The father didn’t want to go to the wedding. However, the Rebbe’s request as strange as it sounded was sacred, and he attended the wedding.
At the wedding the guests had too much to drink, and encouraged the groom to drink too. He didn’t want to drink because he was brought up in a Jewish home and knew better, but he couldn’t say no to their constant requests.
After drinking some hard drinks, he felt hot. He took off his jacket and unbuttoned his shirt. That’s when everyone saw that he was wearing tzitzis. “He fooled us,” the drunken crowd reeled in unison, pointing to his tzitzis. He’s still a Jew!” They began to lynch him. His father managed to pull him away from the mob and out of the hall. (It was now understood why the Rebbe asked the father to be at the wedding). The mitzvah of tzitzis, once again, saved this Yid from sinning.
Reprinted from the January 28, 2024 email of Torah Times. Excerpted from the Treasures of Emunah – Stories of Faith. Copied with permission from Machon Be’er Emunah
