While we were in Eretz Yisrael, we merited to hear the grandson of Rav Chaim Kanievsky tell us some stories, such as the following: Rav Chaim once put out the hidushim of Rabbi Eliyahu Dushnitzer. He had learned by this Rabbi in the Lomz Yeshiva in Petach Tikva. Many great Gedolim learned under this Rabbi, who was a student of the Elder of Kelm and the Chafetz Chaim. It was uncharacteristic of Rav Chaim to take the time to raise money and work on the manuscript, as he usually spent his time learning When people asked him why he did it, he explained as follows: When he was a boy learning in the yeshiva, Rabbi Dushnitzer had asked him to send a question to the Chazon Ish, who was Rav Chaim’s uncle (his mother’s brother). He would leave from the Yeshiva to return home to Bnei Brak, and as there were no phones or other modern means of communication, Rav Chaim was the trusted messenger of many people, sent to ask questions to the Chazon Ish and report back. Rav Chaim said that he felt that when returning messages from the Chazon Ish to Rav Dushnitzer, he failed to give him the proper respect. Imagine a young boy of 18, being sent by an older Rabbi, to ask questions to the Gadol Hador. He might come back with a little chip on his shoulder. Whatever it was, Rav Chaim felt that he did not give his Rabbi the proper respect, and he had never asked forgiveness for it. The Rabbi had passed away by then, so he felt that in order to appease the rabbi for that lack of respect, he would put out his Rabbi’s sefer. What is unbelievable about the story is that it is known that when Rav Eliyahu Dushnitzer gave somebody rebuke, it was always with a soft word and a warm smile, and he would always ask forgiveness from the students, in case he hurt their feelings. He explained that it was because it says that when you give somebody rebuke, you have to make sure that you are doing it properly. If you don’t do it properly, and hurt the person’s feelings, you have to ask them forgiveness- otherwise it is not a proper rebuke. This Rabbi was on such a level that he was asking forgiveness from his own students, so obviously he didn’t really care about the little slight that might have happened from Rav Chaim, and yet Rav Chaim felt that this was enough to warrant spending time and money to put out his old Rabbi’s manuscript, in order to appease him for that lack of respect. Wonder of wonders. This shows us the level of respect that we are supposed to have for our fellow human beings. Have a wonderful day.