Rav Yaakov Bender
A young man once approached Rav Yaakov Bender and told him a story that took place with his wife and Rav Bender’s mother, Rebbetzin Bender. Shortly after their Chasunah, this man’s wife had some extra time, and in order to do something good with her time, she went to help Rebbetzin Bender, who was getting a little older.
Rebbetzin Bender appreciated this young woman’s wonderful Middos, and her loving company. One day, as she was getting ready to leave, Rebbetzin Bender gave her a Brachah that she should be Zocheh to have children very quickly.
Instead of heading home, the young woman went straight to her parents’ house. When she got there, she started crying uncontrollably. Her mother didn’t know what was wrong, as she was usually a very happy person. Finally, when she was able to speak, she said, “The Rebbetzin gave me a Brachah to have children quickly!”
Very puzzled by this, her mother asked her, “That is such a beautiful Brachah! Why are you crying because of that?”
The young woman replied, “It is because of my older sister who has been married for a few years already, and still doesn’t have children! Now I have a Brachah, how could I have a child first?”
Her mother was shocked, and said to her, “It looks like it is now up to you. You must Daven for her!” Resolute, the young woman took a deep breath, picked up her Tehilim, and started Davening like she never had before. She continued doing this and kept thinking, “The Rebbetzin gave me a Brachah, but how could I see my sister in pain?”
Not too long later, maybe just a few weeks, at different times on the same night, both sisters came to visit their parents, telling them the news, that they were going to have a baby!”
Reprinted from the Parshas Bamidbar 5785 email of Rabbi Yehuda Winzelberg’s Torah U’Tefillah.
