RABBI AKIVA EIGER'S BERACHA
Rav Shlomo Eiger was a genius in Torah even though he was involved in worldly business dealings. He frequently met with heads of state, politicians, merchants, and businessmen of the highest ranks who would come to conduct business deals at all times of the day.
A would be expected, as a talmid chochom and son of the renowned Gaon, Rav Akiva Eiger, Rav Shlomo also ran a Yeshiva and taught many talmidim with great iyun and pilpul (intense depth and impeccable logic).
Often, an important minister would come to discuss some matter which would interrupt their lesson.
Fortunately, and almost miraculously, Rav Shlomo always seemed to be able to return and pick up the thread of his logic, argument, chiddush, or point of debate seamlessly, as if there had been no interruption whatsoever! Once, after such an occasion when the shiur was interrupted, Rav Shlomo resumed as if nothing had changed, and his talmid, Rav Davidson, asked, “Rebbe, how is it that you can resume your shiur and pick up exactly where you left off without having to pause and review?! It's amazing!” “It is all due to my father’s beracha!” explained Rav Shlomo Eiger. “When I was a chosson under the chuppah, my father gave me a beracha. He said, ‘You are now marrying into a prominent, wealthy family. Your father-in-law has many business dealings and you will be leaving my
