Rav Shach's story

 

מרן הרב הגאון ר' אלעזר מנחם מן שך זצ"ל                 told the following story:   The  ר' יעקב בן *יעקב משה לורברבוים מליסא נתיבות who was in a bad marriage and suffered terribly from his  wife, tried divorcing her but she refused to  accept a גט. R. Akiva Eiger zt”l got involved and tried to  convince her to accept a גט. She responded,  “ My husband is such a great and holy man. I would  never willingly accept a גט from such a great צדיק.”   Rav Shach commented ” Even though she recognized his greatness and holiness she still made him צרות גדולות עד לשמים .”   Similarly, said Rav Shach “We find in the פסוק ונברכו בך כל משפחות  All of mankind  will recognize the greatness of Avraham Avinu (כלל ישראל)  yet there will be ומקללך   ,  haters of Avraham Avinu who would  curse and try harming his children. *His father died before he was born