Excerpts from a note written by Rabbi Kamenetsky

My first impression of Arthur...

• totally unassuming and non-judgmental, an avid interest in learning, wanted to know about his heritage, enthused with every new idea and concept.

I came to see much more about him

• his love for every person was unreal
• his eagerness to share his growth with others, by way of example he made it appealing to others.

He lived with two mottoes:

1. Try to make every temporal moment an eternal one. Be it an act of kindness to his wife or a stranger, he seized the opportunity. Be it by appreciating a beautiful sunset on the deck of his house on the bay, with his wife at his side, just marveling at the splendor of G-d's creation.

2. Always realize that you but an eved Hashem, a servant of G-d and in spite of any obstacle there is rhyme and reason to every situation. He firmly lived with the power of prayer. He had an on-going personal relationship with Hashem. He constantly saw the hand of G-d in every business endeavor.

   He firmly believed in the power of Torah. When establishing the Continuing Legal Education courses with me, he would state "think about it; these guys are exposed to 6 hours of Torah learning. You know how much that can do for them? You know how that can change their lives?"

   His huge heart included many others into his "family". My family felt so close to him. Arthur would offer come across many of his former acquaintances and newly found friends, strike up a conversation, and finally suggest to that individual to come by to his "learning session with the rabbi…" It wasn't long that we had formed an entire group of individuals that had found solace and direction from their "chance" meeting with him. (We used to joke about making an organization called, "Work of Art, Ltd.")

   Words cannot describe his joy when he reached a milestone in his studies, When he finished a tractate in the Talmud his joy was immeasurable. Our plans included completing the entirety of the Babylonian Talmud. He firmly believed that "if you can't get through the door, try the window". There simply was no such thing as "not being able to". Arthur genuinely appreciated all that humanity has to share with him. He always found the Tzeiem Elokim, the image of G-d, in every person.