I didn’t come to my daughter’s wedding like a wealthy man; I came like a mechutan whose father is a wealthy man. Each time I had to take care of something, I told myself, “Abba will take care of it” – Abba being none other than my Father in Heaven, Who owns all the gold and silver in the world, and Who passes it from one person to another at will.
I’ll admit that I took loans – I managed, but the heart knows its own difficulties; loans need to be repaid.
With all this, I could not forgo the great zechus of having yeshivah bachurim learn Torah on the day of the wedding as a zechus for the young couple. The wedding was in the month of Av. I went over to the rav, who was also in charge of the Yeshivas Bein Hazmanim, and I asked him how much it would cost to sponsor a day of learning in the yeshivah. He told me that it would cost 380 shekels.
“What day is the wedding?” the rav asked me.
“Thursday of this week.”
“This week!” the rav said enthusiastically. “I’m giving over your bank information right away.”
When the pain in my legs started, I didn’t pay much attention to it. I was sure it was something small that would pass in a day or two. But that did not happen. The pain only got worse, and it turned out that this was a severe infection. I visited doctors and took medications, but nothing helped. More than two months passed, and then I decided to take a different step, to donate toward the dissemination of emunah in an entire town. I had been walking around like this, suffering without seeing any end on the horizon...and the amazing thing? Several hours after making the donation, I “happened” to meet a friend who told me about a doctor who specializes in things like this. I made an appointment, he gave me proper treatment, and within a few days the pains subsided.
One day I saw your newsletter in shul. Until that moment I had never seen it, and I thought to myself, Here’s another pamphlet, just like the rest. I did not imagine what power lies in it. From that moment on, my life changed from one extreme to the other. The essays and stories in the newsletter strengthened my emunah, reestablished my bitachon, and lit up my life anew. From then on my life became filled with light, joy, and significance. I thank you from the depths of my heart for the great light that you’ve brought into my life.
