As told by Rabbi Laibl Groner
A woman who was a Chasid of the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe was married to a man who did not follow Chasidic traditions. Thank G-d they lived peacefully together and had no marital problems. One day the husband, who was a businessman, came home and told his wife that they had a very serious problem. Someone had accused him of engaging in illegal activities, and he had to appear in court. He had already spoken to a lawyer who said the matter was quite serious and they needed to plan a strategy for how to win the case.
When the wife heard this, she immediately said, "Go to the Rebbe and tell him the situation and ask him how to proceed."
The husband said, "I understand that the Rebbe knows how to learn Talmud, Kabbala, and Chasidut, but what does he know of legal matters?"
His wife declared, "If he's the Rebbe, then he knows everything. There is nothing he does not know!"
After some time, the husband was convinced and he went to Warsaw. He told the Rebbe about the case against him. The Rebbe said, "You need to go to Vilna where there is a dentist. Visit him and G-d should grant you success."
The man was taken aback by this advice that seemed peculiar and wholly unrelated to his problem. When he returned home he remonstrated with his wife and said, "Was that a joke? Do I have a toothache? If I go to a dentist he will ask me which tooth hurts and what will I say?"
His wife calmly replied, "If the Rebbe told you to go to Vilna, then go. There is no other choice. Go to Vilna."
It took some time, but the husband finally agreed to go to Vilna. He sat down in the dentist's chair and the dentist asked him, "What hurts you?"
"Uh, I don't have a toothache."
"So why are you here?"
"I came because I have been unjustly accused and the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Warsaw told me to come here."
"The Rebbe sent you here? Fine, come back to my office tomorrow at four."
The next day the man returned and the dentist seated him in the waiting room. As he sat there he overheard the dentist telling a patient about the case against him. The man grew angry and thought, "What is this? I told him personal information; why is he repeating it to someone else?" However, he restrained himself and said nothing.
A few minutes later the dentist came out of his room and said, "The man that you see here is a judge. I told him your problem and he wants to hear it from you. Come in and tell him your story."
The two entered the room and after the judge heard him out, he asked him what he had to say in his defense. The man said he had proof that all the accusations were false and baseless and he even delineated the ridiculousness of the accusations.
"What day must you appear in court?" asked the judge. The man told him the date.
The judge took out his appointment book, examined it briefly and then smiled broadly, "You know what? That is the day I will be in court. Listen to what we will do. You don't know me and I don't know you. You show up on that day in court and when I ask you to defend yourself, tell me exactly what you told me here without giving any indication that we've met before."
The man returned home and his wife asked him, "So what happened at the dentist?"
When he told her everything that had happened with the judge, she said, "Now do you believe that the Rebbe knows what he's doing?"
The man was still not convinced and he said, "First let's see how it works out."
"Fine, though I consider it a done deal," she said. "You will return home and everything will be fine. I am sure of it."
Of course, that is what happened. The judge ruled that there was no basis to the accusation against him and the case was dismissed.
reprinted from Beis Moshiach magazine.
