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Letter by the Gaon Rabbi Shimshon Orenstein of Kalish - Letter by the Gaon Rabbi Shimshon Orenstein of Kalish The Gaon Rabbi Shimshon Orenstein Abd Kalish was born in Kempno on the border of Poland and was one of the students of Rabbi Yaakov Simcha Rehfisch Rabbi of Kempno author of Sha'arei Simcha. He serves as Rabbi of Krashnavits, Ozarkov and from 1886 in Kalisz, Poland.He died in 1903. His Son-in-law was Rabbi Nachum Ash Abd Częstochowa. His student Rabbi Mordechai Weitz wrote: Once he was speaking in praise of the Gaon Raabi Akiva Eger and in the process he began to cry and related that when he studied as a child in his hometown of Kampna with Rabbi Yaakov Simcha Rehfisch. Once R. Akive Eger came to visit and when he saw His students are all big in stature and he Samson, one small among them, asked what it is, Rabbi Yaakov Simcha said, please examine this little one. And R. Akiva took him between his knees & tested him, after the test he said this little one will be one of the greats of Poland.