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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
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ALEPH BETH
l)R. H. RAB1N0WICZ
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Rabbi Israel Baal Shern Tov,
the founder of Chassidisin, yearn
ed for the land of Israel and his
dearest wish was to set foot on
the sacred soil Twice he tried to
make the journey but each time
there were obstacles in the way
and he was unable to reach his
destination Then one day Rabbi
Israel decided to try once again
For the third time he set out from
Miedzyboz on the perilous pil
grimage to the Land This time
he was accomp anted by his
daughter Adela and after many
adventures they arrived in In-
stanbul. Here they were fortunate
in finding a ship and they eager
ly embarked on the last stage of
their difficult journey.
Three days passed uneventfully
at sea and the ship steadily ap
proached nearer and nearer to
the land of Rabbi Israel’s dreams.
Then, on the fourth day, a band
of pirates fell upon the ship and
took the passengers captive
Among the prisoners was the
Rabbi, together with his daugh
ter and d'isciple.
‘Rabbi,” cried the disciple in
anguish,” you are the master of
God’s Name. You heal the sick,
you raise the fallen. Men say
there is no problem that you can
not solve, no burden that you
cannot lighten. Rabbi, save your
self and rescue us from all this
fearful danger.”
“Alas, alas,” lamented Rabbi
Israel sadly. My mind is a blank.
I cannot remember a single pas
sage of the Zohar, the Book of
Mystery. 1 cannot recall a single
verse of the Holy Bible I cannot
recollect a single word of the
Talmud or the Mishnah I have
forgotten every phrase in the
piayerbook, the .Siddur Could i
but recall a single passage, then
we would be saved.”
The disciple gazed at Rabbi Is
rael with pity and fear He had
never seen the revered Rabbi in
such distress. “Is there nothing
nothing at all that you remem
ber - '” he stammered. Then a
flame flickered in the Rabbi's
eyes.
“Yes,’’ he said joyfully. I begin
to I remember — the letters of
the Hebrew alphabet. Come, my
son, let us say them together
Aleph, beth, gimmel, daleth—”
Before they reached the fifth let
ter, the Rabbi and his compan
ions were miraculously back in
Miedzyboz. Pirates, prisoners and
chains had vanished like a fleet
ing dream.
Why had this happened? Why
had heaven intervened to prevent
the Master from reaching the
Holy I^ind he longed for? The
fate of many worlds was in the
balance. The time appointed for
the coming of the Messiah had
not yet arrived, but had Rabbi
Israel set foot in the Land of Is
rael nothing could have delayed
the coming of the Messiah for
another minute So the Rabbi was
deprived of his knowledge for
that crucial moment and the
world was forced to wait for the
Messiah until the hour of des
tiny.
The great Rabbi was not saved
by his great wisdom, for all his
learning had left him. His savi
ours were the letters of the al
phabet — the letters learned by
every little Jewish child. For the
Chassidim believed that a man
need not be a saint or a scholar
to obtain audience with the King
of Heaven. If a man but recite
the Aleph Beth with passion and
sincerity, then his prayer would
soar straight to his Heavenly
Father and God would look down
upon him with mercy and loving
kindness.
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