No One Thought to Check the Mezuzahs—Except Her Grandfather

Rachel, a young mother of a six-week-old baby, suddenly found herself in a life-threatening medical crisis. Her heart was racing with no clear reason—at times her pulse reached a dangerous 180 beats per minute. The doctors tried medication, electric shocks, and even considered a complicated heart procedure, but nothing seemed to help. Rachel was moved to the ICU, surrounded by concerned doctors and machines trying to control her heartbeat. No one had answers. Her situation was rare, serious, and getting worse.

Then, early Friday morning, something unexpected happened. Rachel’s grandfather, a gentle Torah scholar with a deep connection to Jewish tradition, called the young couple and asked softly: “Did you check the mezuzahs yet?” A mezuzah is a small scroll placed on doorposts, handwritten with verses from the Torah, including the words “And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates.” It’s not only a mitzvah (a Divine command), but also believed to bring spiritual protection to the home.

The couple, renting from a religious landlord, had never thought to check. “Of course the mezuzahs are kosher,” they assumed. But the grandfather insisted gently. So the husband went home, removed the two mezuzah cases from the front door and the bedroom—and opened them.

He couldn’t believe what he saw. The cases were completely empty.

“For two years,” he said, “we had unknowingly lived without mezuzahs. We thought we had spiritual protection, but the scrolls weren’t there. We were missing a mitzvah that the Torah says should be ‘upon your heart.’ And now my wife’s heart was in danger...”

Just before Shabbat, with trembling hands and tears in his eyes, he gently placed two beautiful new mezuzahs on the doorposts. As he recited the blessing, “to affix a mezuzah,” he felt something shift—a sense of calm entered the home.

And then, on Shabbat night, the monitors in the ICU began to show something amazing. For the first time in days, Rachel’s heart rate dropped to a normal level—and stayed there. The doctors were amazed. The medications finally started working.

After Shabbat, Rachel was moved out of intensive care. The next morning, she underwent a procedure that had been expected to last eight hours—but instead, took just three. Everything went smoothly. The next day, she was already on her way home.

Rachel’s husband says they both felt Hashem’s loving hand guiding them through it all. From a worried phone call before Shabbat to an open heart—both spiritually and physically—this young couple experienced what it means to trust in Hashem and keep His mitzvot.

Please continue to pray for the complete recovery of Rachel Breindel bat Rivka, together with all those in need of healing among the people of Israel.