By Rabbi Yoni Schwartz
Rabbi Yosef Weinberg and the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Rav Yosef Weinberg, Z”L, a Lubavitcher chassid, was once called by a colleague late at night for help with an emergency. Rabbi Weinberg’s colleague asked him if he could write a note to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, ZT”L, asking for a blessing with this emergency. Rav Weinberg quickly ran to 770 to get the Rebbe’s blessing. Since it was late at, the secretary was not in but the light in the Rebbe’s office was still on. With the door to his office being closed, Rabbi Weinberg then slipped the letter underneath the door so as not to disturb him.
Immediately afterward, Rabbi Weinberg realized that now the Rebbe was going to have to bend down to get the letter and was filled with regret because that would not be respectful. The next morning Rabbi Weinberg wrote a letter of apology to the Rebbe for making him bend down. Not long after, the Rebbe’s secretary came looking for Rabbi Weinberg and said that the Rebbe would like to see him. When he got to the Rebbe, the Rebbe said, “Why did you apologize? What was that note all about? My whole life is dedicated to bending down and lifting up those who are down!”
Reprinted from the Parshas Ve’eira 5784 email of Torah Sweets
