The day before Pesach, I was outside with the whole family for errands and final shopping for the holiday. My wife and kids were hungry and the less expensive store selling food had a very long line which we estimated we had to wait at least two hours until we placed our order. My wife asked us to buy food elsewhere as it was not worth waiting that long. I made a quick calculation that Shalom Bayit also has to be paid for, and that is part of the holiday expenses. I saw a restaurant with an excellent hechsher. I went inside and ordered everyone a satisfying meal that cost three hundred shekels. Everyone came out full and happy. I finished paying and pondered in my heart whether I had acted correctly or had I overspent?! At that moment, the cell phone rang. In the background is an automatic message from an organization to which I subscribe on behalf of work and hold a card for various benefits, announcing: "Your card has been loaded with three hundred shekels!!"
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