The Shliach Who Services Our Own

It was in the midst of the Simchas Torah Farbrengen, and the thin wooden planks holding up the massive crush of people on the bleachers at the far end of 770 finally gave way, and one unlucky Bochur felt a shot of terrible pain as his foot hit the ground with the weight of dozens of people falling on top of him.

Hatzalah Paramedics were quickly called and he was evacuated to the hospital where his broken leg was treated.

Moments after Yom Tov the young Bochur, his injured foot now in a cast and hobbling on crutches, was in a taxi back to 770 where, owing to his state, he was allowed to skip most of the line and was shortly standing in front of the Rebbe with his cup to receive Kos Shel Brocho.

“Dos iz der bochur vus gefallen” – “this is the Bochur that fell,” Rabbi Groner (who earlier that day had notified the Rebbe of what had happened) said, as he came forward.

“Gefallen?!” “That fell?!” the Rebbe asked with a wave of his holy hand, “sheva yipol tzaddik vekom!” – “Seven times a Tzaddik falls and gets back up.”

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We know who the Shliach is in every far corner of planet earth, who is there to provide a Kosher meal, a warm hug and hopefully a reignited connection to Torah, for our lost brothers off the beaten path.

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