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R’ Nosson*, a relative of Rabbi Golombeck, was planning to drive one Friday from Lakewood to upstate New York. Since he would be driving with an empty car, he first stopped by the hitching spot on Squankum Avenue, where people wait for rides. (Baruch Hashem, in Lakewood and many other places in the world, yidden stop and they give each other rides.) R’ Nosson arrived at the hitching spot at 12:00, but he did not see anybody who needed a ride. This was very unusual, and he felt a letdown; he wanted to be able to do chesed and give a ride so much, but there was no one waiting for a ride. But what should he do? Obviously, Hashem had different plans. He started driving upstate with his empty car. As he was driving on the highway, he saw a Yiddishe couple pulled over at the side of the road, holding a couple of kids. He stopped and asked, “Do you need help?” They said, “Yes, our car died. We’re going to upstate New York, and we need a ride.” He told them, “Are you serious? I’m going to upstate New York, and I have an empty car. Come with me.” It turned out that their family filled the whole car! If he would have given anyone else a ride, then he would not have had room for this family! Read more:Everything Works Out to The Tee!
Rabbi Golombeck saw a big nes! His house phone is attached to a fax machine, and if they plug in the fax, then they can’t use the phone. He has two phones for the same line. One was not attached to the base because the fax was on, and they were expecting a fax. One phone was not working. Rabbi Golombeck tried the second phone on the same line because he needed to make a phone call from it, and it worked! Ayom V’nora! One phone was not in service, and the other was working! After he finished using it, it said, “attach to the base.” It did not work anymore! Read more: Free Chairs
R’ Schuster* recently got new tires because the old ones were worn out. A few days later, he was driving, and a deer ran out in front of his car. He was able to make a shortstop, and he didn’t hit the deer. If he hadn’t gotten new tires four days earlier, his car would not have stopped so well, and there very likely would have been an accident. In addition, the car behind him wasn’t driving so closely behind him, so they were also Baruch Hashem able to stop in time! Hashem is watching over a perfect word! Read more: Hashem’s unrelenting Kindness!
One day, Rabbi Golomeck didn’t eat lunch, and he was a little hungry. His daughter Esther, who’s in first grade, came home from school at about 3:30 and went to get an orange. She peeled it, separated the pieces, and gave it to Rabbi Golombeck. “Here, Tatty, enjoy it!” He said, “Who told you to do this?” She said, “I just thought about it on my own!” Read more: Hashem Povides, Am Yisrael Shteigs!
Mrs. Strauss* didn’t have much extra money, but she really wanted to be able to help other yidden, so she opened a chair gemach. Someone called her up and said that she’s making a simcha and needs a certain amount of chairs. Mrs. Strauss remembered someone had borrowed chairs a few weeks before and had not returned them, so she was short seven chairs to lend to the simcha. She had no idea who had borrowed it. She said to Hashem, “You know where they are. In order for me to help another Yid, I need to find out where they are.” Shortly afterwards, someone called her up and said, “ I just remembered. I borrowed chairs from you, and I never returned them. Can I return them?” Just like that! Hashem put it in their brain to return it when she reached out to Hashem! Read more: Am Yisrael is Amazing!
R’ Halpert* heard about a Jewish child going to public school. He went to the parents and asked them why they didn’t send him to a frum school. They told him that they would be happy for him to get a Jewish education, but it’s too expensive, and they couldn’t do it. This yungerman said that he took it as his achrayius, that every month he fundraises to pay this child’s tuition! Klal Yisrael is the most amazing nation! Ayom V’nora! Read more; Thriving Bitachon Kollel!
R’ Schechter,* a yungerman, was offered the zechus to drive the Rosh Yeshiva of BMG, Rav Yerucham Olshin, somewhere that he needed to go. He really, really wanted to do it, but his wife needed his help, and he didn’t know what to do. He called up his Rav, who said that Shalom Bayis comes first. He said that because he follows a Life with Bitachon, instead of being mad at his wife, he asked himself why he wants to do it so badly. If the Rav told me I should stay home, then that’s what Hashem wants. Why would I want to drive the Rav? It must be because I love kavod! So I would be able to say that I drove him around! All kavod! I’m not serving Hashem; I’m serving myself! By thinking these thoughts, he didn’t get upset! Read more: It’s Geshmak To Do The Right Thing
Mrs. Ausband’s* chairs were falling apart. She wanted to get them fixed, but she knew it would cost a lot of money, so she wanted to find someone who would fix them for a reasonable price. She thought of somebody who might know who to use, so she called them up and she asked if they knew of anyone who fixes chairs. They said to her, “Actually, we just bought a whole new set of chairs, and we have beautiful chairs that we’re giving away. We were going to put it on a freebate lakewood today. If you want to come look at it, you can see if you like it.” They were in beautiful condition and it was just amazing Hashgacha how she got the chairs on the day that they were going to give it away; she called even before they put on the freebate! Read more: Hashgacha Pratis Milk!
R’ Klein,* a therapist was working with a child who had many, many delays. The parents weren’t seeing any progress. They said to the therapist, “We don’t understand. You’ve been working with our child for such a long time, but he’s still in the same place. There’s no progress and he still has so many delays, he’s so behind. The therapist said, “Okay, I’ll see what I can do.” He turned to Hashem and said, “Hashem. They think I’m the one in charge, it’s You and I’m leaving it up to You.” Later on that day, the mother said, “Wow. From one minute to next, he’s a different child. I see your tools are really are amazing!” Read more: Bitachon #56
Rabbi Golombeck was in the bank Wells Fargo on Friday in order to take care of something important. They told him that in order to take care of it he would need an appointment. They told him he would have to come back on Monday to make an appointment. Rabbi Golombeck told them that he really needs to take care of it today. They told him, “We don’t have any appointments available for today.” Rabbi Golombeck was thinking to himself, “One second. Who is in charge of available appointments? Hashem.” He said, ‘Hashem! They can give me an appointment.” The man said to Rabbi Golombeck, “You know what? The next meeting is in 10 minutes. If you take care of it within 10 minutes, then I could do it for you.” Within ten minutes the whole thing was taken care of! Read more: Bitachon #55
Mrs. Levin’s* husband was struggling in his avodas Hashem. They were at a family gathering, and someone embarrassed her in public and said, “What’s with your husband? He can’t get his act together. What’s with him?” She took that moment to daven to Hashem because she was embarrassed b’rabbim. She said, “Hashem! Please make my husband turn around!” The next day, her husband said to her, “You know, I decided I want to wake up early. I want to start with a seder kavua and I want to start a new leaf.” Now he’s a new person. He wakes up early and is shteiging away! Read more: Siddur Saves the Day
