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The commandment to “be fruitful and multiply” the Krishevsky family follows quite closely. Last Saturday, the great grandmother, Rachel Krishevsky passed away at the age of 99, leaving behind no less than 1,400 children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and even great-great-grandchildren.
You can read the entire article here.
My favorite pull quote comes from one of her grandchildren:
Grandma was a God-fearing woman…She knew the entire book of Psalms by heart, and participated in all the family events, happy and sad, up until two years ago. She knew all of her descendents. We are sad about her death, but proud of what she achieved in her life and her righteousness and compassion.
Talk about a real life example of a woman’s children rising up and calling her blessed! (Proverbs 31:28)