Food for Shabbos

Erev Shabbos, Rabbi Pollack had left for Shul already and Chani Pollack was finishing up her hair and makeup when the house phone rang.

It was almost Shabbos and Mrs. Pollack was going to light the Shabbos candles soon. Chani could hear her mother from the kitchen answer the phone.

"Hello?"

"Oh Mr. Katz, Guten Erev Shabbos. How are you feeling? Yes yes, I would be more then happy to send you over some food. I know I know you can't have potato's. Just some soup and rice. Sure, no problem Mr. Katz. I'm going to have Chani bring it over in the next few minutes. Have a good Shabbos Mr. Katz and feel good." Mrs. Pollack hung up the phone.

"Chani" Mrs. Pollack called up to her room.

"Yes Ma?"

"Mr. Katz just got out of the hospital and he needs food for Shabbos. Do you mind running this soup and rice over to him?"

When Chani returned from dropping off the food she said to her mother:

"What Hashgacha Praits. Remember yesterday we were making the menu for Shabbos and we decided to make potatoes instead of rice this week? Then this morning last minute you decided to make rice also because you know we like to have it in our soup and to have had for the week too. It's a good thing you made it. Otherwise Mr. Katz would not have any food for Shabbos!"