Yitzhak was a poor storekeeper whose wife earned a livelihood for the family while he sat in the synagogue daily and studied. The woman harassed her husband because she was the breadwinner and he never lent a helping hand. Yitzhak always remained silent and bowed his head with shame. On the way to the synagogue one morning, he met an old man with a long grey beard. "Why are you so despondent, my friend?" the old man asked. Yitzhak immediately recognized the other as the prophet Elijah. "Dear Rabbi," he moaned, " I am very unhappy. Woe to the man who has to live on his wife's earnings. Have mercy on me and bless me with good fortune so that I may be able to support my family." "As soon as you reach your house," the prophet replied, "you will have luck in the first thing you touch, and that good luck will never forsake you." The storekeeper ran home as fast as his legs could carry him, and quickly began to c...
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