I Sang and Was Saved

Translated from Rabbi Arush’s feature article in the weekly Chut shel Chessed newsletter. The articles focus on his main message: “Loving others as yourself” and emuna. 

What Do These Things Have in Common? 

What is common to a woman giving birth in the hospital, a motorcycle rider at a central crossroads down south, and a parent of children who is sitting in the office of the principal of a Talmud Torah? 

What they have in common is that they all sang and were saved! 

They all believed that Hashem loved them and that they would have only good – and they really did get the best. 

The doctors told the couple who arrived to give birth that the situation is very complex and there is no chance of having a natural birth; a caesarean must be performed. They called me and I told them: “Sing our song, and you’ll have a natural birth.” 

They sang “Hashem yitbarach always loves me and I will always have only good, and I will have an easy, natural birth and I will have even better, and I will have an easy birth.” To the astonishment of the medical staff, the baby was born naturally! The birthing woman sang all the way through the contractions and the pain. The midwives were so impressed by the progression of the birth that the moment she stopped singing, they said to her: “Go on, go on. Your song is really helping…” The husband called me back and said they had miracles upon miracles! 

An Outdoor “Garage” 

One of my talmidim (students, disciples) gives out materials every day at the Kanot intersection. One day, he saw a very frustrated motorcyclist there standing next to a brand-new motorcycle, but out of sorts and grumbling. My talmid went over to him and asked if he could help in any way. The cyclist said that he was having a problem with the motorcycle, and that he had no idea what was going on. My talmid suggested a “fix it” of a different sort. He said to him: “Look, achi (my brother), my rabbi says to sing the song, ‘Hashem yitbarach always loves me and I will have only good.’ Let’s sing, you and I, and you will experience miracles…” 

The young man understood immediately that he had nothing to lose, and, besides, he could have used some encouragement, considering the bad mood he was in. He agreed, and they sang “I will have even better, and my motorcycle will work…” They sang for a few minutes, and then my talmid told the rider: “Try now.” And – yes – what you think happened was exactly what happened. The motorcycle worked fine! 

A Conflicted Father 

Another talmid of mine was desperately looking for a Talmud Torah for his children. He went from one to another, and everywhere they refused to accept his children. This talmid has “a very difficult problem”: He’s a Breslever… 

One day, he was sitting in the room of a principal of an educational institution, who after much lobbying and repeated pressures agreed to accept the children. But before that he called in the father and the children to clarify some conditions they must adhere to, as well as what their expectations should be. He warned them that they must never say that they are Breslev chassidim. Just like in the megillah: “Esther made no mention of her people or her birth, for Mordechai had instructed her strictly not to reveal them.” 

This demand on the part of the principal placed the father in an uncomfortable position… It was true that in the previous Talmud Torah the children had attended they had been bullied because of being connected to Breslev, and keeping them at home was very problematical, but on the other hand, it was hard to expect that the children would not breathe a word. Children are children. It was also hard for him, emotionally, to teach the children to live a life in which they negate themselves. 

They’re all Breslev 

He started to think what to do. He was even considering giving up on his children registering in this institution, but he felt that he was really being eaten up by the anxiety and was actually living without emuna (faith). So, he began to sing to himself – in his heart – “Hashem yitbarach always loves me and I will always have only good.” This internal singing encouraged him and gave him strength. His smile reappeared on his face, and his soul was filled with complete faith that things will be only good, and with a glad heart, trusting in Hashem, he registered the children at that school. 

And what happened? At the end of their first day there, the children came home happy and laughing. The father, of course, asked them: “What are you so happy about? Why are you so cheerful?” 

And they told him that they entered their classrooms, all the other children introduced themselves, saying. “I’m a Breslever,” “Me too.” It turned out that almost the entire class was made up of Breslever chassidim. So, the children went to the principal and said to him: “They’re all Breslev. What are we supposed to say when we are asked what sort of chassidim we are?” The principal had no choice but to say to them: “Okay, there’s nothing to do. You say too that you are Breslevers.” 

The children have settled into this Talmud Torah successfully, and they are happy and doing well both academically and socially; the parents, too, are calm and happy, and even happier, and even happier. 

A Tree Has Children?! 

Last week I brought you the story about the girls who made it to the bus on time thanks to singing that Hashem loves them. And I wrote that there is going to be a new genre of stories of salvation, and indeed, the stories are coming in steadily. We will be happy to hear and receive other stories, to strengthen both others and ourselves. 

And this is the opportunity to once again teach people how to sing this song when one wants to bring down salvation! 

But first we must explain why this song brings down yeshua (salvation). As we have said in the name of many tzaddikim, when a person knows truly that Hashem loves him, he can bring down any yeshua for himself. We will mention here a most wonderful thing that Rabbi Yaakov of Pshevorsk tells of the Maggid of Trisk who was a big tzaddik and could cause barren women to bear children. He said about himself that even if he decrees that a non-fruit-bearing tree bear children, it will bear children. Why? Because he knows that the Holy One, Blessed Be He, loves him!!!! 

If you lack anything, what you’re lacking is the knowledge that Hashem loves you! The knowledge that Hashem does only good for you and will continue to do good for you, and better and even better! 

Singing Class 

So how does one sing? If you are not married, stand and sing for as long as you can: “Hashem yitbarach always loves me and I will always have only good; Hashem yitbarach always loves me and I will have a good spouse; and I will have even better, and I will have a good spouse; and I will have even better and I will have a good spouse. I will always have only good!” 

That is how you will sing about every problem, every lack, every difficulty: And I will have a complete recovery, and I will make a good living, and I will get out of all my debts, and I will regain mental health, and I will have peace and quiet, and I will have joy, and I will have children, and I will have good and righteous children, and I will do complete teshuva, etc. etc. I think you’ve got the point already. 

If you pray like this about every problem, lack or anything that you are not successful in, you will see miracles. 

Entitled to a Title 

You get your yeshua according to your emuna! Believe that Hashem loves you. You – just as you are! And Hashem will do you only good things! You – just as you are! Hashem wants to provide you with every yeshua! Even if you think you’re not worthy – that is lack of emuna.  

Hashem does good because He is a good father! And Hashem will do you only good not because you are a tzaddik, but because you’re His child! Every Jew is His child to the same degree. 

We have many “titles” – tzaddik, good learner, talmid chacham, kadosh (holy), chassid. Within every title there are sub-titles, and no one person is like another. There are many levels and differences between people. But there is one title that we all share, and it is unchanging: the title of child! We are all equal regarding this title – we are all children of our Father in Heaven and His desire to help every one of us is completely equal to all. 

This is what we should know deep in our hearts each and every moment – and this knowledge brings down immense yeshuot! 

Dear Jews, may you always be happy, and always sing and dance, and always experience yeshuot! Keep on singing “Hashem yitbarach always loves me and I will always have only good, and even better and even better,” and if you witness your yeshua following this song and as an outcome of it and you want to share the story with us and strengthen others, send us stories of “I sang and was saved” to the email address: 8458341@gmail.com.

Shabbat Shalom!