Moshe returns from synagogue one night and asks his wife Sallie what is for dinner. Chicken,” replies Sallie. “But to tell you the truth, it smells kind of funny. Moshe says, You know, the rabbi announced that there is a poor man who needs food. Ill take him the chicken; you make something else! The next day, when Moshe comes home late from synagogue Sallie wants to know Why? Moshe tells her, Remember the poor man who needed food to whom I gave the chicken? He got sick so I went to fulfill the mitzvah of bikur cholim (visiting the sick). The third day, Moshe was REALLY late. When Sallie asks for the reason, Moshe tells her, Well, you remember the poor man to whom we gave the chicken and who got sick? Unfortunately, he died and I took care of his funeral. Its really sad -- but look at that -- we got three mitzvahs from one stinking chicken!”. . . We sometimes get so wrapped up by the thought of doing a nice mitzvah, that we forget that there is a person for whom the mitzvah was intended. When you do a mitzvah of kindness make sure it is a true mitzvah keeping in mind the person, his feelings and what is best for him!
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 03:58:54 +0000
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