common saychel, I don’t know the truth of this story but it will demonstrate the importance of intention. A rav was speaking about the churban of the Beis Hamikdesh and how Hashem misses the sacrifices. There was an am haaretz who heard this, so he tells his wife to bake two chalahs. He takes the chalahs and places it into the Aron Hakodah. A poor shames saw this and took it. The man comes back and sees that the chalahs are gone, so he thinks Hashem took his chalahs, spreads it around and he continues bringing the chalahs. The news travels around and Rav hears what he was saying. He obviously does not believe it and wants to see what is happening. He sees as the shames takes it. He tells the am haaretz, you think Hashem needs your chalahs, the shames took it. The Rav had a dream telling him, because you revealed this, you must die r’l as Hashem did not enjoy something as much since the destruction of the temple.
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