A teacher who taught in R’ Zechariah Wallerstein Zt’l’s yeshivah met a previous student who had been off the derech. The girl looked like a regular, frum, normal Bais Yaakov girl. The teacher started shmoozing with her. The girl told her, “Guess what changed my life. Do you know the bitachon hotline? I listen every day. It taught me that Hashem loves me, so I talk to Hashem the whole day.” She said, “It’s so geshmak! I never felt so good in my life. I am so close to Hashem and it changed my life. I’m proud that I have such a close connection to Hashem.” So, the teacher asked, “You know, did you ever call R’ Golombeck?” She said, “No, I never told him.” The teacher called me and told me, “You have no idea what the hotline gave this girl who was totally off the derech! It totally saved her!” [Rav Golombeck] Read more: Bitachon #277

Esther’s* mother sent her to deposit a very large amount of cash in the bank. Before she went to the bank, she stopped at a park with one of her friends. They saw a scary-looking man coming towards them, so they left. One hour after they left the park, they remembered that they left the bag there! B’derech Hateva, what were the chances that a bag with a large amount of cash in a crowded park would still be there? They were mechazek themselves that when they go with the mindset of emunah and bitachon there is only hashgacha. The bag was there, untouched! Read more: Bitachon #274

R’ Daniel was driving on a highway and he was almost out of gas. He passed by a gas station and didn’t realize to turn in. It was already by zero. He said again and again to himself, “It’s not the gas, it’s Hashem. He reached another gas station and right when he reached the pump the car ran out of gas! Perfect timing! Thank You, Hashem! Read more: Bitachon #264

R’ Dovid* brings his kids to the bus stop to go to cheder. The stop is all the way down the block at the corner. One day, he was running late. He said, “Hashem, I have bitachon that when I walk out of my door I will find the bus waiting there.” He opened his door and he saw that there was a huge traffic jam and the bus which usually stops all the way down the block was… right in front of his house! He waved to the bus driver and the kids got right onto the bus! Read more: Bitachon #257

Seven-year-old Dovid* broke his hand right before Yom Tov. His hand was placed in a cast. He went back on Chal Hamoed to the doctor. The doctor said, “The hand is not healing right and would require surgery.” Dovid’s father asked if surgery could be pushed off a week as they wanted to go out of town for the last days. “Yes, we can push it off a week.” Dovid was crying, he didn’t want surgery. His father told him, “Hashem is the Kol Yochol and could fix it. Let us do what Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt”l recommended that one should learn the Torah related to the Machalah.” So, they learned Mesechta Yodayim. When they came back to the doctor a week later, he said, “We have to do the surgery.” Dovid’s father asked if he could push it off another week. The doctor said, “Yes, but, that’s it.” I’m scheduling the surgery for next Thursday.” Dovid’s father asked if they could have an appointment on Wednesday to check if they still need surgery? The doctor couldn’t understand why they should check on Wednesday, but gave them the Wednesday appointment. They finished mesechta Yodayim and came on Wednesday. The doctor said, “You don’t need surgery – the bones aligned themselves!” ! Read more: Bitachon #253