By COLlive reporter
New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Brooklyn South Chief Joseph Fox and 71 Precinct’s Inspector Peter Simonetti all phoned New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center on Wednesday.
This was not a call relating to a crime or police investigation, rather, it was to Rabbi Leibel Groner who was hospitalized there after going through a medical procedure for chronic back pain.
While Rabbi Groner was recuperating in his room, Kelly called and expressed joy after hearing the surgery went well and that Groner, who served as the Rebbe‘s personal secretary, will be returning home for Shabbos.
After delivering the good wishes of the police department, Kelly recalled how he used to visit Lubavitch Headquarters 770 during the Rebbe’s times.
Over the years, Rabbi Groner coordinated many events and Jewish holidays with the police, and is still consulted with by officers of the 71st Precinct which oversees Crown Heights.
Additional calls by Fox and Simonetti – both are on vacation and were not able to visit – included well wishes and early greetings for a happy new year.
his name is horav Yehuda leib ben menuch rochel
I believe it is Horav Yehuda Leib. A refuah shleimah miyad.
Echod mai’Anash de’Montreal
Kesiva Vechasima Tova u’Moshiach now kipshutoi!
Found out in Tsfat! Shanda
YIH We should be dancing by the next simcha together with
with lots of health.
A Good Shabbos and a complete recovery.
Bs”d
Bless you, Rv Groner! You are a big light of the Rebbe.
Nobody in Crown Heights knows his full Hebrew name so we can daven for him? Shanda.
BH. in English this stands for Be Healthy, and thats an order.
best wishes for a refua shleima. A gezunte Shabbos/ and a gezunte tomid.
Refuah Sheleima Rabbi Groner. Eved HaMelech. A real servant of the Rebbe.
Soon we will have Moshiach and Rabbi Leibel will serve Moshiach as well.
Ketiva V’Chatima Tova.
Refuah Shelaimah.I am going to try to call him tomorrow.
i remember him visiting l.a.
My my, how times change.
Amolike tzeiten, Rabbi Groner called the police. Now, they are calling him…
BKOROV MAMASH
Refuah Shaleima to a very special man