| Stories of Baal Shem Tov: Beshalach: Perfect Faith |
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| Written by Bentzion of Medziboz |
 And then there was the time that Rabbi Dovid Leikes, one of the Chevrayah Kadisha , was speaking with several followers of his son-in-law, Reb Mottel of Chernobyl (also known
as the Chernobyler Rebbe).Reb Dovid asked the followers of Reb Mottel, “Tell me. Do you have perfect faith in your Rebbe , Reb Mottel?” None of the men responded. After a pause Reb Dovid persisted, “So nu?” Finally, one of Reb Mottel’s adherents came back with, “Who can say he has perfect faith?” Reb Dovid nodded and continued. “My friends, let me tell you a story about faith. Once, several of us in the Chevrayah Kadisha spent a Shabbos at an inn with the Rebbe. As usual, Seudah Shlishit went late into the night.” “The Baal Shem Tov told us of the mystical insights he had received while meditating, praying, and studying Torah during that Shabbos. When he finished speaking, we Benched , said Maariv and then Havdalah. ” “Immediately afterwards,” Reb Dovid continued, “we sat down together with the Baal Shem Tov for Melava Malkah .” “After a few minutes, the Baal Shem Tov turned to me and said, ’Reb Dovid, reach into your pocket and take out a gulden, please, and buy us some mead from the inn keeper.’ “I was still wearing my Shabbos clothes and of course I never carry money on Shabbos . Yet, without thought or hesitation, I reached into my pocket to take out the gulden, as my Rebbe had requested. And — the most amazing thing! I found a gulden in my pocket.” The disciples of Reb Mottel, after hearing this story, commented to Reb Dovid, “You know, that is really not that amazing. It’s just another miracle story about the Baal Shem Tov.” “Yes. That is so,” said Reb Dovid. “But the point of my telling you the story is not to show that the Baal Shem Tov does miracles. My point is that my faith in my Rebbe, the Baal Shem Tov, is so great that I didn’t even think to question his request. I just reached into my pocket for the money. That it was there is secondary.” And so it was. Freely adapted by Tzi Meir HaCohane from a story in SIPURIM UMAMORIM YEKORIM and translated in STORIES OF THE BAAL SHEM TOV by Rabbi Y.Y.Klapholtz and reprinted with the kind permission of the Baal Shem Tov Foundation. Please visit www.baalshemtov.com Join a class on the Perekim from the Kesser Shem Tov: Shabbos morning 9am in the Shteibel Minyan Beis Medresh Also, write to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to receive the Stories of the Baal Shem Tov in your email inbox, visit and join a discussion group on the stories of the Baal Shem Tov at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Stories_of_the_Baal_Shem_Tov/ Publicize the Teachings of the Baal Shem Tov To Help Bring Moshiach Right NOW! Publicize the Teachings of the Baal Shem Tov to Bring Moshiach NOW! Bentzion Meltzer 954.242.9208 www.besht-yomi.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it http://groups.google.com/group/teachings_of_the_besht?hl=en http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Stories_of_the_Baal_Shem_Tov/ 
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