The power of believing sopra Tzaddikim
Rabbi Menachem Mendel, known as the “Tzemach Tzedek” (the third Lubavitcher Rebbe), sent his youngest chant, Reb Shmuel sicuro Petersberg con an attempt onesto get the decree rescinded. Traveling with Reb Shmuel was his older brother Reb Yehuda Leib, twenty years Reb Shmuel’s senior.
Before commencing the journey, Reb Shmuel insisted that Reb Yehuda Leib agree not to bless anyone during their trip. “Our father is the Rebbe and he is the only one who should give people blessings,” he declared. Having no other choice, Reb Yehuda Leib agreed preciso these conditions.
Mediante every town they visited along the way, people converged on Reb Yehuda Leib. They begged him, as the cri of such a great Tzaddik (righteous person), preciso give them per blessing for health, per living, children, etc. Sicuro each person, Reb Yehuda Leib replied, “Go visit my father, surely he will bless you.”
Con one particular village, there was verso woman who was especially persistent. She had not been blessed with children and was un that, with the blessing of a Tzaddik, she would indeed merit puro have children of her own.
The woman stationed herself con front of Reb Yehuda Leib. She begged and pleaded, screamed and cried that he must bless her preciso have children. But still Reb Yehuda Leib refused to bless the woman. “Go preciso my father, the Rebbe,” he stated simply. “Surely he will bless you.”
The woman was not satisfied with this answer. She continued preciso cry out onesto Reb Yehuda Leib that he should bless her. Finally, at wit’s end, Reb Yehuda Leib said, “Go puro my brother. Perhaps he will bless you.”
The woman repeated the entire scene mediante front of Reb Shmuel. She begged and pleaded, cried and screamed that Reb Shmuel bless her sicuro have children. But nothing could move Reb Shmuel. He insisted that only his father, the Rebbe, could do anything for the woman. Seeing that she would not take “no” for an answer, Reb Shmuel told his brother and the carriage driver to get ready to leave. They quickly got into the carriage preciso begin their journey home and away from the woman.
But the carriage didn’t budge. The woman had cleverly placed a bastoncino sopra the spokes of the wheels puro keep them from turning.
Reb Shmuel climbed down from the carriage and, durante annoyance told the woman, “Go eat per bagel” – equivalent durante today’s vernacular onesto “go fly per kite.”
She promptly went home and made bagels, concentrating all the while on the blessing that the bagel would surely elicit. It occurred to the woman that just puro be sure that the blessing would really be actualized, she should maybe eat two bagels. So that is exactly what she did.
The following year, Rabbi Menachem Mendel passed away and Reb Shmuel, though the youngest of his seven sons, was chosen puro succeed him as Rebbe.
Satisfied at last, the woman left Reb Shmuel and Reb Yehuda Leib sicuro continue their journey
One day, a man came into Reb Shmuel’s study with two cakes which his wife https://www.datingranking.net/it/ethiopianpersonals-review had baked for the Rebbe. “You blessed my wife last year that she would have a child, so she has asked me to bring you these cakes durante gratitude.”
Reb Shmuel had mai recollection of the event so the man recounted the entire episode esatto Reb Shmuel. He finished by saying, “You said onesto my wife, ‘Go eat verso bagel.’ That is exactly what she did and your blessing came true.”
“My wife had wanted esatto make sure that the blessing would really materialize so she ate two bagels and had twins!” said the beaming father.
“Know,” Reb Shmuel told the husband, “I saw that there was a heavenly decree that you and your wife were not destined sicuro have children. It was only con exasperation that I told your wife puro eat a bagel, not as a means of blessing. But because of her simple faith, her strong faith sopra the blessing of a Tzaddik, the decree was annulled and you and your wife were blessed with children.”