Unexpected Wedding Invitation

One day a wedding invitation arrived at my home, sent by Rabbi Avrohom Bleich, a Rov in Michigan. He was an old beloved talmid of mine, whom I hadn’t seen for some 35 years. He was marrying off a child in Brooklyn, and invited me to the wedding. Not so easy to respond yes to every wedding invitation that arrives and to attend. After all, traveling from Lakewood to Brooklyn, round trip is time consuming. Two weeks passed and then one day I received a phone call. It was non other then Rabbi Bleich himself, personally reaching out and inviting me. He said it would mean very much to him to see me attend. That I had touched his life in many positive ways and that he had fond memories.Thought to myself, if a Talmid went through all the effort to uncover his old Rebbie’s whereabouts, he deserved my attendance. Little did I know at the start of the trip, how rewarding and special the evening would turn out be. Upon entering the wedding hall, he noticed my arrival and immediately took me into the center to dance with him alone. A while later the choson joined the circle followed by the mechutin. Took one look at him and realized he was also a talmid. Two talmidim were meshadich together. Soon after another few men suddenly joined our dance circle and realized they were also talmidim, all from the same class. How special that was, to be dancing together with a half dozen talmidim, after being separated 35 years.

How did this all come together? A talmid went the extra mile. A Rebbie went the extra mile. Surely Hashem looked down upon us and admired the love he saw between a talmid and his Rebbie and rewarded the effort with a mini reunion. Touch a persons hearth and inspire him. The love you create will last a lifetime.