The Chassidim knew Rav Avrohom Elimelech of Karlin to be a wonder-worker and miracle-maker. They would tell how when, on Motzoei Shabbos, there were torrential downpours, as soon as the Rebbe stepped foot outside for Kiddush Levona, the rain would stop, only to continue pouring down as soon the Rebbe reentered the Bais Medrash.
Furthermore, when Chassidim complained to him that the doctors had ordered surgery he would often circumvent them. Once, a Chassid, Rav Yisrael Ber Schifman, complained that the famed Dr. Ticho of Yerushalayim had advised him to perform eye surgery, and a second opinion from another doctor had also confirmed the diagnosis. When the Rebbe heard this, he exclaimed, “And when the problem comes back, what will you do? If so, who needs all this useless surgery anyway?!” No sooner had the Rebbe said these words than Rav Yisrael Ber was healed!
