Story - Tzedaka

A counsler's gotta be a story teller at times...so I'm gonna start posting themed stories here. Enjoy!

There is a lovely story about the great Victorian Anglo-Jew, Sir Moses Montefiore. Montefiore was one of the outstanding figures of the nineteenth century. A close friend of Queen Victoria and knighted by her, he became the first Jew to attain high office in the City of London. His philanthropy extended to both Jews and non-Jews, and on his one-hundredth birthday, The London Times devoted editorials to his praise. "He had shown," said the Times, "that fervent Judaism and patriotic citizenship are absolutely consistent with one another."

One reflection was particularly moving: Someone once asked him, "Sir Moses, what are you worth?" Moses thought for a while and named a figure. "But surely," said his questioner, "your wealth must be much more than that." With a smile, Sir Moses replied, "You didn't ask me how much I own. You asked me how much I am worth. So I calculated how much I have given to charity this year."

"You see," he said, "we are worth what we are willing to share with others."

TRAGIC!!!!

Tragedy!! Due to some technical difficulties and miscommunications between cheapticket.com and spirit airlines...elana and rahcel werent in the computers!! AHHHHH!! so they stayed in the airporrt all day to try to convince the workers to put them onto a flight!!! SPIRIT AIR SUCKS!!! since they have really bad PR and service, elana and rachel will not be attending the wedding!!
if you would like your money back please call elana, and she will work something out with you!! if not the money will be used at bed, bath, and beyond, were Chavi is registered!! call for info
hey p.s. thanks to a man named Jonny elana and rachel had satisfyed stomachs!! thanks to his got kosher company!!
gnight

almost there!!

guys, elana and rachel are still collectiong money!! call elana with any available pledges!!

its gonna work

Hey Guys,
Hope everyone recooperated from the trip!! It was a total blast!!
So were gonna keep this thing going but the only way is that everyone involve themselves on it!!!
1st thing: IF YOU ARE NOT ON THE BLOG THEN PLEASE EMAIL ME AT BMCPY@YAHOO.COM!!! ITS VERY IMPORTANT!!

2nd thing: if you are having trouble getting in please let me know!!

hope we can keep this thing going!!

already missing you,
Simcha Tova Peer

OH!!!! PS>>>>>> EVERYONE POST PICTURES OF GRAD TRIP!!