{"id":98111,"date":"2022-11-19T23:03:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T21:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/?p=98111"},"modified":"2022-11-19T23:03:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T21:03:16","slug":"every-person-has-his-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/every-person-has-his-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Person Has His Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every Person Has His Hour<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Gabi Samuel is a regular participant in the hilula<\/em> of Rabbi Chaim Pinto, zy\u201da, in Morocco. For many years, he and his wife were childless. They prayed from the depths of their heart that they merit holding a baby of their own.<\/p>\n

During one hilula<\/em>, as Mr. Samuel prostrated himself at the grave of the tzaddik, he was overcome with emotion. All of his pain and anguish spilled out, as he began beating his head against the grave, crying, \u201cG-d of Rabbi Pinto, answer me!\u201d over and over again.<\/p>\n

Those standing near him, simple people, were taken aback at his behavior. They tried to stop him from hurting himself, all the while comforting him, \u201cPlease don\u2019t cry! Next year, please G-d, you will return here, the father of a beautiful baby boy.\u201d<\/p>\n

I watched from the side and replied, \u201cAmen\u201d to their heartfelt blessing. Afterward, I spoke with Mr. Samuel and suggested he undertake certain good behaviors, which would allow the blessing to take effect. Mr. Samuel accepted my words and left the cemetery in a calm frame of mind, secure in the knowledge that Hashem would grant him his life\u2019s dream.<\/p>\n

A year passed. We found ourselves, once again, attending the hilula <\/em>in Morocco. Since the celebration would take place on Motza\u2019ei Shabbat, we spent Shabbat in Essaouira, near the tzaddik\u2019s grave. Some of the participants, Mr. Samuel among them, were sitting together at approximately 2:00 on Shabbat afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is happening with your wife?\u201d I enquired, \u201cDo you have good news to relate?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBaruch Hashem<\/em>, my wife is expecting a baby, in the merit of the tzaddik, just as I was blessed one year ago. But one detail of the berachah<\/em> was not met.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what might that be?\u201d I pressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe point that when we would celebrate the coming hilula<\/em>, I would already be the father of a baby boy. My wife is reaching the end of the pregnancy, but she has not yet given birth. There is still some time until her due date.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do you know that the berachah<\/em> was not yet fulfilled? Maybe your wife gave birth last night, and you do not yet know about it. Or perhaps she will give birth today, before the hilula<\/em> takes place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Samuel was skeptical. \u201cI don\u2019t think she\u2019ll have a baby within the next few hours. When I spoke to her on Friday, she did not feel the onset of labor at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

I did not give up. Instead, I told him that it was likely that at that very moment, as we spoke, she was in the throes of labor.<\/p>\n

He was not convinced. According to their calculations, his wife was due only a few days later, on Rosh Hashanah, to be exact. But we all agreed that if his wife had, indeed, given birth that day, it would cause a great kiddush Hashem<\/em>, proving to all the power of the tzaddik.<\/p>\n

On Motza\u2019ei Shabbat, in the thick of the festivities, Mr. Samuel suddenly burst into the room, shouting, \u201cThe G-d of Rabbi Chaim Pinto!\u201d numerous times.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened?\u201d everyone asked, worrying for the worst.<\/p>\n

Beaming with pride, he pronounced, \u201cMy wife had a baby this afternoon, at 2:30 p.m.!\u201d<\/p>\n

In this manner, the blessing was completely fulfilled. All this was in the merit of the tzaddik buried in Morocco, Rabbi Chaim Pinto, may his memory protect us always, Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n

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