By Mendy Mentz, Shliach at Mayanot Men’s Program
Yesterday my son took a flight from New York to Istanbul and wrote the following story.
I’m on the plane from New York to Istanbul and this Muslim guy says “salam aleikem.” He asks me about my Tefillin (I was about to put them on and begin praying with them on the plane). I explained to him what they are.
He then asks me to please pray that his wife should have an easy birth and a healthy daughter. After I agree, he kisses my hand….
A little later, a group of Jews on the flight are making a minyan in the back of the plane. One of the flight attendants asked if the minyan could hurry up.
My Muslim friend saw this and told her that they will only be a few minutes, making sure no one would disturb our prayers.
A few minutes later, he saw I was praying without shoes so he asked the flight attendant for flip flops and bent down on the ground and slipped them on my feet!
After prayers, we were speaking and he mentioned his mother was a Jew!
I explained to him that in Islam the religion goes after the father, but for Jews it’s the mother, so he is a Jew!
At that moment, I asked him if he wants to put on the Tefillin so he can finally pray as a Jew. He agreed.
He gave me his business card and said if I ever need anything in Turkey I shouldn’t hesitate to contact him.
mendy Melbourne missis you
wow such an amazing ending
Shout out to all the other bochur’s involved in the story!
#cropped
that for all the jewish women married to arabs, that make about 1 million jews as you know many jews were force to convert but remain jews inside all over the world, this includes from other religions too,not suprise
another great story to add to your collection!
missing you down under!
Mendy mentz! Always at the forefront helping yidden! What a pleasure to see this story. Keep up the good work inspiring klal yisroel, you inspire us all! Aderabe v’aderabe! Yasher koach.
Thank you for being a shining light in this crazy world!
Why is a Jew going to Istanbul? There aren’t enough non-muslim controlled countries to visit or do business in? (You can scratch off London now).
Amazing hashem is watching offer his ppl
Tht is the most inspiring story i have in the past few weeks!
Yasher koach!
Always one step ahead finding yiddin and lighting their spark!!! Top bochur!! Making the rebbe proud always!! Keep in up mendy!! And let us know how ur trip to turkey goes 😉
I saw, a long time ago on a Chabad forum,
that, on a plane, there was a Chabad man
putting on tefillin. The man next to him got scared
and tried to take them away. It was a Muslim flight
attendant who intervened and said,”Don’t worry. No
harm will come from this man’s prayer.”
Incredible….
thanks for inspiration.
Gave me chills
that is incredible story. wow. you literally NEVER know these people’s stories….he is just as much of a Jew as you or me, but he’s living the life of a Muslim?!? Oy vey this intermarriage…
Beautiful
Woohoo! Go Mendy! Made it to COL! Keep up the good work
a big yaasher koach to you!!!!!!!!!