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YW123
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 Tue, Jan 04 2022, 9:47 am
Hi, I have a friend who is a single father of 4. He has no money and does not get child support. He is trying to put together a Bar Mitzvah for his son in a few weeks. As a man, it is extremely humiliating to ask for help. I am sure as a single mom he would get response. I really want to help him out. He lives in Brooklyn. Can anyone direct me to a simcha fund that I can contact on his behalf? He has numerous challenges with his children and I would love to ease his burden a little bit. Thank you for your help.
Yocheved W.
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salt
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Thu, Jan 06 2022, 7:19 am
I don't live in Brookly, but I feel bad that no one responded to this.
Does he belong to a community?
What would happen in our community is that the families would get together and make it happen.
If you are talking about a kiddush on shabbat - divide food prep amongst several families.
If you are talking abut a weekday event, find a cheap location, again, divide food amongst the community, or collect money to buy in reasonable food.
Just make it a simchadig occasion - doesn't have to be fancy, just the boy should be happy (and his father!).
Good luck.
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mom!
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Thu, Jan 06 2022, 8:52 am
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Perhaps reaching out to the Rav of his shul would bring big results from fellow people who know him and his situation.
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amother
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Thu, Jan 06 2022, 9:02 am
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Reach out to Myef.org (my extended family- an organization for single parents and their children)
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SixOfWands
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Thu, Jan 06 2022, 9:04 am
| mom! wrote: | | Perhaps reaching out to the Rav of his shul would bring big results from fellow people who know him and his situation. |
Yes, reach out to the Rav of the shul, and the principal of the Bar Mitzvah boy's school. I know our school has a fund to pay for a small bar mitzvah celebration for any boy whose family is struggling.
But only do this if you know it will be welcome, and not embarrass your friend.
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amother
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Thu, Jan 06 2022, 9:10 am
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If you can, reach out to the boy's rebbe as well. My husband is a rebbe and more than once he's made a nice breakfast (bagels, spreads...) with dancing, etc to celebrate a bar mitzvah when the family for one reason or another wouldn't be able to do anything.
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amother
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Thu, Jan 06 2022, 10:05 am
| amother [ Hotpink ] wrote: | | If you can, reach out to the boy's rebbe as well. My husband is a rebbe and more than once he's made a nice breakfast (bagels, spreads...) with dancing, etc to celebrate a bar mitzvah when the family for one reason or another wouldn't be able to do anything. |
This is so beautiful. We need more mechanchim like this. He should be gebentched
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amother
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Thu, Jan 06 2022, 10:09 am
I pm’d you with some info.
Tizke lmitzvos.
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