Rav Shimshon Pincus

Rav Shimshon Pincus (1944 - April, 2001) had a fire burning perpetually within his heart. It was a restless fire, constantly moving and flickering in an array of hues: now bursting into huge upward reaching leaps, now sending out showers of sparks to ignite similar fires within other hearts. What fed this fire? It was no fuel that originates in this world. It was fed from within, by a soul whose sustenance flowed along a direct conduit from Heaven. This spiritual fuel flowed and flowed, freely, generously and bountifully, until his holy soul was tragically returned to its Maker in a car crash at the age of 57.

He took the world as we know it, toyed with it, unmasked it, and showed us what really lay behind it. He made it all seem so obvious and simple that you would wonder why you were so confused until then. "Hashem Echad", this was the essence of Rav Shimshon Pincus.