The Avnei Nezer zy”a once asked his attendant to prepare to take a trip to a certain city to attend a bris milah. The shamash was very surprised by this request, as the Avnei Nezer rarely traveled long distances for simchos. Since he was such a masmid, he almost never left his city.
The Avnei Nezer saw that the man was puzzled, so he explained, “The father of this baby made a big Kiddush Hashem. That is why I want to be by the bris.”
He related, “A week ago, this man came to me and said, ‘I have been married for 15 years without children and now, Hashem has helped me and He has given me a son!’
”His words were a big Kiddush Hashem in my eyes because most people who merit a yeshua say: ‘I found my yeshua in Kotzk’, or “I found my yeshua in Ger.’ This man, however, said, ‘I found my yeshua from Hashem’!”
