{"id":98206,"date":"2022-11-19T23:44:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T21:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/?p=98206"},"modified":"2022-11-19T23:44:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T21:44:25","slug":"a-fateful-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/a-fateful-call\/","title":{"rendered":"A Fateful Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Fateful Call<\/strong><\/p>\n

The pressure in our yeshiva on Fridays mounts as Shabbat approaches. Hundreds of calls are forwarded to various extensions throughout the building. People ask for a blessing before the onset of Shabbat, a piece of advice, or just a few words of inspiration. The time allotted for these calls is shorter than on the other days of the week. At 12:00 sharp, I leave the office and turn homeward to help with Shabbat preparations.<\/p>\n

The Gemara relates numerous instances of our holy Tanna\u2019im<\/em> who exerted themselves in honor of Shabbat. Chazal also guarantee us (Avodah Zarah<\/em> 3a), \u201cHe who exerts himself on Erev Shabbat will eat on Shabbat.\u201d My father, zy\u201da, used to help my mother, may she live long, around the house on Friday, and I try to help my wife.<\/p>\n

As I passed by an office on my way out of the yeshiva building one Friday, I suddenly heard the phone ringing. I wasn\u2019t aware that this room had a phone in it. I hurried to answer the call. A woman\u2019s desperate voice came through the line. \u201cWhat luck that I reached the Rav,\u201d she began. \u201cI have a terrible problem and cannot find a solution. I thought that taking my life would be an easy way to end my suffering. I have tried to reach the yeshiva numerous times, in order to take counsel with the Rav, but no one ever picked up the phone. I decided that I would place one more call to the yeshiva. If I reached the Rav, wonderful; and if not, I would simply put an end to all my troubles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hearing her words sent a tremor down my spine. I offered her words of encouragement, explaining the severity of such a step. I finally succeeded in removing such thoughts from her mind. She told me what her problem was, and I offered her sound advice. Then I blessed her with success. She was happy with my advice, and thanked me. We hung up with greetings for a Shabbat Shalom.<\/p>\n

As I placed the receiver on its cradle, I was lost in thought over the recent call. I asked the secretaries how the call had come specifically to that office. It turned out that it was a private phone of one of the secretaries. No one knows its number. How the woman found out this number remains a mystery. Additionally, the fact that I \u201chappened\u201d to pass by the room exactly when the phone rang, and answered it, was Heavenly arranged.<\/p>\n

Without a doubt, Hashem\u2019s hand led me to pick up the phone, thereby saving the woman\u2019s life.<\/em><\/p>\n

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