Who was Grand Rabbi Joseph Haïm Sitruk really, once the microphones switched off and he simply became "Jo" again? In Taureau Assis, Rabbanit Danielle Sitruk gently opens the doors to their story and offers an exceptional testimony about the man with whom she shared an entire life. Through her memories and confidences, she reveals a far more intimate Joseph Sitruk: the young scout who arrived from Tunis not yet able to read Hebrew, the young man she fell in love with, the attentive husband, the loving father — but also the man who would become one of the great figures of French Judaism. From Nice to Strasbourg, from Marseille to the Chief Rabbinate of France, the book traces an extraordinary journey. We discover his personality, his humor, his talents as an orator, his piety, his battles for the Jewish people, his relationships with the highest political and religious figures, as well as the many works and initiatives to which he devoted his life. But Taureau Assis also recounts the trials behind the public destiny: the stroke that plunged him into a coma for 26 days, the immense outpouring of support around him, his return to life against all odds, and the fifteen additional years he considered "a gift from Heaven." The account then follows the Rav through this second life, up to his final moments, and continues today through the spiritual legacy he left behind. More than a biography, this book is the testimony of a wife about the man she loved, but also a story of Torah, of Emunah and of Bitachon. Danielle Sitruk does not simply set out to recount a life story: she shares the values that carried their marriage, their family and their entire existence, in the hope that these memories may in turn inspire and strengthen every reader. A deeply human account, at times surprising, often moving, which lets us meet Joseph Haïm Sitruk as few have had the privilege of knowing him: before, during, and beyond his years as Chief Rabbi.