ואלה שמות בני  ישראל (שמות א:א)

A chassid once came to the holy Tiferes Shloime of Radomsk zt’’l with a kvittal (note with a personal request) to receive his blessings.  After receiving his bracha, he told the Rebbe, “On the way coming, I met an acquaintance of mine who asked me a favor that when I come to the Rebbe, I should mention the name of his sick relative and ask for a blessing for a refuah shelaima (a complete recovery.)  But alas, because of my strenuous travels, I forgot the name of the mentioned relative.” 

The Tiferes Shloime asked: “How can I pray for someone if I don’t know their name and their mother’s name?” The chassid remained silent.  A few minutes later, the Rebbe asked, “Is so and so the name of the patient and the mother?”

The chassid was astonished. “Yes, yes, these are their names!”  

All present were astounded by their Rebbe’s Ruach Hakodesh (divine prophecy.) The Tiferes Shloime explained: “You want to know how I know their names? I have a חומש שמות and inside it’s written ‘ואלה שמות בני ישראל’ – do you know what it means? ‘These are the names of all Yiddishe Kinder (Jewish children).”  He continued: “Whoever has pure eyes can find listed all the names of Yiddishe Kinder, and that’s where I found the name of the sick person and his mother’s name too!”