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Diamonds and Pearls of WisdomThe DivorceWizards Blog, by Lynne DiamondMy Thanksgiving Day BlogFriday, November 24, 2006 Miriam came in to see me about divorcing her husband, Rabbi Jacques. Rabbi Jacques lives on the East Coast and Miriam moved back to CA about six months ago. While she and the Rabbi have their issues, she told me this really nice Thanksgiving story. Rabbi Jacques used to be a head honcho at a large, wealthy congregation where he received a large and healthy income. Tired of the politics and the inability to get anything done, Rabbi Jacques left and started his own congregation where all of his members saw things his way.Some members of the Congregation went to the Urban Food Bank last week to help prepare meals so the hungry folks - I think they are now called food challenged or something like that - would have a hearty meal for Thanksgiving. At the Food Bank, Rabbi Jacques learned that 75 families would not be getting a Thanksgiving meal due to lack of funds. Cost to provide for all was another $2600. Rabbi Jacques immediately picked up the phone - and in about 2 hours, he raised $1300 from his congregants. He went ahead and told the Food Bank to go ahead and order the food - he was confident his congregation would cover the rest of the bill. Then he made some more calls and raised the rest of the money. No committees, no consultants, no white papers - just simple acts of loving kindness. Our wish for you this holiday season is that you catch yourself doing simple acts of loving kindness. Even if you are angry at your spouse. A simple kindness goes a long way. |