A young Cheder boy was not excelling in his studies; it seemed as if his abilities were limited. The boys’ parents were greatly distressed. On the 21st of Adar the roads led to Lizhensk, Poland to pray at the holy burial place of the great Rebbe Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk ZY”A in the company of thousands of fellow Jews. Hours were spent engrossed in prayer to which the tears soaked Tehillim attested.
After Pesach the boys’ Rebbi contacted the boy’s parents asking if all was as usual in the boys’ environment, did anything special happen?
A bochur did unsatisfactory on his Yeshiva entrance exam; the Menahel conveyed this to him to which he replied I’ll be Mispallel (pray) to reach achievement. The Menahel could not refuse him, and he did not regret it. My Father Shlit”a quotes the Chazon Ish ZY”A explaining, that Torah and Tefilloh are like twins, and one cannot be without the other.
