Upon the arrival of the rebbetzin (wife of a rabbi) of R. Mordekhai Shalom Yosef of Sadagora-Pshemeshil in the Holy Land, he shared a story about the Ruzhiner. In the year of his passing, the Ruzhiner repeated the passage v’hi she’amda (a passage in the Haggadah of Pesakh) 62 times. When asked about the reason for the repetition, he replied, “If you desire to reveal something, you must ask about it. Therefore, I repeated the verse [passage] many times so that you would inquire. I wish to provide you with a sign of the Redemption of Israel. There will come a time when Jews will be forced to leave all corners of the Earth and be barred from entering the Holy Land. You should then be aware then that this moment in time will be geulat yisrael (Redemption of Israel).”
(At that time, the British did not permit Jews entry into the Holy Land)
Y.F.
Isaac Braunstein
(Israel)
