An extraordinary story of hashgacha pratis unfolded last Friday in Kiryas Yoel, Monroe, when a young man who was called in off the street to complete a minyan at a last-minute bris milah was revealed to be the prospective chosson in a shidduch that had been on the verge of falling apart.

The shidduch had already reached its final stages, with both sides planning to meet on Motzaei Shabbos to finalize the remaining details. However, on Friday afternoon, the kallah’s mother heard a troubling report claiming that the bochur was “short.” This raised doubts in her mind, and the question of whether to proceed with the shidduch suddenly became very real.

Seeking clarity, the kallah’s father went to consult with the Satmar Rebbe. Those at the Rebbe’s home understood the urgency of the situation and arranged for the concerned father to meet with the Rebbe half an hour before candle-lighting time.

At the same time, at the Eishes Chayil recovery center, veteran mohel Reb Aharon Weiss noticed that one of the infants there had reached his eighth day and was due for a bris milah. The originally scheduled mohel had postponed the procedure, claiming the baby was suffering from jaundice. Reb Aharon, however, determined that the child was fit for a bris without concern.

Reb Aharon contacted the baby’s father, and with Shabbos fast approaching and the original mohel unavailable, he suggested an unconventional solution: “Go to the Rebbe’s home. The Rebbe is an expert mohel, and it will also be easier to quickly arrange a minyan there.”

Just minutes before the onset of Shabbos, the Rebbe’s home became the setting for a remarkable scene. Preparations for the bris moved quickly: the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin served as kvatter, while the Rebbe himself acted as both sandek and mohel. Yet one essential element was missing — a minyan. At that moment, only eight men were present.

At that very moment, the kallah’s father arrived for his scheduled meeting, bringing the count to nine. One of the household bochurim rushed outside to find a tenth person to complete the minyan.

The person who happened to be passing by at that exact moment was none other than the very bochur in question. Unaware that his future father-in-law was inside, he agreed to come in and complete the minyan for the mitzvah.

The kallah’s father immediately recognized the bochur and quietly signaled to his wife, who was nearby, to take a look. The mother, who had only hours earlier been concerned about his height, observed him and responded with surprise: “This is what they call short? Not at all. The rumor was far from the truth.”

With that, all doubts disappeared. In the uplifting atmosphere of the bris milah at the Rebbe’s home, the matter came full circle in a striking way. The shidduch was soon finalized, as hashgacha pratis connected a bris milah with the building of a new Jewish home.

The story highlights the remarkable ways in which Hakadosh Baruch Hu orchestrates events. A postponed bris, a mohel’s creative solution, a father seeking guidance at the last moment, and a bochur passing by at precisely the right time all came together to form a powerful account of hashgacha pratis.

{Matzav.com}