A Yid from Bnei Brak relates:
I am one of a family of several sons. We are brothers, and we are very close and help each other out however we can. Whoever it was who said there is nothing as successful as a united family was surely referring to us. We participate in each other’s simchos and in the less happy parts of life as well.
The fact that I have a support system gives me a lot of strength. I know that if I share something with my brothers, they’ll give me a shoulder to lean on and lend a helping hand, and this transforms my whole way of dealing with daily life even when I choose not to share something with them.
Recently, we realized that someone in our family needed a large sum of money urgently. No, it was not for luxuries, it was for a genuine need. We discussed how to help him. All our hearts were with him, but our financial abilities were not so great.
We made a conference call and each of us brought up an idea. All the ideas had an element of devotion and caring, and each brother was willing to go beyond his comfort zone and do more than the norm. Ultimately, we decided that each of us would bring 4000 shekels. In the past they would call it a thousand dollars, but today it’s worth more to talk about shekels...
Where would we get the money? No one had any idea. In my mind’s eye I saw myself calling several people I know, going from one person to another in shul, and getting involved in a few other situations such as these for which one needs much courage, effort and emunah.
But none of the brothers thought about his own comfort. We took upon ourselves to help, and we davened to Hashem to help us.
The next day I got a call from my father, and he told me that my great-grandmother received an especially large sum of money, and she wanted to give a portion of it to the grandchildren.
How much would each of us get? Four thousand shekels!
Overnight, we each had the whole sum.
It was so amazing to see how Hashem rewarded us for sincerely wanting to do good. We expressed a true desire to help, and Hakadsh Baruch Hu sent us the yeshuah.
