Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Hashem Sees

The Beis Yisrael the Helige Gerrer Rebbe whose yahrtzeit was the second of Adar was great at reading people's minds. There are many stories illustrating this Divine כח.

Mori V'rabbi the Tolna Rebbe Shlita related that he was once in a car with the Rebbe and they observed a chossid in the next car beautifying himself in the mirror [chassidim DON'T look in mirrors]. The Beis Yisrael remarked "Baruch Hashem that Heimishe Yidden [good religious Jews] have enough money to buy their own cars."

The Tolna Rebbe thought to himself: "He is calling him a "Heimishe Yid"? If that fellow only knew that the holy Beis Yisrael is watching him" but didn't say a word.

Suddenly the Beis Yisrael turned to the Tolna Rebbe and said emphatically "But Hashem sees! What does it matter what I think? Hashem is watching....."