New York Times
Rabbi Hirshy Minkowicz runs a gemach, a program of interest-free loans, in a prosperous stretch of suburbia near Atlanta.
When Hirshy Minkowicz was growing up in a Hasidic enclave of Brooklyn 30 years ago, he often noticed visitors arriving after dinner to meet with his father. They would withdraw into the study, speak for a time, then part with some confidential agreement having been sealed.
Chabad Loan Program Helps Ease Pain of Tough Times
New York Times
Rabbi Hirshy Minkowicz runs a gemach, a program of interest-free loans, in a prosperous stretch of suburbia near Atlanta.
When Hirshy Minkowicz was growing up in a Hasidic enclave of Brooklyn 30 years ago, he often noticed visitors arriving after dinner to meet with his father. They would withdraw into the study, speak for a time, then part with some confidential agreement having been sealed.
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