For many years, I carried a terrible grudge against my son’s fifth grade teacher, for telling him “you don’t have a gemara kop”, and making him feel like he’s never going to amount to anything. The bitterness of seeing your child’s self esteem being shattered by someone who is entrusted with building it, can be painful.

After seeing Shalom for Charlotte, I knew I had to forgive this person and let go of the grudge.

Sure enough a few weeks later I met him at the Ohel of the Lunavitcher Rebbe, and – after wishing him a Shana Tova – I shared that I want him to know that whatever bad blood there may have been between us, is no longer there, and that I’ve put it behind us.

He gave me a warm smile and was very appreciative of the gesture.

Ever since, I have felt much lighter, Baruch Hashem.

May Hashem grant us all the geulah sheleima, now, in the zechus of this incredible movement.