Rav Fischel Schachter - Tu B'Av Together 2026

So, here's the story that happened. And with the nature of storytellers are that you have you hang nice stuff like decorations of the story around so you can use your imagination, but the core story is true. So, there's this young boy in Yerushalayim. Not going with a shidduch, not going with a shidduch. They red him a shidduch in Monsey. He has no [music] idea where Monsey is. He doesn't know where that's in the north of Eretz Yisrael or the south of Eretz Yisrael. They tell him it's [music] in America. So, he takes off and he's sitting on this airplane. He never seen, you know, he he really [music] thinks when they say the oxygen mask is coming down and you're seat becomes a flotation device. That's like happens every single day. He's going out of his mind. But, you know, as it says, if you're really worried about something, Hashem says, "I can [music] accommodate you." The plane had to make an emergency landing in London. And he wound up in London for Shabbos. And uh he had said, "Come come with me. Don't worry." But my minhag is in Erev Shabbos I go to the shul where he's buried in London. He [music] used to say, "Come to me. I'll make a kabbalah." So, he went along and he said he made a kabbalah. He said, [music] "You know what? I'm 10 minutes before shkiya on Shabbos for me it's Shabbos. Okay? That's what I'm going to do." Had a beautiful Shabbos. It was okay. Don't ask what went wrong afterwards. Wrong plane, wrong bus, Monsey bus, Lakewood bus, >> [music] >> Kiryas Joel Monroe bus, whatever bus he was supposed to be on, he was on the wrong bus. Made it to Monsey a few minutes before the zman. >> [music] >> His uncle who he was staying by said, "Quickly quickly come to shul. Just put on your bekeshe, your your long Shabbos coat, >> [music] >> and you'll go to the mikvah later." And he opens up his suitcase and a tub of toothpaste [music] plopped. And it's dripping all over him. He's about to take a brush and he says, "It's 10 minutes before shkiya. And I made a promise to Hashem." There was no one in the house to help him. He said, "But I can't I I I mean my my future father-in-law or whatever, the prospective fa He says, "You know what? Trying to get married with a clean bekeshe for who knows how many years it hasn't worked. Maybe I just say, 'Mane sh'lom bayis in your hands.'" So, he comes into shul dripping. Everyone goes, "What is [snorts] that What is that?" And he's so embarrassed. He grabs a siddur, stands by the corner doesn't budge the entire time. People are coming over to him and say "Shalom aleichem." Yeah, yeah. And everyone else leaves. Every once in a while someone says, "What is this? A dentist's office? What is going on here?" And okay, everyone left. His uncle says, "You coming?" He says, "Uh-huh." You know, just let me finish up here. And there's a guy standing there. Dent out. Dent out. And he's The guy's not leaving and he can't turn around. So, he's Maariv Seder. His posture is Maariv Seder. Everybody else is sitting and the Seder He's already finished his Maariv. It's a Bracha Shira Shirin all the Megillahs [music] and Gilyon Seder and Zoyar Gals. Finally, the guy leaves. And his his his thing is like stuck to him already. And he walks in and his uncle says, >> [snorts] >> "THAT WAS YOU? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? YOU COME TO SHUL THAT WAY?" He says, "I couldn't. I made a Kabbalah 10 minutes before Shacharis." You talking loud. Guess what? The girl's family [music] canceled. They weren't interested in a guy with a toothpaste back of his shirt. And he said, "I did what I thought was right." Great. Before he left, though, somebody else suggested a different shidduch. Back seat of the car goes fast. [music] One, two, three. One on the right, one came along. It'll go faster. Everyone does a mitzvah. He's a chasan kallah. The father of the girl gets up and says, [music] "I want to tell you why I did this shidduch. To me, not talking by davening is the most important thing in the world. I walked into this shul by chance. Nothing is by chance. See this boy standing like that. Doesn't turn around once during davening. Even when people came over and tried to talk to him. And even after davening, HE STOOD THERE FOR ANOTHER HOUR AND LEARNED. I SAID, "I NEED THIS BOY." HE GOT HIM. I want to tell you something. The Tzaddik of Klain says, "Sometimes in a moment of yesh, a moment [music] where you think you're giving up, at a moment where you think all is lost, you have the courage to move on. Don't be disappointed when it looks like things are going south because min Hashamayim they're lifting you. That is the moment of your yeshua. Let's do it together. Join me. Tu B'Av together. And we will take our combined challenges, >> [music] >> our combined toothpaste, or whatever is in your way and turn the mess into your shoes. >> Let's Daven for each other. >> And let's Daven for each other. >> [music] >> has this amazing initiative >> Tu B'Av together for shidduchim >> to be mispallel [music] for ourselves, for our families, for each other. >> It's an unbelievable zechus for all the Yidden to get together. >> has a special power. >> It's a givealdige eis ratzon, a time when we can have our requests and tefillah answered. >> Everybody needs to turn out. >> Say Tehillim together. [music] >> Let it be that the tefillos of this Tu B'Av >> All the people that are looking for shidduchim, b'ezras Hashem, will find their intended match.