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Rabbi Benayahu Shmueli, Head of the Yeshiva: The Etrog That Was Worth All the Wealth in the World

By Yeshivat Nahar Shalom Staff•August 24, 2026
Rabbi Yechiel Michel of Zlotchovangeretrogsold his tefillin to buy an etrogshe bit off the pitom

"Know, my son, that you caused a great stir in Heaven when you sold the precious Tefillin to buy the etrog. But an even greater stir you aroused in Heaven when you overcame your natural character, restrained yourself, and did not become angry!"

The Etrog That Was Worth All the Wealth in the World

Rabbi Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov, of blessed memory, was extremely poor.

Sustenance was hard to come by in his home.

One year, on the eve of the holiday of Sukkot, he had no money to purchase an etrog (citron).

What did he do? He possessed a beautifully ornate set of Tefillin at home —

An inheritance from his great father, the Maggid of Drohobitch.

Rabbi Yechiel sold the Tefillin, and with the money he received in return, he bought an exquisite etrog.

Rabbi Yechiel Michel returned home joyful and glad of heart.

"Why are you so happy?" asked his wife. "There isn't even a loaf of bread in the house?!"

"Look here," Rabbi Yechiel showed her the beautiful etrog, "because of this wonderful etrog that Hashem granted me, I am so glad!"

"And where did you get the money to buy such a fine etrog?" asked his wife.

"I sold the Tefillin I inherited from my father, and with the money I purchased the etrog."

"What?!" asked his wife in disbelief, "You sold the Tefillin?! For an etrog?!"

In a swift motion, his wife grabbed the etrog, bit off the pitom (the tip) out of anger, and threw the etrog onto the ground...

Rabbi Yechiel Michel looked at the disqualified etrog rolling on the floor and thought to himself:

"Tefillin I no longer have, and an etrog I also do not have.

What does the Evil Inclination (Yetzer Hara) want from me? That I get angry?

No, indeed! I will not allow it to stumble me with the trait of anger!"

And he did not get angry at all.

That night, his father appeared to Rabbi Yechiel Michel in a dream and said to him:

"Know, my son, that you caused a great stir in Heaven when you sold the precious Tefillin to buy the etrog.

But an even greater stir you aroused in Heaven when you overcame your natural character, restrained yourself, and did not become angry!"

Thus, by overcoming his traits and restraining his anger,

Rabbi Yechiel Michel merited to sanctify Hashem's name publicly and before the Heavenly Court.