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Posted by rabbi.deutsch on 23 Sep 2012 / 0 Comment



Hope you’re having a great day.

… I had an experience the other day dealing with money.

It won’t make Forbes Magazine.

But I’m sure that it was noticed by G-d!

I was attending daily morning services at a local synagogue.

There were maybe thirty or forty people.

Including a few young adults from Keshet.

(Keshet is a wonderful program for Jewish children and young adults with special needs.)

At a point in the service, a  pushka (tzedakah box) is brought around.

(Jewish tradition teaches that our prayers have more power when we show concern for others.)

We’re not talking major donations.

People drop in a few coins.  Maybe a dollar bill.

And who was walking around carrying the tzedakah box?

One of the special young men of Keshet.

He had this huge smile on his face.

And then I noticed something else.

A member of the congregation was sitting next to another Keshet young man.

And he slipped him a dollar bill.

So that he could give tzedakah. 

So that he could feel part of the congregation.

… I don’t know who encouraged the young man to carry around the pushka.

And I don’t know the man who handed the kid a dollar.

But they both taught me a very important lesson.

Something we should keep in mind as we get ready for Rosh Hashana.

With a small gesture?   And a lot of love?

And sometimes by putting a dollar to good use?

You can make someone feel like a million bucks!

All the best,

 

 

 

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