Miracles of R. Issac, Arlesker Rebbe
R. Isaac Arlesker [=of Olesko] was the son of R. Henokh Arlesker, a son-in-law of R. Shalom Belzer.
Miracles of R. Isaac, Arlesker Rebbe
R. Popik recounts that his aunt did not have any children 10 years into her marriage. R. Popik’s father traveled to the Arlesker and he gave his blessing and soon after she had a girl.
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R. Popik’s father had a daughter he needed to marry off – they were negotiating a match and promised a dowry of 200 Rhenish. However, his business went bad and the father was unable to put together the 200 Rhenish for the dowry.
So he traveled to R. Isaac Arlesker and told him the story. And also told him that even if he would still bake another oven of bread he would still only earn another 32 Kreuzer – in other words – that he has no chance at all – to put together the 200 Rhenish.
The rebbe did not say anything to him: “I wish you success” – and this was the entire interview – but when he returned home his success was so great that in a few months, he had the 200 Rhenish for the dowry – was able to cloth the whole family and after the wedding, he still had 300 extra Rhenish in his pocket.
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R. Popik’s father-in-law was involved in a court case with a Gentile, so he traveled to R. Isaac Arlesker.
His father-in-law asked the Arlesker at the interview: “Rebbe please pray that the Gentile will die a horrible death – so we will avoid going to trial.”
The Rebbe only replied: “I wish you success.”
The father-in-law went home. At the trial, the father-in-law was acquitted but afterward, the Gentile became the father-in-law’s best friend in the business – concluded large deals with him – and the father-in-law earned a lot with him.
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I.F.
Abraham Lipa Popik