Life Story of Rabbi OratzRabbi Oratz is a very big Talmud Chachom. He was born during the early 1950's in Russia. Yehuda Oratz was always interested in learning. He was the type of person who was always asking questions. Rabbi Oratz was the oldest of six children. His parents were tough on him to do well.When Rabbi Oratz was thirteen he had his Bar Mitzvah. Yehuda was so excited to reach that milestone in his life. His parents got him a tutor to help him in his studies. Anytime that you would see Rabbi Oratz he would have a book in his hands. While all the other boys were out having fun playing ball he would be learning. Yehuda loved to learn anything. By the time that Yehuda Oratz reached his twenties he knew so much that many people would come to him with questions. He almost always knew the answers and if he didn't, he would stay up all night searching for the correct answer. At Age 27 He reached his goal of becoming a Rabbi, as well as getting married. He and his wife moved to the Lower East Side where he started to teach in a Yeshiva. His students were amazed by his way of teaching. The boys loved him and looked up to him as a Rebbe. Many of his students kept in touch with him long after they graduated from Yeshiva. Rabbi Oratz still lives with his wife in Brooklyn. He has five children of his own. He spends most of his time learning. Many of his students still come to him for advice. |