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Inspirations challenge: the 166
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Shabbos ture and bless us with children.”
For my wife, this was difficult to accept. She was
Our Personal Parshas No- very connected to her phone. More so, all her
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Sacrifice N a ch m a n friends and close family members had such phones,
and
his
and going against the tide seemed insurmountable.
wife are the “Only if the Gadol Hador Harav Chaim Kanievsky
proud par- T”zl will promise that if I throw out the phone I’ll
ents of a
precious set merit having children, could I make the move,” she
of twins – a boy and a girl, after more than five said.
years of waiting. The very next day, I stood in line at 23 Rashbam
“It was as if the Ribbono Shel Olam was telling us, Street in Bnei Brak. Rav Chaim was quiet for a mo-
‘Ten months ago, you broke two smartphones – ment after I shared my story. Then he said, “Tell her
yours and your wife’s, and now you are rewarded that if she’ll throw out the device, she’ll be zocheh to
middah k’neged middah with two children – a boy children.”
and a girl!’” Nachman shares with delight. I was ecstatic and rushed to share the news with
We spoke with Nachman, firsthand, to verify the my wife. She burst into tears at the thought of final-
details of his story. This is how it all began. ly having children to light up our darkened home.
They were five hard, painful years. We visited
doctors, endured various treatments, and tried ev- In a display of emotion, my wife broke her smart-
ery possible segulah. We davened at kivrei tzaddik- phone and davened from the depths of her heart
im and begged for brachos from gedolim. But from that her mesirus nefesh to disengage from her ad-
Shamayim, the answer was “no.” Perhaps Hashem diction simply because it does not conform with
just wanted us to get closer to Him. retzon Hashem bear fruit, as Rav Chaim assured.
In our quest to improve our level of kiyum ham- You cannot imagine the tears of gratitude that we
itzvos, I took an honest step back. Both my wife and spilled as our deepest wish was fulfilled – after
I had smartphones, even though the gedolei hador years of treatments, tefillos and segulos.
expressly disapprove of carrying this little gadget Nachman resides in Rishon Letzion, Eretz Yisra-
that contains all the depravity and infatuation of el, and is happy to share the details of his personal
this world. I suggested to my wife, “Let’s throw out yeshuah with anyone who would like to hear them
the smartphones. We will forego our natural incli- firsthand. He can be reached on his simple phone –
nation and surely Hashem will respond above na-
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