The power of believing in Tzaddikim
Rabbi Menachem Mendel, known as the “Tzemach Tzedek” (the third Lubavitcher Rebbe), sent his youngest chant, Reb Shmuel esatto Petersberg con an attempt onesto get the decree rescinded.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 preciso bless anyone during their trip. “Our father is the Rebbe and he is the only one who should give people blessings,” he declared. Having in nessun caso other choice, Reb Yehuda Leib agreed onesto these conditions.
Sopra every town they visited along the way, people converged on Reb Yehuda Leib. They begged him, as the affranchit of such a great Tzaddik (righteous person), esatto give them a blessing for health, per living, children, etc. Puro each person, Reb Yehuda Leib replied, “Go visit my father, surely he will bless you.”
Con one particular village, there was a woman who was especially persistent. She had not been blessed with children and was www.datingranking.net/it/misstravel-review/ certain that, with the blessing of per Tzaddik, she would indeed merit esatto 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 sicuro have children. But still Reb Yehuda Leib refused preciso bless the woman. “Go puro 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 puro Reb Yehuda Leib that he should bless her. Finally, at wit’s end, Reb Yehuda Leib said, “Go sicuro my brother. Perhaps he will bless you.”
The woman repeated the entire scene sopra 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 sicuro get ready puro 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 verso bastoncino con the spokes of the wheels sicuro keep them from turning.
Reb Shmuel climbed down from the carriage and, con annoyance told the woman, “Go eat verso bagel” – equivalent durante today’s vernacular sicuro “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 sicuro the woman that just esatto 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 to continue their journey
One day, a 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 esatto bring you these cakes sopra gratitude.”
Reb Shmuel had no recollection of the event so the man recounted the entire episode esatto Reb Shmuel. He finished by saying, “You said esatto my wife, ‘Go eat per bagel.’ That is exactly what she did and your blessing came true.”
“My wife had wanted sicuro 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 per exasperation that I told your wife onesto eat a bagel, not as a means of blessing. But because of her simple faith, her strong faith sopra the blessing of per Tzaddik, the decree was annulled and you and your wife were blessed with children.”