According to those who knew the veteran educator ñ who despite a debilitating disease that forced him to retire early continued to gather children together to read them stories ñ Karniel once remarked that the only difference between a carpenter and a teacher is that a carpenter can see the effects of his labor almost immediately. A teacher, on the other hand, must wait 25 or 30 years.
Longtime Kfar Chabad Educator Passes Away at 68
KFAR CHABAD, Israel — The Jewish community of Kfar Chabad, Israel, mourned the passing Wednesday of resident Rabbi Amos Karniel, who passed away at age 68 after a long illness.
According to those who knew the veteran educator ñ who despite a debilitating disease that forced him to retire early continued to gather children together to read them stories ñ Karniel once remarked that the only difference between a carpenter and a teacher is that a carpenter can see the effects of his labor almost immediately. A teacher, on the other hand, must wait 25 or 30 years.
Rabbi Binyomin Karniel, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Gadera, Israel, said that his father certainly took the long view when it came to Jewish education and didn’t stop worrying about the community’s children after the school day ended.
“On Friday nights, during the break between the Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat prayer services, he would gather the children together and give them activities so that they didn’t get bored,” said Karniel. “On Shabbat Mevorchim ñ the Shabbat preceding the start of a new month ñ he would get whole groups of children to come to synagogue at 7 a.m. and bring their parents.”
A SHCUNA RESIDENT
Baruch Dayan Emes. He was a true Chasid with a very leibidig personality.