A couple who had an only daughter approached the Bohusher. The Jew complained that his only daughter turned out very well. He happily married her off, but after her wedding, she became ill. They had taken her to many places around the world, and the doctors confirmed that she was completely healthy, yet she suffered from heart pains that were making her ill. Though the family never traveled to a rebbe, the girl promised that she would never disclose the secret in her heart, only to the rebbe. So she went to the Bohusher who told her, “It is okay to reveal everything.” She then related the following account: Before marrying her present husband, she was already engaged to another man who went missing. She subsequently married her current husband, who is favorable both in the eyes of God and man. However, at the time of the wedding, the previous groom appeared to her in a dream and ever since then, she has been unwell. The Rebbe then responded, “Nu, he (the first groom) is right after all!” Upon hearing this, the parents and the girl were overwhelmed with fear and became weak. Once they had regained their composure, the Rebbe explained, “It is a Jewish custom that the groom goes to the bride. Since you did not cut your hair, he did not realize that you were already married to someone else. I promise you that if you cut off your hair, the previous groom would no longer appear in your dreams.” She agreed to the promise, cut off her hair, and during the night, the previous groom no longer appeared in her dreams. Following this, the Bohusher summoned her husband. The couple resided in Bohush for seven months and seven days, after which she gave birth to a child.

Y.F.

Isaac Braunstein (Heard from his father)