By Rabbi Yehuda Winzelberg
Rav Gamliel Rabinowitz shared a hashgacha story that someone told him:
My day begins with a Shiur early in the morning, Davening, breakfast at home, and then I go to work. At night, I help in the house with the children, I go out to another Shiur, and then I go to sleep. It is the sweet sleep of a laborer, and then I get up early the next day and start all over again.
Despite being a diligent and dedicated worker, at work they started playing with my salary, even though I work long hours and I am very devoted. The next day, at a Bris, I met my Rebbe, who is one of the great Tzadikim of the generation, and I told him my situation and my reduction in salary.
Immediately, he told me to leave the job, and Hashem will help me from someplace else, and I will be able to learn more throughout the day. I hesitantly left the Bris. My Rebbe had never before advised me to leave my job, but now, I was afraid of the unknown, even though he assured me that Hashem would help me.
From there I went to Shul to learn Torah. The next day I met a good friend who asked me if I was looking for a job. I replied that I was, and I told him what happened, and what the Rav advised me to do. He asked me how much I was making until now, and he offered to pay me the exact same salary, which was enough to support my family.
He added that whenever I had free time, he would be happy if I learned Torah, as this would bring him Brachah for the business. He made everything dependent on the assurance and the Brachah of the Rav. I could not go and tell my Rebbe what happened, since he was not seeing people just then, and there was no way to get hold of him. But the ways of Hashem are wondrous!
Right then, the Rebbe’s Gabbai called me and asked if I could take something to the Rav. Of course, I readily agreed, but I asked him if I could deliver it to him in person, instead of giving it to the Gabbai who would bring it to the Rav.
He was pleased with this, but I was even more pleased. I entered the room to see my Rebbe and told him what had happened, and he gave me his warm Brachos. Today, I am able to learn several hours throughout the day, aside from my set time to learn, and there is no one happier than I am, because I get to be involved in Torah together with a job that allows this arrangement!
Reprinted from an email from Torah U’ Tefilah.
