Rabbi Yaakov Shur, a prominent talmid chacham in Lakewood and editor of Bitachon Weekly, shared with me a remarkable story he heard firsthand.
It was just before Sukkos 5786.
Excitement filled the air. Preparations were in full swing. Yom Tov was rapidly approaching, and with it came the familiar whirlwind of errands — making sure every child had proper Yom Tov clothing, shoes, and everything else that comes with welcoming the chag. Yet, beneath the flurry of activity, there was quiet worry.
With Mrs. Bonchek’s* husband learning in a local kollel in Beit Shemesh and her own paycheck far from sufficient, she could not see how they would manage to cover their mounting expenses. Try as she might, the numbers simply did not add up.
Shortly before Yom Tov, she came home and noticed a FedEx envelope resting on the table. She gave it little thought. With the house buzzing and preparations still underway, it became another piece of mail waiting to be dealt with.
When her husband came home, though, he noticed the envelope and casually opened it.
Inside was a check written out to Mrs. Bonchek — from a name she did not recognize.
Decades earlier, someone had borrowed $50,000 from her grandfather and had never been able to repay it. Now, as his life drew to a close, he had instructed his family to finally settle the debt.
She was an only child. Her father had been niftar even before she married, and she alone had inherited what he left behind. Now, decades later, that forgotten loan returned — precisely when it was needed most.
Not only were they able to cover their Yom Tov expenses, but they also had leftovers.
Hashem has countless ways — beyond imagination — to bring about a person’s yeshua. And when the time is right, the funds are already there, simply waiting to be withdrawn.
