This story was called in all the way from Tzfas by Mrs. Benjamin. She was walking with her six-year-old granddaughter, Esti,* and they were passing by a store. Esti* said, “Bubby, I really would like a tape dispenser. Can we get it from this store?” Mrs. Benjamin said, “Sure, but I don’t even know if this store carries it. We can go in and check.” They looked where they sell all their tape, but there was no tape dispenser. They looked high and low, all around, all over. They looked here and there, but it was nowhere to be found. Mrs. Benjamin turned to her granddaughter and said, “Shefala, sorry. They don’t have it over here. They don’t carry it. We have to look somewhere else.” Then she said, “Let’s start singing to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. “Hakol Yachol…. Hakol Yachol….” Esti said, “Look! I just found it. It was all the way in the back of a couple boxes.” And with that, they walked out with their tape dispenser, with the best service, better than ever!

This story’s been called in by a very, very chashuva yungerman by the name of R’ Binyamin Prater. Not too long ago, he had a baby. Many times, his baby was cranky. He thought to himself, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if I would have a rocking chair to sit on. I’d be able to rock back and forth to calm down my baby?’ Then he thought, ‘Do we really want to spend money on it? Is it really worth it? Is it so important? It would be nice, but it’s really an extra. Later on that day, someone sent him a message that they were looking to give away a rocking chair, free of charge. It was used, but it was still in very good condition. First come, first serve. He called up, and he said, “Is it still available? Can I come pick it up?” They said, “sure, of course, no problem.” He said, “Okay, I’m coming at once, I’m coming right away.” As he was on the way, they called him back and they said, “Oh, I’m so sorry to tell you, but it was already taken.” He turned to go back home, and he said, “It’s already taken? That’s if they’re in charge, it’s already taken. But if Hakadosh Baruch Hu, the Rebono Shel Olam is in charge, then He can give me not only another rocking chair, but even a bigger and better one. I don’t need them to give it to me, I need Hashem to give it to me.” The next day, he got a phone call from the same person, and he said, “Yesterday you called us up that you wanted a rocking chair. That didn’t work out because somebody else took it. But, I was just schmoozing with my friend, and I told him what happened, and my friend said, ‘Oh, I have a brand new rocking chair that I don’t even need, and I’m looking to get rid of. Have that person come and pick it up from me. It’s on my porch, brand new in its box.’” In no time, R’ Prater was able to get a brand new rocking chair, free of charge, with the best service, better than ever! Read more: Daily Bitachon #1864