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A Woman’s Faith and her Crying Baby

Posted on Friday, 22, January, 2021 by Rabbi

The righteous live by their faith. (Habakkuk 2:4)

 

A child was born to a certain family, and the baby cried morning and evening – not like other infants but terrible constant screeching. The family took the baby to doctors, to specialists only to be told that they could not find the cause of the nonstop crying and screaming. The parents then went to many rabbis who were skilled in spiritual and mystically potent remedies – but that too did not help. They actually became very discouraged as their son would not eat, drink, or sleep, he was always screeching and crying. It was not long before the sadness of the parents wore heavily upon them.

One day, the mother went to the market and found a page of holy writing on the street. Being a religious woman, although uneducated and illiterate, she bent over, picked it up, and thought to her­self, “Perhaps the Holy One, blessed be He, will send a healing to my baby through this holy page.”

When she got home, she carefully cleaned off the page, which was covered with dirt, dried it and tenderly folded it. She then gently placed it under the baby’s pillow, with the silent prayer, “Ribbon shel olam – Master of the Universe, I don’t know how to read or write, but I know that this is a page of the holy Torah. May this page bring a holy cure for my son that he heal quickly from his suffering.”

That very night, for the first time in the baby slept soundly and peacefully without any dis­turbance, without any screeching or crying, so that it amazed everyone. He was quiet for a whole week.

One day, the child’s father asked his wife if she knew what had caused this miracle. She went over to the baby’s crib and took out from under the pillow the folded page of the Torah, which she showed to her husband and said, “Is there any cure in the world better than the words of Hashem? See how great the power of the holy Torah is!”

The husband, who could read and write, looked at the page and turned pale. He began to scream, “What have you done? Do you know what this page is? It’s from the Torah portion Tochachah (the Rebuke, a section of the Torah full of fearsome curses against evildoers Deuteronomy 28:15–69).

Tochechah Rebuke

Look what it says here: ‘G-d will smite you with madness . . . you shall be terrified night and day. . . . In the morning you will say, “Oh that it were night!” And at night you will say, “Oh that it were morning!”’”

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His wife answered calmly, “My dear husband, how could I know what’s written on the page? I can’t read or write. All I knew was that it’s a page from the holy Torah. I thought to myself, ‘In the merit of the Torah and of the divine Names written on this page, may the Holy One, blessed be He send a refuah sheleima (a complete healing) to our son.’ Are we not taught, ‘Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning?’ (Psalm 30:5) So I put the page under the pillow, and you see, it helped.’”

The distraught father looked at his wife (who was about to cry) and slowly smiled and told her:

Faith is the summit of the Torah (Mibhar haPeninim # 123 c.1050). How great is the power of faith that turns the harsh judgment of Heaven to mercy and turns curses into blessings!”

May all your tales end with Shalom (peace)

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Posted in Faith, Prayer, Stories, Uncategorized, Woman, WomanTagged baby, Crying.weeping, Faith, Habakkuk 2:4, Healing, Jewish Stories, Psalm 30:5, Refuah sheleima, Short story, tochechahLeave a Comment on A Woman’s Faith and her Crying Baby

The Confused Student

Posted on Wednesday, 6, May, 2020Monday, 15, January, 2024 by Rabbi

Tam and Chacham taught many students and listened to all who came to them for guidance. One student left his studies to help his struggling family.

Some time passed and no one heard from the student. In time he was forgotten. One day the student came to visit his old teachers Tam and Chacham.

He explained how hard it was to leave his studies, but he found a well paying job in a field that involved mixing freely with men and women in a relaxed atmosphere. He went on to say, “You would be proud of me, I think of your lessons all through my working hours, and never once had any inappropriate thoughts.”

Chacham thought for a moment and said, “From a woman did sin originate, and because of her we must all die. (ben Sira 25:24) By preventing yourself from getting involved with the people at your job, you may actually live longer.”

The student added, “I don’t talk to the women nor notice what they wear. The men ask me all the time to eat with them, but their food and what they talk about is not kosher.” The student noticed that Tam shook his head.

Chacham responded,” we learn that ’whoever engages in too much conversation with women, brings evil on himself, neglects the study of Torah and in the end will inherit gehennom’ (Pirke Avos 1:5). I’d say you learned your lessons well.”

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Tam quietly asked the student for his name. The student was taken aback. His rabbi and teacher certainly must remember his name. Tam waited a moment and then said, “You have listened, but not learned ’The Holy One, Blessed be He created all things in accordance with His wisdom and whatever He created cannot possibly be shameful or ugly’ (Iggeres haKodesh 13th cent.) Please give me your mother’s name so I can make a proper Mi Shebeirach (a prayer for healing) for you.’ “

The student was confused. He felt well and he thought to himself why would his teacher want to make a Mi Shebeirach for him?

Tam saw the confusion in the face of his student and answered, “I am an old man. Yet, I can hardly walk down the street from my house without fighting off some unwanted thought. You claim that as a young man in the prime of life, you entertain no unholy thoughts. Surely there must be something wrong with you! I will make a Mi Shebeirach for you to have a refuah sheleima (complete recovery)!”

May all your tales end with Shalom (peace)

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Posted in Derech Eretz, Faith, friendship, Other Stories and thoughts, Rabbi's thoughts and teaching, Religious Education, Stories, Tam and Chacham, Torah, Woman, WomanTagged ben Sira 25:24, Iggeres haKodesh, Mi Shebeirach, Middos, Pirke Avos 1:5, Refuah sheleima, Religious values, Spirituality, womenLeave a Comment on The Confused Student

Shabbos is Mekor haBrocha and a Refuah

Posted on Thursday, 8, November, 2018Friday, 16, February, 2024 by Rabbi

Shabbos (the Sabbath) is a Wellspring of Blessing and a Healing

It was early winter and the cold winds were blowing, a young mother took her feverish child to the doctor at the other end of the village.

She waited until called in and the doctor checked the child who seemed to be very sick. After some time the doctor explained to the young mother, “I am sorry, there is nothing I can do for your child. He is very sick.”

The woman left the doctor’s office and was crying softly as she made her way back to her home. “Why are you crying?” asked an older woman. The young mother explained that her child was very sick and the doctor had given up on healing him. The young mother’s heart was broken and she hoped and prayed that her child would get better.

“Why don’t you go to the holy rabbi that lives in the nearby forest? If you leave now, and follow the path, you’ll find him soon.” The young mother thanked the older woman and listened to her advice.

The trees grew tall and the forest was filled with many strange and frightening things. The young mother held her child tight and began to walk the path. She heard the sounds of animals and it frightened her. She kept walking until she saw in a clearing a small shack. She ran towards it and knocked on the door.

Shabbos Blessing

The holy rabbi answered the door and invited the young mother to sit by a table. He brought her a cup of hot tea and asked her if she was hungry. The young mother politely declined the holy rabbi’s offer of food. The young mother broke down crying and with a pleading voice she said, “Please, my baby is ill can you give a bracha (blessing) that he will recover?”

She stood before the great holy rabbi holding her baby in her hands. The holy rabbi took the baby into his arms and comforted the mother:

“Vein nisht mein tuchteral, (don’t cry my daughter), if you agree to always have your Shabbos table set with fresh challah and Kiddush wine early and light your Shabbos neiros (Sabbath candles) early as well, Shabbos which brings bracha will most definitely heal your child.”

The young mother thanked the holy rabbi and accepted upon herself to honor Shabbos by greeting it early and lighting the candles early as well.

Some months later when she brought the child back to the doctor for another visit, the doctor exclaimed: “This cannot be the same child that I saw a few months ago, he is a healthy boy, while the other child was ill.”

Shabbos which brings bracha (blessing) had indeed brought bracha and a refuah shleima (complete healing) to the child.

May all your tales end with Shalom (peace)

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Tell it to your children, and let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation. (Joel 1:3)

Rachmiel Tobesman is a motivational speaker and Maggid (spiritual Storyteller). He is available for speaking engagements or storytelling, Click here to contact us

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Posted in Faith, Holiday, Holidays, Rabbi's thoughts and teaching, Shabbos, Stories, UncategorizedTagged Blessing, Rabbi Rock, Rachmiel Tobesman, Refuah, Refuah sheleima, Sabbath, Shabbat, Shabbos1 Comment on Shabbos is Mekor haBrocha and a Refuah

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