Faithful Dreams
Mrs. Merguy of Miami has a son who decided to move to Paris. He went to the French consulate in order to obtain a visa.
Obtaining a visa is a quick process, taking no longer than a couple of days. But, for some inexplicable reason, this young man was met with all sorts of bureaucratic tape, which blocked his way in getting the visa. A friend advised him to visit a gentile fortune-teller, who would be able to help him out.
At this point, Mrs. Merguy approached me, telling me of her son’s intentions to visit this gentile. She also admitted that, left with no other choice, she had decided to visit a gentile who writes amulets, in order to be blessed that her son should be finished with the paperwork quickly.
“Honored Rav,” she began, emotionally. “Last night, something happened that made me decide not to go to the gentile amulet-writer, after all. Your grandfather, Rabbi Chaim Pinto, visited me in a dream. He ordered me to forbid my son from seeking fortune-tellers and amulet-writers, who draw their powers from the forces of impurity and witchcraft. Rather, my son should come to you, Rabbi David, for a blessing for success.”
She continued, “When I awoke, I was terribly distressed. I hurried to call up my son and relate my dream. He followed my instruction and came to you. He received your blessing and, Baruch Hashem, everything worked out in the best way possible.”
In the merit of Mrs. Merguy’s unequivocal obedience to my grandfather’s instruction to come to me for a blessing in the merit of my forefathers, the blessing was approved, and her son moved to Paris without further delays.
