January 4, 2025; 4 Tevet, 5785 Sponsored anonymously for the Refuah Shleimah of Mordechai Binyamin Chaim Ben Miriam Rivkah
There was a groom in Vilna that married into a very wealthy family. However, soon after the marriage took place, the groom abandoned his wife and disappeared, likely because he was overly anxious or scared and perhaps regretted getting married (however the story as told, does not give the reason why he deserted his wife).
After two years had passed, the groom relayed the story of the abandonment to another man whom he had happened upon. That person happened to look very similar to the groom...