Rav Dovid Feinstein and the Father's Grudge
A father blamed his daughter's childlessness on a wedding Rav Dovid Feinstein approved; Rav Dovid had him forgive her before a beis din, and a child soon followed.
At the levaya, Shlomo Fishelis related an interesting story. There was a man who had an awful situation. His son was seriously ill and his daughter’s wedding was scheduled to take place very soon. The question was whether to have the wedding under these circumstances. Rav Dovid suggested that the man ask his daughter. The daughter wanted to go ahead with the wedding. Following Rav Dovid’s advice, the wedding took place. Unfortunately, the son passed away soon after.
Five years later, the father came to Rav Dovid suggesting it was the wrong psak to have the wedding. The father pointed to the fact that his daughter had not been blessed with children for over five years. Rav Dovid opined that the problem was the kepeidah of the father. “True, you let your daughter have the wedding, but you still have ta’anos against her.”
Rav Dovid convened a beis din with Rabbi Lomner, zt’l, and Rabbi Schiff zt’l. The father was mochel his daughter in front of the beis din. His daughter was blessed with a child in the following year.