The Malach lived with his wife a total of four times.
When she became pregnant for the first time, he said: “This is not what I meant.” And she miscarried.
The second time, he said the same thing, and she miscarried again.
When she became pregnant for a third time, they were afraid to tell the Malach and R. Yisrael Chaim was born. When they told him the news, the Malach said yet again: this is not what I meant, but once it is already here, let it be.
When the Rebbetzin became pregnant for a fourth time, the Malach said: this is what I had in mind, and R. Sholom was born.
I.F.
Rabbi Reiter
Prohovitcher Rav
