Salvations on Shabbos and on Shabbos Shekalim
The ישראל גנזי from Rebbe Yisrael of Chortkov zt'l writes, "Every Shabbos of the four parshiyos brings down bounty to the world... On parashas Shekalim, comes down the bounty for parnassah and wealth..."
Ateres Yeshuah (Moadim, Mishpatim, Shekalim) writes, פרנסה להמשכת מסוגל שקלים שבת, "Shabbos Shekalim is mesugal for attaining parnassah."
The Imrei Yosef of Spinka said that since the shekalim (which were donated to the Beis HaMikdash) covered the cost of the korbanos for the entire year, similarly, on this Shabbos, we prepare the tefillos for the entire year. This means this Shabbos is mesugal for tefillah.
The brothers Reb Meir and Reb Zanvil Kahana z'l from Drogmeresht came to the Imrei Yosef of Spinka zt'l for the first time for Shabbos Shekalim in the year 5643. They hoped to get their salvation from this great tzaddik, as both were baalei yesurim.
Reb Meir spoke with the Imrei Yosef on erev Shabbos and expressed his distress that he didn’t have children and that his wife was ill. The Imrei Yosef told him to give a pidyon of one hundred gold coins, and he would have a yeshuah.
Reb Zanvil wanted to speak with the Rebbe on erev Shabbos to tell him that his sons were ill, but there wasn't time to do so.
At the Friday night tish, the Rebbe blessed Reb Zanvil that his children should have a refuah sheleimah. The Rebbe added that on Shabbos Shekalim, one can request that all one's tefillos be answered (he told them the explanation we wrote above).
Needless to say, both of the brothers had their salvation, and they became devoted chassidim of the Imrei Yosef.
Every Shabbos is mesugal for yeshuos, especially when we accept the Shabbos with joy. It states (21:19), ירפא ורפא יתן שבתו רק, all one needs to do is יתן שבתו, to keep Shabbos, ורפא ירפא and he will have a refuah.
The Shem MiShmuel (Shelach 5677) writes in the name of his father, the Avnei Nezer zt'l, "Even if someone has an ill person in his home if he can refrain from complaining and from thinking about his troubles, he will certainly be healed." This is based on the Gemara (Shabbos 12.), "When one visits the sick on Shabbos he says, ורפואה מלזעוק היא שבת לבוא קרובה, 'Shabbos we don't shout, and the refuah is coming quickly,' and Rashi explains, "The merit of Shabbos can bring you compassion if you honor Shabbos by refraining from having tzaar on this day."
The Gemara discusses an ill person. However, it also applies to all kinds of troubles and problems. If one doesn't have tzaar on Shabbos, the tzaar will disappear.
The Eliyahu Rabba says that this is midah kneged midah. He doesn't have tzaar on Shabbos, so Hashem removes his tzaar and distress. On Shabbos, one is supposed to feel עשויה מלאכתך כל כאילו, as if you have nothing to take care of and everything is perfect in your life (Rashi, Shemos 20:9). And when one thinks that way on Shabbos, it becomes so.
Masuk m'Dvash (Reb Yitzchak Parchi 6) writes, "We saw with our own eyes people who had a tzarah before Shabbos, and on Shabbos, they forgot about their tzarah entirely, and they were happy with Shabbos, as it is proper to be happy on Shabbos. They didn't have any distress or worries on Shabbos despite their tzaros, and they merited that they were saved from their troubles in miraculous ways."
The Menoras HaMeor (ח"פ ב"ח ,ה"אלנאקר) tells the story of a woman who had two children who fell into a pit on Shabbos. She waited until her husband came home from the beis knesses. When he came, they ate and drank, and when they finished the meal, she said, "If you want, I will tell you something."
"Go ahead."
She said, "For ten years, I was guarding two gold crowns. Now, the owners are asking for the crowns back. What should I do? Should I return the crowns, or shouldn't I?"
"Return them."
She said, "Your two sons fell into a pit, and they died. Now honor Hashem and don't be mechalel Shabbos." (She meant, "Don’t be sad on Shabbos." They were the two crowns that the Owner requested back, ten years after they were given to them.)
They weren't sad that Shabbos. When it was dark, they went to the pit to take their children out to bury them. In the merit that...