{"id":98933,"date":"2022-11-20T04:36:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T02:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/?p=98933"},"modified":"2022-11-20T04:36:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T02:36:23","slug":"in-one-pocket-out-the-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/in-one-pocket-out-the-other\/","title":{"rendered":"In One Pocket, Out the Other"},"content":{"rendered":"

In One Pocket, Out the Other<\/strong><\/p>\n

One Friday, a Jew approached me in the street near my home and asked for a donation. Since I did not have my wallet with me, I asked him to wait a moment. Within a short time, I promised, I would give him five hundred shekels.<\/p>\n

I went upstairs and got my wallet. But I was disappointed to find only three hundred shekels in it. After searching my house, I came up with another hundred shekel bill. But I still needed one more hundred in order to fulfill my pledge. I could not find one anywhere. What should I do? With no other choice, I asked the man to wait until my wife returned from her shopping. Maybe she had another hundred shekels to give him.<\/p>\n

For some reason, I decided to immerse in the mikveh<\/em> early that Friday. For the past few decades, I have had the custom to immerse one hour before the onset of Shabbat. It was now a full six hours before Shabbat would come in. But I had an urge to immerse earlier. Immediately afterward, I dressed in my Shabbat finery. I instinctively put my hand in my pocket to ensure there was no muktzeh<\/em> or any item which is forbidden to be carried on Shabbat. This is in line with the Rambam\u2019s words in Hilchot Shabbat<\/em> (19:26), \u201cOne is obligated to check his clothing on Erev Shabbat, toward evening, lest he find something forbidden in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suddenly, I felt a bill in the pocket of my Shabbat suit. To my surprise, I pulled out a hundred shekel bill. How did I find the exact amount I needed, and in my Shabbat suit, to boot? I handed over the entire sum of five hundred shekels to the man and wished him a Shabbat Shalom. Immediately afterward, another person came to tell me the good news that his wife had given birth to twins, easily and naturally. Then I remembered that the past Motza\u2019ei Shabbat, he had visited me and given me one hundred shekels so that I would bless his wife with an easy birth. Of course, I blessed him warmly. Without paying attention, I placed the bill in the pocket of the suit I was wearing, my Shabbat one. And then I forgot about the whole thing.<\/p>\n

This incident was a manifestation of Divine Providence. Hashem knew that a Jew in need would approach me on Friday for a donation. He also knew that I would be one hundred shekels short of the entire sum. Therefore, one week earlier, He arranged for someone else to donate the remaining amount. And I went to the mikveh<\/em> earlier in order to find the money in time.<\/p>\n

Hashem manages the world in a most wonderful way and provides for everyone who has faith in Him. After internalizing this marvelous message, I spent a most uplifting Shabbat basking in the closeness of Hashem, our merciful Father, Who provides a solution for every situation. Fortunate are His holy messengers<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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