The Miraculous Wine and Challah Blessing: A Mother’s Story of Faith

Chana David has hosted many challah blessing evenings in the past, and she's witnessed incredible blessings. "I've invited Rebbetzin Shoshana Malul several times, each time for a different blessing. *Baruch Hashem*, I was blessed thanks to one such evening, and my eldest daughter also got engaged after a challah blessing. In our generation, the topic of matchmaking is challenging, across all sectors—be it religious, secular, or otherwise, everyone faces difficulties in this matter.

"A few months after my daughter got engaged, I noticed my son was also struggling, and his match was delayed," Chana continues. "I decided to invite Rebbetzin Shoshana Malul again and host another challah blessing event with her. I invited her to the synagogue in our area, and I invited many women. *Baruch Hashem*, the place was packed. It was the month of Elul, and everyone came to separate the challah and receive blessings."

That evening, Chana encountered another charm beyond the event itself and the great mitzvah of separating challah. "At the end of the evening, the Rebbetzin suggested making a donation to the Hidabroot organization and becoming a partner in all the organization's mitzvahs and merits. She mentioned that each partner would receive 'The Miraculous Wine'. I took a bottle and asked her—what do we do with this wine? She told me, 'Write on the bottle what you want to happen—write it down.' I told her I want to open this wine at my son's wedding, and indeed, I wrote on the bottle, 'With Hashem's help, to be opened at Shmuel's wedding.' The Rebbetzin also mentioned my son's name during the evening and blessed that he would be engaged before Sukkot.

"And a covenant was made for the lips... exactly what she said—came true. We opened the wine at the wedding, which took place on the 13th of Cheshvan."

Chana's son's blessing wasn't the only miracle that evening. During the event, Chana recounts, Rebbetzin Malul asked if anyone among the participants wanted to express gratitude for something. "One of the women stood up, who comes to these events once a year and also attended the Rebbetzin's classes, and shared that she gave birth to a daughter after 6 years of waiting, and she wanted to express her gratitude. She also mentioned that she's praying *b'ezrat Hashem* to have a son as well.

"Two months later, she found out she was pregnant again, this time with twins."

Home Gatherings and Challah Blessings Dept. – To schedule a home gathering and challah blessing: Tel. 073-2221290, email aviva@htv.co.il