A Little Bit of Wisdom

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When Nili Perchiya lived in Golden Beach, the synagogue was having something called a Smicha program -- a program to create Rabbis. Rabbi Gurari, a young and already wise man, was the leader of this Smicha. One day, Nili went to him, introducing a friend that gave and gave and gave but refused to take credit for any of her good. Now, the nature of charity is to give out of the goodness of your heart, rather than for the validation that others may bestow upon you for the deed.

But.

There comes a point when you should make your giving known. If you give and give and give, and never tell anyone, then how will anyone know to follow in your footsteps? Your footsteps, after all, will be invisible, washed away already by the sands of time. Just think. If Mother Teresa -- by blood, an Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, a Catholic nun. Thus demonstrating the universal spirit of charity -- had not let her good deeds be known, then people would not still act in kindness and pronounce her legacy as their inspiration.

That wise, young Rabbi already knew of this truth, and so he told the giver to stand up and "show everyone the right way to lead our lives in this world."

Now, today, there is a call for this same action, and Nili is one of those calling. "So dear anonymous, great women," great men, great people, you can be anonymous, but when you spot a tzedaka box, put a few coins in and let everyone in the store see as you give out of the kindness of your heart. And then hope.

That everyone in the store will follow you.

(JCURE's recently completed Tzedaka boxes <-- boxes to collect money for charity)

In keeping with the theme of this post, I will pass on the spirit of giving by thanking the people that have donated money in order to help a family that can't pay their rent:
1. Monica
2. Michelle
3. Amira
4. Nili
5. Ayala
6. Shoshana
7. Diana
8. Esther Amar
9. Anon.
10. Mr. Weiss
11. Batya
12. Shoshana Katz
13. Aviva Angela
14. Shiran Brosh
15. Ayellet
16. Betty Levy
17. Hamora Ela
18. Esther Brass
19. Aliza Daga
20. Tali
21. Anon.
22. Mazal ben David
23. Anon.
24. Chenina
25. Tamar
26. Anon.
27. Chana.
Thank you all! May many more follow in your footsteps.

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