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Many of us The man was bewildered, and wondered what the Ray was re-
may remember ferring to. R' Chaim asked him if he had a non-kosher phone, and
miraculous recovery the heartbreak- told him that he needs to destroy it immediately. This would consti-
ing tragedy tute mesiras nefesh, and he would then give him a bracha.
that took place A grandson of R' Chaim brought in a bucket of water; they
in Adar dropped the phone in, and then destroyed it. Within two weeks,
5774/2014, when the man had a complete and miraculous recovery.
two young Gross children were niftar after being exposed to a toxic R' Stein concluded the story, and cried out, "Ac- cording to nat-
chemical being used to exterminate their home. Two older boys ural means, there can be 2 levayos tonight! Are you ready to save
were hospitalized in critical condition, and hovered between life two precious young boys?" "I don't usually talk like this, but this is
and death for many weeks. At one point, the doctors told the par- pikuach nefesh! I beg of you: please gather your courage and de-
ents that there was nothing else they could do for the children. They stroy your non-kosher phones!"
had completely given up on them and wished to close their case. R' Many people took heed and broke their smartphones on the spot.
Shimmy Gross, the boys' father, called R' Menachem Stein, a Mag- That night, the news spread like wildfire: the Gross children had
gid Maysharim from Yerushalayim, and asked him if he would do a significant improvement in their condition, and within a few
him a favor. He said, "The doctors are giving up and it looks like I days the family made a seudas hodaah in Talmud Torah Achiezer in
might lose another two children:' R' Stein replied, "Of course! Tell Bay- it V'gan, to celebrate the open miracle that Hashem had per-
me what I could do to help!" "I have family in Netanya, and perhaps formed for them.
we can arrange an asifa there to be mechazek the technology situa- One girl was so impressed by this thought that she smashed her
tion. Maybe the kehilla will open their hearts as a zechus for my phone. However, when she came home, her mother very upset with
children." her. "How can you do such a thing; it was so irresponsible! I'm sure
R' Stein agreed, and within 48 hours he was standing at the po- tomorrow you'll come to me begging for a new phone."
dium, looking around at a crowd of 500 people. The audience was A couple of hours later, they got a phone call. The girl's brother
clearly shaken, as just 10 minutes prior they had received word was calling in complete trauma. He had been walking with a friend
from the hospital that the situation was critical and it was a matter in Chevron when Shortly afterward, R' Menachem Stein was speak-
of hours. ing before a group of girls in Dimona on the topic of technology,
R' Stein spoke powerfully, and implored those assembled: "I'm and he recounted the above story. He said that the message is that
not asking for money; I'm not making any appeals. We need your although we're living in a world with such dangers, we have an
actions! Tefillah is not enough over here." amazing power. By doing something shelo k'derech hatevah,
And he related the following story. against our natures, we can activate nissim and change nature. an
A man came from Be'er Sheva to see R' Chain Kanievsky. ZTL Arab attacked them and repeatedly stabbed his friend. The Arab
He told R' Chaim that he was very sick and he asked R' Chaim to was just about to start with him, when the Arab looked at him and
daven for him. R' Chain inquired about the details of his illness, and inexplicably ran away, leaving him unscathed.
then said that the situation was not simple. He said that in this case They figured out what time it was, and realized it was at the
tefillah is not enough; you need mesiras nefesh to do something same time that his sister had broken her phone, causing a commo-
shelo k'derech hatevah. If you break your nature, Hashem will tion in shomayim that changed the tevah.
break the nature of the sickness. (As told by R' Yaakov Sipper, and printed in the sefer Etzbeosai Lamilchama)

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