I heard a story of R' Gershon Liebman Zatzal who was once at a big gathering, and he walked over to a fellow Novardoker [a famous and much respected Talmid Chochom] and he told him how upset he was that he wasn’t a Kano'i when it was appropriate for him to be.
As nice and as sweet as they were, they still were fearless and unaffected when it came to sticking up for Kavod Shamayim. And they weren’t: םיִנָפּ אֵשׂוֹנ partial even to their own when necessary. A certain Chashuva person acted with Chutzpa to R' Wainkrantz Zatzal, who was the Gabbai in Bais Yosef of Boro Park. The Rosh Yeshiva, R’ Nekritz Zatzal (son-in-law of R' Avrohom Yoffen, who was the son-in-law of the Alter) was the sweetest and warmest person you ever met, but he let this person “have it but good”, and the Chutzpa never repeated itself.
I was told that in Antwerp by the shul of R’ Itzikel Pshevorsker Zatzal there was a Novardoker Yid by the name of R’ Ephraim Fulgar Zatzal. He would come early every day to daven at the first Minyan. He davened very, very, slowly, and he stayed there for 4 hours, finishing Shachris by the time the last Minyan was over.
I was told that although he wasn’t the most capable businessman, he made a nice Parnasa during the hours he worked. Spending extra time with Hashem puts you in a new world, and gives you Si'ata D'shmaya to get Hatzlachos even with less work and less capabilities.
People who live with the Nissim of Mitzrayim in their mind, have a different “reality”. They are truly intelligent, because they live with the truth of Emuna and the greatness of Hashem. They are always reminding themselves of their private Nissim, and this causes Bitachon and more Nissim in their lives.
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R' Moshe Yemini Zatzal was an old Novardoker who was much respected by his peers. He was best friends with R' Nosson Wachtfogel Zatzal, and they had a common interest, always discussing Moshiach together. I believe that he was also in touch with R’ Nekritz Zatzal about Moshiach. He was famous for his great Bitachon.
The Novardokers used to go to a strange town, and learn in an empty Bais Medrash. They Davka took no food along, and had Bitachon. Every time he did this, he succeeded and suddenly people came into the shul offering food and lodgings. R’ Galinsky and R’ Ben-Zion Bruk Zatzal used to do this with great success. As a typical Novardoker, R' Yemini was active in Zikkui HaRabbim, and he made sure to be: תֶכֶל ַﬠֵנְצַה under the radar with plenty projects that he started and others took credit. He had no fear of people, and he put out Seforim on the Derech of Emuna and Bitachon, etc.
