An extraordinary incident unfolded during the shivah period near the kever of the mekubal Rav Amos Guetta zt”l in Netanya, where a remarkable chain of events ended without injuries despite the sudden collapse of a wall at an active construction site.

The incident occurred as workers were preparing a new entrance to the tzaddik’s grave. According to eyewitnesses, a vehicle belonging to a Chevra Kadisha employee arrived at the site to oversee the cutting of a wall that would provide direct access to the grave. The vehicle had reportedly been experiencing a mechanical problem for about a week that caused it to emit thick black smoke. As part of the wall-cutting operation, workers were using a continuous flow of water, as is standard for this type of work.

At one point, one of Rav Amos’s talmidim noticed smoke pouring from the vehicle. He immediately grabbed the water hose being used by the construction crew and rushed toward the vehicle in an attempt to cool it down and prevent the problem from worsening. However, the combination of the vehicle’s mechanical malfunction, the intense heat, and the water apparently caused the vehicle to catch fire.

According to those at the scene, the four workers cutting the wall did not understand why their water hose had suddenly been taken away. Initially believing someone was interfering with their work, they left their positions and walked toward the vehicle to see what had happened.

Just moments later, the very wall they had been cutting suddenly collapsed.

The collapse occurred precisely where the workers had been standing only seconds earlier. Because they had stepped away immediately before the wall gave way, none of them was injured.

Those present described the sequence of events as nothing short of miraculous, saying they believed the zechus of the tzaddik, who was buried only days earlier, protected those at the site. They remarked that even after his passing, he continues to intercede on behalf of his followers.

{Matzav.com}