I knew Leon for almost a quarter of a century, and genuinely loved him and his family. I got to know him rather quickly when I came to The Jewish Center as his Rabbi – and I liked what I found, and so we became fast friends. It is in that capacity that I speak to you today – as an old friend and a loyal comrade. The concluding verse of the three-fold priestly blessing reads, Yisa ha-Shem panav elekha, which we normally translate, "May the Lord raise His countenance unto you." This, indeed, is the literal mean- ing of the verse — may God turn His face to you, which is another way of saying, may He smile upon you. Panav means His panim, His face. However, one of the great Hasidic masters, the "Seer of Lublin," suggested that panav should be read not as the possesive of panim, but of penim — meaning: inside, inwardness. In other words, may the Lord bless you with the quality of inferiority, with a rich inner life, and share with you His own infinite capacity for inward- ness.Leon Weinman was so blessed. He had a vibrant inner life, deep feeling, warm sentiment. But more than that, he also experienced a remarkable consistency between his inner life and his outer life, his external relations and his internal world. His' penimiut was re- fleeted in his hitzoniut, and his hitzoniut influenced his penimiut.The most immediate example of hitzoniut or outwardness is a person's clothing. What was significant about Leon in this respect was that he was always well dressed. He was always attractively attired, and somehow all "put together," with his handsome visage and prematurely white hair blending with tasteful clothing. This elegant, but never dapper, appearance was no accident; it revealed an inner elegance and charm and dignity. If he was, indeed, all"put together" in outside appearance, he was disciplined and con- sistent in his inner life as well. That is why his relations with his fellow men can truly be said to have been elegant and tasteful. His demeanor was one of qu…