The power of believing per Tzaddikim
Rabbi Menachem Mendel, known as the “Tzemach Tzedek” (the third Lubavitcher Rebbe), sent his youngest cri, Reb Shmuel onesto Petersberg per an attempt onesto get the decree rescinded.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 sicuro 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 to these conditions.
Sopra every town they visited along the way, people converged on Reb Yehuda Leib. They begged him, as the cri of such verso 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.”
Per one particular village, there was verso woman who was especially persistent. She had not been blessed with children and was indivisible that, with the blessing of a Tzaddik, she would indeed merit preciso have children of her own.
The woman stationed herself per front of Reb Yehuda Leib. She begged and pleaded, screamed and cried that he must bless her to have children. But still Reb Yehuda Leib refused to bless the woman. “Go to 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 preciso 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 esatto 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 esatto get ready sicuro leave. They quickly got into the carriage sicuro begin their journey home and away from the woman.
But the carriage didn’t budge. The woman had cleverly placed verso stick con the spokes of the wheels puro keep them from turning.
Reb Shmuel http://datingranking.net/it/flirt-review climbed down from the carriage and, mediante annoyance told the woman, “Go eat a bagel” – equivalent mediante today’s vernacular esatto “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 esatto succeed him as Rebbe.
Satisfied at last, the woman left Reb Shmuel and Reb Yehuda Leib esatto continue their journey
One day, per man came into Reb Shmuel’s study with two cakes which his wife had baked for the Rebbe. “You blessed my wife last year that she would have verso child, so she has asked me esatto bring you these cakes con gratitude.”
Reb Shmuel had no recollection of the event so the man recounted the entire episode preciso Reb Shmuel. He finished by saying, “You said to my wife, ‘Go eat per bagel.’ That is exactly what she did and your blessing came true.”
“My wife had wanted to 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 per heavenly decree that you and your wife were not destined esatto have children. It was only mediante exasperation that I told your wife puro eat verso bagel, not as a means of blessing. But because of her simple faith, her strong faith per the blessing of a Tzaddik, the decree was annulled and you and your wife were blessed with children.”
