing is completed. Our Sages t...