EmBRace Magazine Edition #15: Money Matters

I could never wrap my head around it. The more the merrier, no? Why say “no” to more good? Why not accept more donations and save them for later? What does “more than enough” even mean? Until, one day, I heard myself saying, over and over, “It’s so nice of you to offer, but we have more than enough, boruch Hashem.”

With so little time to do anything to take care of herself, I wanted to do something to support my friend, but I was at a loss as to how I could help her.One day, while I was speaking with Bracha on the phone, she suggested, “Why don’t you come visit Chaim Aryeh in rehab?”

I closed my to-do list and opened WhatsApp. A message read: “Baruch Dayan Haemes. Our sweet little baby didn’t make it.”

On Sunday, I tried to participate in the shlichus seminar, but I was preoccupied with Chaim Aryeh’s levaya and fielding the calls and messages of support from everyone. My phone wouldn’t stop buzzing the entire day — grade mates, girls who hadn’t necessarily been in touch with Bracha since we graduated Bais Rivkah seven years ago, were reaching out, “What can I do?” or, “Can I make a meal?”

Alas, She found herself in a place where everyone was eager to lend a helping hand to her friend. However, it reached a point where she had to assure them that all the necessary help had already been taken care of.

Read the rest in the latest edition of Embrace.