“Yonatan has to disappear for a little while for R’ Shalom to take notice of us again. Since his precious prodigy was born, it’s like we don’t even exist!”
R’ Shalom was a talmid chacham blessed with a brilliant mind, a pleasant nature, and a lot of money. But as he neared his 50th birthday, the blessing he and his wife were still waiting for was the gift of children.
R’ Shalom took a group of local orphans under his wing and lovingly taught them Torah. His wife supplied them with hot meals. The orphans viewed him as a father, and over the years, he merited marrying the oldest ones off to wonderful partners.
And then, to everyone’s astonishment, a miracle occurred. R’ Shalom and his wife celebrated the birth of their very own baby boy. They named him Yonatan.
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The orphans came to the bris and participated in their benefactor’s simchah. They rejoiced at the indescribable happiness etched upon R’ Shalom’s face. Two weeks following the bris, R’ Shalom resumed his regular Torah classes.
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