The family members of the Pnei Menachem of Gur, zt”l, once noticed that something was wrong with their sink water. One of the Rebbe’s attendants decided to check the family’s solar water heater to see if he could find the source of the problem.
In Eretz Yisroel, people take advantage of the abundant sunshine to heat their water. There is a system that is made up of water tanks and solar panels that is installed on the roof. The Rebbe’s attendant went up to the roof, and saw that the cover of the water tank had fallen off, and he saw two little birds had perched on the edge of the tank, and were drinking from the water inside.
The attendant asked someone else to come help him pour out the contaminated water from the tank, and on the bottom of the tank, they found a dead bird. Apparently, it had fallen in while taking a drink, and it was preventing the water from going into the house.
The attendants cleaned the tank thoroughly and replaced the cover. They then went and told the Rebbe what they had found, and that the problem was taken care of. The Rebbe thanked them profusely, but his heart was filled with pity for the poor birds, who would now have to search for a different place to find a drink of water. He instructed his attendant, “Please place a bowl filled with water on top of the cover of the water tank. That way, when the birds come back to drink, they will find what they are looking for!”
Reprinted from the Parshas Ki Savo 5783 email of Rabbi Yehuda Winzelberg’s Torah U’Tefilah.
