Certainly, he received criticism from time to time. Yet whenever some oppositional force would dare to confront Moses I. Feuerstein, that party invariably left the meeting dazzled by Moe’s unique personality.
Of course, these talents were his calling card as a leader in Torah Umesorah, the Boston Jewish community and several other philanthropic institutions with which he was significantly involved. It was always very clear, however, which institution received the lion’s share of Moe’s communal life. Indeed, just as his biblical namesake became the spokesman of his people, so did our Moses in his 12 years of leadership in the Orthodox Union.
Most important, he laid the groundwork for the development of an Orthodox laity that would carry on his unforgettable work through the 20th and 21st centuries. Yehi zichro baruch.
