There was a wealthy man who knew the Ahavas Shalom before he became a Rebbe and before he was famous. He knew he was a great Tzaddik and a holy man. Once the man came to Kosov for Shabbos. He was staying in a hotel and prepared a nice dinner Lekavod Shabbos. When the man came to Shul, the Ahavas Shalom greeted him warmly and invited him for Friday night dinner.
The man knew that he was very poor and couldn't afford to buy much food. But even though he had prepared a nice dinner at his lodgings he still accepted the invitation to be able to be in the company of such a great man.
The Ahavas Shalom came home, sang Shalom Aleichem, made Kiddush and washed for the Seuda. He asked his wife to bring in the fish. But all she had to bring was a few cooked beans. Then she served soup with beans and for the main course was another plate of cooked beans.
The man told over that in his life he had eaten many delicious foods and delicacies, many sorts of fish, soup and meats. But the taste that those beans had and holiness he felt he had never had such a taste in his whole life.
Rabbi Shmuel Ovadia's lived in Kosov and was a Chassid of the Ahavas Shalom. He was a Rebbi that learned with small kids and during his spare time he would sit and learn. Reb Shmuel was poor and had a large family. The Ahavas Shalom would send him some money on a weekly basis. In addition when he married off his kids the Rebbe gave him a substantial sum of money that was enough to marry them off.
Reb Shmuel's daughter became engaged and in between the engagement and the Chassuna the Ahavas Shalom passed away. Reb Shmuel was devastated that his Rebbe was gone. At the same time he began to panic not knowing how he would get the funds to marry off his daughter. He went to the new Rebbi, Rabbi Chaim, the Toras Chaim, son of the Ahavas Shalom and asked for a Beracha hoping the Rebbe would, like his father, give him some money. The Rebbe gave him a warm blessing but never gave him any money. Reb Shmuel didn't know what to do.
He went to the Shul and sat down to learn. Late at night he fell asleep and had a dream. In his dream he saw his Rebbe the Ahavas Shalom. The Rebbe greeted him warmly. Reb Shmuel started crying bitterly telling the Rebbe that he had no money for his daughter's wedding. The Ahavas Shalom assured that all will be well and soon a certain wealthy individual will come and give him the money he needs. Reb Shmuel woke up in a joyous mood with full Emunah in the words of his Rebbe.
Shortly after, in the middle of the night, the door of the Shul opened and in walked the man the Rebbe had said. Reb Shmuel decided not to say anything and waited to see what happens. The man came over and started talking to him. During the discussion it came out that Reb Shmuel was soon marrying off his daughter. The man asked him where does he have money for the wedding? Reb Shmuel then disclosed his dream and the assurance from his Rebbe that he would give him the money.
The man replied that the Ahavas Shalom had come to him in a dream too. In his dream the Rebbe came to his house and he prepared him a special dinner. But the Rebbe refused to eat and said, "how can I eat in your house? You know I spoke so much about doing Chessed and you aren't following what I said." The man continued and said, "I asked the Rebbe, what did I do wrong? And he told me about you. He said that if I want him to eat in my house I have to undertake to provide you with all the expenses of the Chassuna. I woke up and realized it was a dream. I couldn't fall asleep again so I decided to come to Shul and behold you were here. You can relax, I will cover all your wedding expenses."
When one of the Chassidim of the Tzemach Tzaddik (son of the Toras Chaim) told over this story to his Rebbe on the Yahrzeit of the Ahavas Shalom the Tzemach Tzaddik added, that his grandfather even in Heaven in Gan Eden wasn't trying to elevate himself more and more but instead carried on what he used to do when he was alive, to help his fellow Jew.
