MIRACLE STORY FROM myrtlerising
[…] Something you won't see in the secular press!
In one of the buildings directly damaged by a missile in the city of Bnei Brak [likely the not-yet-completely-religious Pardes Katz neighborhood], lived the great-grandson of the Rebbe of Grodnitza – a Chassidus that barely exists today after the Holocaust decimated most of its adherents.
According to the custom of the Chassidus of Grodnitza, one should refrain from dismantling the sukkah after Sukkos.
Instead, this great-grandson left it up every day of the year, only renewing the schach every Sukkos. Of course, this raised doubts and even suspicions about the laziness of the owner of the sukkah, but those who knew him and the custom knew it was a Grodnitzer tradition. In this way, the Rebbe's great-grandson, along with several other members of his family living outside of Eretz Yisrael, preserved this tradition.
On the night of the attack on Bnei Brak, the great-grandson sat in his room, bent over a Gemara, and did not even hear the siren warning of an oncoming missile. When his family members alerted him, he insisted on continuing to study. They knew him well enough to know he wouldn't budge from his learning, so there was no point on insisting he join them in the mamad [the specially reinforced room that serves as an in-home bomb shelter].
So they went into the mamad, closing the door behind them (which he could easily open from the outside, if he desired).
Suddenly, the great-grandson heard knocking coming from the sukkah.
This surprised him because nothing remained in sukkah at this time of year, except for a picture of his great-grandfather, the Rebbe. He entered the sukkah and saw the picture swaying and knocking against the wall of the sukkah.
Just as he approached to straighten it, a huge explosion occurred – which also destroyed the room he'd just exited after pausing in his learning to investigate the knocking sound.
His family members, who felt sure he'd been killed, burst out of the mamad in panic – only to find him coughing slightly from the dust.
If this is not a miracle, then tell me what is!
Spread it with all your might!!
Interesting also how this devoted learner did not hear the siren, but did hear the picture of his illustrious great-grandfather knocking against the wall of the sukkah.
Hashem decides everything – including what we hear and when we move.
3 comments:
Halacha requires protecting oneself from danger. This person violated halacha.
See also the concept of מנכים לו מזכויותיו. There is no מצוה of refusing to take a down a סוכה. There is a מצוה to protect oneself from danger. If there was a זכות that protected this person, it was the זכות of his family members following their halachic obligations.
Of course, it's possible you've been taken in by a hoax. A search for "grodnitzer" turns up nothing- except this anecdote. Similar searchers for גרודניץ and the like are also fruitless.
What was the name of the Rebbe of Grodnitza? Who was his rebbi?
Interesting reply to this comment:
1) First of all, when people are saved by miracles when doing the opposite of the safety rules, there are always the people who respond as above.
2) Secondly (and I think this is a good point): People have been hit by missiles WHILE firmly ensconced in their mamad room. The missile in the story hit very close to the mamad. Maybe in the zechus of his Torah learning, the missile hit where he'd been learning and not the mamad?
3) True, a search for the word Grodnitz/גרודניץ doesn't turn up anything except this story. Could be that's not how it was spelled. Also, it sounds like hardly anyone is left from that group after the Holocaust. In Eretz Yisrael, this great-grandson is the lone remnant. In chu"l, there are a handful, according to the story.
Could it be the details of the story got mixed up? Yes. Maybe it didn't happen now. Maybe it happened during a much earlier war. Maybe there was no mamad, but the family went down to a group bomb shelter. Maybe it wasn't a missile, but a rocket, or another explosive.
Grodnitzky Chassidus refers to the branch of Chassidic Judaism associated with the Grodnitzer Rebbe, Rabbi Mordechai Grodnitzer. It is a specific Chassidic dynasty within the broader Chassidic movement. The Grodnitzky House, likely a Chassidic center, is located at 1432 Catharine Street. A Men's Chassidus class is held there on Wednesday nights.
Key aspects of Grodnitzky Chassidus:
Chassidic Dynasty: Grodnitzky Chassidus is a specific lineage within Chassidism, descended from the Grodnitzer Rebbe.
Chassidic Center: The Grodnitzky House serves as a focal point for the community, hosting events like the Men's Chassidus class.
Emphasis on Chassidus: The schedule highlights the importance of Chassidus study, which is a central tenet of Chassidic thought, as noted in Chabad.org.
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