A remarkable story has been making waves across the chareidi world centering around a mysterious note received by a young yungerman from the Yenuka, the renowned gaon Rav Shlomo Yehuda Be’eri. The note, now revealed, is prompting widespread discussion and awe.
The story involves a yungerman from a well-known family in the Neve Yaakov neighborhood of Yerushalayim. Several weeks ago, he traveled to meet with the Yenuka, Rav Shlomo Yehuda Be’eri, and poured out his heart in anguish. His wife was expecting, but following medical tests, doctors informed him that the fetus would be born with a genetic syndrome. He confided in the rav through tears, explaining that they already have a child with a syndrome, and the emotional and practical burden is overwhelming. The medical assessment, he told the rav, had been given with complete certainty, leaving him and his wife without hope.
The Yenuka listened carefully, felt his pain, offered words of comfort and encouragement—and then gave a declaration that left no room for doubt: “There is nothing to worry about. Everything will be fine. The baby will be born healthy and whole.” He then took a small piece of paper, wrote a few lines on it, and handed it to the yungerman with clear instructions: “Guard this note carefully and do not open it until 24 hours after the birth.”
The yungerman was stunned. On one hand, the doctors had made an unequivocal diagnosis based on extensive testing. On the other hand, he had deep emunah in the words of the tzaddik.
The day of the birth arrived. His wife was rushed to the hospital on the 15th of Nissan—Pesach. The labor dragged on for hours, continuing through the first day of Yom Tov and into Chol Hamoed on the 16th of Nissan. After 17 exhausting hours, doctors concluded that a cesarean section was necessary.
The surgery was performed, and—against every medical prediction—a perfectly healthy baby girl was born.
Time of birth: 10:55 a.m.
Exactly 24 hours later, the emotional moment arrived. The couple opened the note from the Yenuka, hearts pounding with anticipation. What they read left them speechless:
“ט”ז (יום הלידה) שעה 10:55 (שעת הלידה) ניתוח במקום תסמונת. בשמחה”
“16 (date of birth), 10:55 (time of birth). Surgery instead of syndrome. With joy.”
The revelation of this note, and the precise alignment of every detail it contained, has left many astounded, and strengthened countless others in their emunah in tzaddikim and the power of brachos.
{Matzav.com Israel}