Funds of Faith
I was in need of a huge amount of funds in order to print one of my sifrei kodesh. At that time, a man came to me. He had been summoned to court for a difficult hearing. According to the natural order, he stood to lose the case and with it, a very large amount of money.
“If, B’ezrat Hashem, you are found innocent, will you be willing to offer a sizeable sum toward printing my sefer?” I asked.
“Certainly,” was his immediate reply. “If I am found innocent, I am ready to donate half of the sum I would have otherwise lost.”
From past experience, I know that people who pledge large amounts of money find it hard to keep their word when the time comes to back it up. Their Yetzer Hara does not allow them to part so easily with their hard-earned cash. Therefore, I told the man that I did not need half of the money. A few percentages of the earnings would be enough to cover the cost of the printing.
The man agreed immediately and, Baruch Hashem, was found innocent. As he had promised, he paid for the printing of Pachad David.
This took place about a week before the hilula of the tzaddik, Rabbi Chaim Pinto, zy”a. The man arrived at the hilula celebration and, before everyone, caused his entire family to do teshuvah. This resulted in a tremendous kiddush Hashem.
If one believes fully in the merit of the tzaddikim, and prays to Hashem in their merit, He sends their deliverance.
