Admittance to Hashgachah Pratit
Admittance to Hashgachah Pratit A man once had to drive his wife to the hospital. For some (then) unknown reason, his wife asked that he bring her to a hospital farther away from their home than the one he had thought of going to. He conceded to her request and drove her there. Imagine his […]
The Right Number at the Right Place
The Right Number at the Right Place Once, I spent Lag Ba’Omer at the home of a talmid in Ra’anana. Suddenly, my cell phone began ringing. I was loath to pick up the call, but the caller was persistent. Finally, I answered. The man identified himself, and then asked with whom he was speaking. I […]
Clearly Seeing Hashem’s Guidance
Clearly Seeing Hashem’s Guidance Since I am always busy with public matters, I am reluctant to leave the yeshiva building for matters other than the dissemination of Torah. Personal matters are postponed until they can be neglected no longer. My blood sugar level was not stable. After consulting with my private doctor, I was told […]
The Unwieldy Umbrella
The Unwieldy Umbrella In the large Beit Hakeneset Buffault, in Paris, there are two floors for the women’s gallery, one above the other. During one of my lectures in this synagogue, the place was packed, including the ladies’ section. Suddenly, a woman from the upper level lost hold of her very heavy umbrella. It began […]
A Match Made in Heaven
A Match Made in Heaven Mr. Avi Dahan of New York wakes up at 5:00 a.m. every morning in order to learn Torah before beginning his workday. One day, his son fell into a fire and miraculously escaped unhurt. As a form of thanksgiving, Mr. Dahan prepared a seudat hodayah. I was invited to participate. […]
Count Your Blessings
Count Your Blessings One day of Chanukah, a couple approached me. The woman had a question which bothered her: “Honored Rav, during these days, we thank Hashem for the miracle of Chanukah, which happened thousands of years ago. Those miracles were tremendous. Can’t Hashem perform a modern-day miracle for us to celebrate nowadays?” She was […]
A Blessing in Disguise
A Blessing in Disguise A woman once came to ask me for a blessing in the merit of my holy fathers, zy”a. She related that she was in good health, Baruch Hashem, and had no specific problem. She was asking for a general berachah for success. I blessed her, and she went on her way. […]
Armfuls of Admiration
Armfuls of Admiration Two friends came to listen to a speech that I was scheduled to deliver in the Beit Hakeneset Hagadol in Paris. A few minutes beforehand, one of them became thirsty. He told his friend he was going out to buy a drink in the nearby store. His friend tried to talk him […]
Divinely Enclosed
Divinely Enclosed A Jewish philanthropist donated the sum of 8,500 francs to our institutions. He placed the money in an envelope and sent it to me. I was in a terrible hurry just then, so I placed the envelope inside a sefer and forgot the entire matter. Some time later, the man met me and […]
Plane Protection
Plane Protection On one of my flights to another country, after we all disembarked safely, it was suddenly discovered that there had been a serious problem with the airplane. When this problem was discovered in the airport, the technicians could not, for the life of them, imagine how the plane had made a successful landing […]
Release from the Pests
Release from the Pests One Friday, when I lived in the Holy Land, I decided to pray at the grave of my friend, the Gaon, Rabbi Nissim Rebibo, zy”a. He is buried in the cemetery in Givat Shaul, Yerushalayim. Suddenly, my cell phone rang. Amid copious weeping, a woman from Brazil was frantically relating her […]
A Dream Come True
A Dream Come True One year, in the month of Adar, I was invited to eat the evening meal with a family I know. At first, I thought it would be an ordinary supper, but when I got there, I found a minyan of men. Suddenly, I remembered that it was the 7th of Adar, […]
