LONG READS Issue 959 · May 3, 2023

Count Your Blessings

Rav Nochum Cohen'sbrachos somehow always bear yeshuos, but he says there’s no magic trick: It’s all about locking into simple faith

Count Your Blessings
Photos: Shmuel Drey
Rav Nochum Cohen’s brachos somehow always bear yeshuos, but he says there’s no magic trick: It’s all about locking into simple faith

At the time, Sruli — who went on condition that his friends would let him sit anonymously in a corner — was 28 and single. He had just started dating a certain young woman — again. Several years before, they had dated seriously, but in the end it hadn’t worked out. A shadchan had recently persuaded Sruli to give it another go.

And despite his friends’ assurances that Sruli would be left alone, Moshe, the host, took an immediate interest in him. He started quizzing Sruli and managed to pry out of him that he was still single.

Moshe quickly turned to Rav Cohen and said, “He’s 28 and he’s not married. We’ve got to find him a shidduch.”

“Rav Cohen looked and Sruli and asked, “What’s your name?”

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