The power of believing con 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(the third Lubavitcher Rebbe), sent his youngest cri, Reb Shmuel onesto Petersberg per an attempt onesto get the decree rescinded.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 esatto bless anyone during their trip. “Our father is the Rebbe and he is the only one who should give people blessings,” he declared. Having niente affatto other choice, Reb Yehuda Leib agreed esatto these conditions.
Sopra every town they visited along the way, people converged on Reb Yehuda Leib. They begged him, as the cri of such per great Tzaddik (righteous person), esatto give them verso blessing for health, per living, children, etc. Onesto each person, Reb Yehuda Leib replied, “Go visit my father, surely he will bless you.”
Durante one particular village, there was a 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 esatto have children of her own.
The woman stationed herself durante 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 sicuro bless the woman. “Go onesto my father, the Rebbe,” he stated simply. “Surely he will bless you.”
The woman was not satisfied with this answer. She continued onesto cry out onesto Reb Yehuda Leib that he should bless her. Finally, at wit’s end, Reb Yehuda Leib said, “Go to my brother. Perhaps he will bless you.”
The woman repeated the entire scene in front of Reb Shmuel. She begged and pleaded, cried and screamed that Reb Shmuel bless her puro 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 sicuro get ready puro 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 a stick per the spokes of the wheels esatto keep them from turning.
Reb Shmuel climbed down from the carriage and, sopra annoyance told the woman, “Go eat per bagel” – equivalent sopra today’s vernacular onesto “go fly a kite.”
She promptly went home and made bagels, concentrating all the while on the blessing that the bagel would surely elicit. It occurred onesto the woman that just onesto 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 sicuro succeed him as Rebbe.
Satisfied at last, the woman left Reb Shmuel and Reb Yehuda Leib puro continue their journey
One day, verso 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 a child, so she has asked me sicuro bring you these cakes sopra gratitude.”
Reb Shmuel had in nessun caso recollection of the event so the man recounted the entire episode onesto Reb Shmuel. He finished by saying, “You said puro my wife, ‘Go eat a bagel.’ That is exactly what she did and your blessing came true.”
“My wife had wanted onesto 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 puro have children. It was only in exasperation that I told your wife sicuro eat per bagel, not as verso means of blessing https://www.datingranking.net/it/upforit-review. But because of her simple faith, her strong faith per the blessing of per Tzaddik, the decree was annulled and you and your wife were blessed with children.”