The Modi'in Ilit municipality merited some special siyata D'Shamaya from Maran the gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, shlita. For several months, the municipality has been searching for someone to take on the post acquired by the mayor from the Ministry of Education – an educational psychologist. The only problem was that the city wanted to hire someone who the chareidi population of Modi'in Ilit would feel comfortable working with. If the mayor was not able to fill the position by the end of this year (2009), then the Department of Education would withdraw its offer to pay the employee's salary.

Despite numerous advertisements in the various media outlets and newspapers, not one appropriate candidate applied for the job. The staff of the city's Psycological Services were completely discouraged, and were sure that the position would be forfeited. Last week, the secretary of the Psychological Services department received a phone call from someone inquiring if there were any jobs available with the department. The answer was, "Yes, there is a position available. Please send your resume to the office immediately, and we will arrange an interview."

When the woman arrived for the interview, she told an amazing story about how she ended up traveling from her own city, Jerusalem, to apply for a job in Modi'in Ilit. Her husband had recently gone to consult with the gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, to ask where it would be preferable for his wife to work for the government Psychological Services – in Gush Etzion, or in Modi'in.

The man received a very clear answer from the tzaddik. "She should go to work in Modi'in Ilit."

The man politely repeated his question to the gaon. "I asked regarding Modi'in, not Modi'in Ilit."

Maran, shlita, answered again, "Yes, yes, she should go to work in Kiryat Sefer – Modi'in Ilit."

The man was surprised at the answer, and asked how the rabbi could know if there was even a job available in Modi'in Ilit. Maran, shlita, was emphatic that the wife should to Modi'in Ilit.

The man left the home of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, in a state of utter confusion, and went to tell his wife what the rabbi had instructed. She followed the rabbi's advice, and made a call to the secretary of the Psychological Services of Modi'in Ilit. When she arrived for her interview, she explained with excitement that she was amazed that there was actually a job just waiting for her there. The director of the city's department of Psychological Services, Yishai Shlif, was happy that the job was available, and that she met all the criteria set by the city for a potential employee.

The mayor of Modi'in Ilit, R' Yaakov Gutterman, visited the gaon Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, to tell him the details of the amazing story. He said with great emotion that Gedolei Yisrael are watching out for Modi'in Ilit, and constantly help the city with such siyata D'Shamaya, to the point of sending people to work in the city who meet the high standards of the city's residents. In this particular case, the position was a very sensitive one, since the psychologists do intensive work with both the adults and children of Modi'in Ilit. The mayor said that he felt very fortunate to witness such a miraculous occurance, in that Rabbi Kanievsky was able to direct the right person towards Modi'in Ilit for the position that had not been filled.

During his visit with Rabbi Kaneivsky, shlita, last week, Rabbi Gutterman discussed a number of issues pertaining to the city, and thanked him again profusely for his help. Maran, shlita, seemed pleased, and said with a smile, "Min ha-Shamayim i'iyu."