Drained of Dependence on Doctors
Drained of Dependence on Doctors The following letter arrived at our office in France and caused a great kiddush Hashem. It read: Dear Rabbi Pinto, shlita, I cannot begin without prefacing with words of gratitude toward the Rav who prayed excessively on my behalf. Please publicize this letter to demonstrate Hashem’s greatness. At the end […]
A Charitable Exchange
A Charitable Exchange The family of a very ill man in Morocco once came to me. They told me that he had to be rushed to France for treatment, but his doctors were afraid that he would not be able to withstand the hardships of flying. I instructed the family to give tzedakah for protection, […]
To Life!
To Life! When he was elderly, the father of a disciple of mine was beset by terrible pains throughout his body. His devoted son immediately called the doctor. After extensive testing, his father was diagnosed with cancer. He needed to undergo immediate surgery. I took a cup of water and instructed the stricken father to […]
A Blessed Misunderstanding
A Blessed Misunderstanding I was once engrossed in a phone call. A woman suddenly burst into my office. She cried that her husband was in the throes of death, rachmana litzlan, and in dire need of salvation. Since I was on an important call, I asked the woman to wait a few moments until I […]
Tracking down a Blessing
Tracking down a Blessing Once, when I was taking the train from Nice to my home in Lyon, a woman suddenly burst into the car. It looked like she was desperately searching for someone. When she saw me, she finally found whom she was looking for. Her relief was mingled with pent-up emotion, which gave […]
Cushioning Tragedy with Blessing
Cushioning Tragedy with Blessing When I visited Poland in 1994, I was accompanied by the chazzan of the Beit Hakeneset of Aleppo, Mr. Meir Abadi, and a female relative. He related that this woman’s son had been involved in a horrific car accident. He was lying in a hospital bed, unconscious. The doctors did not […]
Eating His Cake
Eating His Cake A man once came to me. He had been diagnosed with a fatal illness and his life was hanging in the balance. He asked for my blessing, in the merit of my forefathers, before going under the surgeon’s scalpel. In order for my blessing to take effect on an object, I handed […]
New and Improved
New and Improved In Adar 2000, Mr. Tzvi was working in his store when he had a sudden heart attack. An ambulance was immediately summoned, and paramedics began working on him. But it looked like his heart refused to continue beating. He was nearly pronounced dead. But the members of Hatzalah do not give up […]
The Shrinking Growth
The Shrinking Growth The boy Moshe Chabarbati was very sick. He was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. His parents decided to take him to the hospital in Boston, where the doctors have experience with this type of growth. A short while before they were scheduled to travel, they heard that I was about to […]
Walking with Hashem
Walking with Hashem Michael Hazout is the son of the president of Lyon’s Jewish community. This young man was critically injured in a car accident in Eretz Yisrael, which had claimed many lives. His life hung in the balance. His father, Avraham, was called urgently to fly to Israel and tend to his son. But […]
Standing Steadfast in Faith
Standing Steadfast in Faith A woman once came to me with her son in a wheelchair. With great anguish, she related that as a result of a terrible car accident, her son became paralyzed from the waist down. His doctors did not see any chance of recovery. But she had faith in Hashem, the Healer […]
A Striking Message
A Striking Message A wealthy French Jew owned a flourishing clothing store. It was famous for its excellent service. One day, criminals walked into his store. They beat him up and even struck him in the head with a hammer. Leaving him nearly dead, they ransacked the place and then fled. The man was brought […]
