In 2019, my wife, children, and I travelled to New York. At the time, we weren’t yet fully observant of the mitzvot. We were walking around the city, taking in the sights and enjoying our time leisurely. One day, someone recommended that I visit 770 — the worldwide centre of Chabad. “That’s where the Lubavitcher Rebbe is! You should go there,” they told me.
So one day we made our way there, and I said to my wife, “Let’s go inside and see what the synagogue looks like.” It was in the morning, after the prayer service had already ended. We entered through the main doors; I opened them and stepped inside while my wife stayed behind at the entrance.
At that moment, there were hardly any people in 770. I began to look around — it was, after all, my first time there... I looked toward the central platform and suddenly saw the Rebbe himself standing there in prayer. And what’s more, the few people who were around seemed completely unaware of the Rebbe’s presence.
I turned to my wife and said, “I want to understand — am I imagining this, or is it real?” She peeked in, looked, and said, “You’re not mistaken. He’s really standing there. I see him too.”
We stood there looking together and saw the Rebbe — alive and well. I was just about to step closer when, all of a sudden, a wave of fear came over me and I stepped back outside…
And now, I want to tell everyone: “The Rebbe is in 770 at all times!”