ה"ב ליל ק"ועש 'פר ,שלח מברכים חודש תמוז חודש" "הגאולה שנת ז"תשע
Dear Alumni Sheyichyu!
Sholom U’Brocho!
Mazel tov to Mendel Inglis on the occasion of his engagement. Mazel tov to Reuven Volneboy on the occasion of his engagement (and upcoming chasuna on Monday). May they use out the period of yokor mikol yokor to its’ utmost! Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Zevy Kugel on the birth of their son. Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Achiezer Langsam on the birth of their son, and a special Mazel tov to the zeide HRH”CH miziknei anash Rabbi and Rebbetzin Menachem Mendel Aronow. May they bring them up lTOveCHuMAA”T mitoch harchovo, and to be true chayolim! (If anyone is aware of any mazeltov’s that I omitted please let me know).
Thank you as always for the feedback, it is much appreciated.
The following story was sent to me in an (audio) whatsapp (apparently forwarded from yet another whatsapp . .). The teller is (sounded like) a shliach in Vegas. One of his guests for a Shabbos meal was a chosid from Antwerp by the name of Yechiel (not a Lubavitcher) who was in town to participate in a diamond convention, and ate his Shabbos seudos in the Chabad House.
During the course of the meal, the guests were encouraged to share a vort or a story, and Yechiel shared the following personal narrative:
“In the late 80’s, my mother visited the Rebbe in 770, to get a dollar and a brocho (because there was a family member in need of a refuah shleimah). After giving her the dollar, the Rebbe said ‘Tell your son not to travel’. My mother was surprised. ‘My son is not travelling anywhere’, she clarified, but the Rebbe repeated ‘Tell your son not to travel’.
“As soon as she came out, she contacted me, sharing the strange exchange that she had had with the Rebbe. But, I was able to shed light on it. ‘In fact’, I explained, ‘I had been planning a trip to Colombia, where I was going to do a deal in emeralds that would be worth a million dollars to me. I hadn’t told you about this (I explained to her) because I didn’t want you to worry about my travelling to such a dangerous part of the world. But, if you say that the Rebbe said that I shouldn’t travel, then I will immediately cancel my trip’.
“I called my Italian partner (a non-Jew), and informed him of my change of plan. My partner became angry with me, warning me that I wouldn’t get any share in the profits if I would stay behind, but I was adamant. I told him he could take the entire profits. I wasn’t coming.
“I subsequently learned what had taken place. As soon as my partner, the Italian, concluded the deal, and handed over the emeralds, they handed him the cash, and then, on the spot, shot him in the back and killed him instantly.
“I realized that the Rebbe’s timely directive had saved my life!
“In 1995 (after Gimmel Tamuz) I was in the NY area. I have a brother, Dovid, who lives in Texas, and it’s easier to call him from NY than to call him from Antwerp, so I decided, prior to departing back home, to use the opportunity to call him and say Hello (and Good Bye).
“As soon as I reached him, my brother Dovid exclaimed to me excitedly ‘Yechiel, how amazing that you’re calling me, I’ve been trying to reach you all day, I need to tell you about a dream that I had last night!
“And he related the following: ‘Last night in my dream I saw a painting, and in the painting I saw a Rabbi which was the Lubavitcher Rebbe. And the Rebbe says to me – Tell your brother Yechiel זכור ואל תשכח את הדברים [Remember and don’t forget the words]. That was the dream, I don’t know what it means, but I felt I have to share it with you’.
“So, I thought to myself, what were the last words, the last communication that I had had from the Rebbe? Why, it had been when he had instructed me (through...
