tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post3629260182152878690..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: iconic glasses of Chazon Ish up for auctionRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-48340479096017644972016-12-26T06:06:03.977+02:002016-12-26T06:06:03.977+02:00it is in the NRG article linked to above. as well,...it is in the NRG article linked to above. as well, it was included in the various articles I saw written about this both online and offline since this originally went up, but it is possible they all took it from this same source...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-14871860253386514602016-12-26T05:21:27.064+02:002016-12-26T05:21:27.064+02:00"Supposedly the person selling them received ..."Supposedly the person selling them received them from his father who received them from the Chazon Ish himself. He was a poor person and needed glasses. The Chazon Ish offered him these glasses saying that "today is only Wednesday and I have a few days to get new glasses for Shabbos, which is plenty of time. Take these Shabbos glasses as a present and I'll be <br />fine" Where did you hear this part of the story?Inquirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314011220573083937noreply@blogger.com