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Mar 13, 2013
Unexpected Gift to 70 Teachers
70 families of Chabad educators were gifted a four figure sum from a magnanimous donor to help them meet Pesach expenses. By COLlive staff
Yesterday, 70 families of Chabad mechanchim/educators were gifted a four figure sum from a magnanimous donor who wishes to remain anonymous, to help them meet Pesach expenses. The vast majority of recipients are bread winners whose lives are dedicated to education, in schools struggling with their budgets.
Pesach is a difficult time for many families to meet all their Yom Tov needs. This is especially true for mechanchim who teach in schools that are unable to meet all their financial obligations in a timely manner. How does a mechanech who is months behind in his salary buy clothes for his children, or food and matzos?
The gifts were made through the Merkos Chinuch Office. Rabbi Nochem Kaplan, director of the Chinuch Office, wrote in a memo to the recipients, “Personally, I find it remarkable that someone is so considerate of the great contribution which you make daily to chinuch and the hardships you sometimes have to endure, so as to decide to personally help make your Yom Tov a time of Simcha.”
Similar, though smaller gifts were made by the same donor last year before Pesach and Succos.
"It would be wonderful if these special gifts were unnecessary," said Kaplan, "but it is heart-warming to know that such caring people exist."
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#4 Many CH mechanchim participate in the Kinnus run by the Chinuch Office.
And for the record, while wives married to teachers get hanoah from the gift, why can't husbands married to teachers? What's the difference? You think women teachers aren't the sole breadwinners? Sometimes they are, just like sometimes the men are the only ones who work outside the home.
Reb Nochum Kaplan and the Chinuch Office offer year-round constant support to CROWN HIEGHTS Melamdim!
Reb Nochum Kaplan and the Chinuch Office offer summer seminars and training for CROWN HIEGHTS Melamdim!
Reb Nochum Kaplan and the Chinuch Office has arranged for mid-year training for teachers and parents, including the most recent launch of Safety Kid, in CROWN HIEGHTS!
Reb Nochum Kaplan and the Chinuch Office have invested just one year ago in the #1 teaching training to date in Chabad with Reb Meir Pogrow, for melamdim of CROWN HIEGHTS!
And to conclude - Reb Nochum Kaplan and the Chinuch Office have awarded the very monies mentioned in the above article to... believe it or not... Melamdim of CROWN HIEGHTS!
Thank you again, Reb Nochum Kaplan and the Chinuch Office
- A Crown Heights Melamed
On the same token: Generally, the men are the main or only breadwinners of the household (the obligation of earning a living is on the man, as it says in the Kesubah!). Yes, there MIGHT be exceptional circumstances when this is not the case, but hatorah al harov tidaber.
Surely if you fall into the exception, you can speak to the organizers to consider your case for eligibility. That would be more productive than simply belly-aching anonymously against a noble act of kindness.
Be grateful for what you have and happy for others, and Hashem will bless you with more.
I'm very happy that 70 teachers are having an easier Pesach! We are Am Echad - their joy is my joy!
Somewhere there will be a (somewhat) relaxed Mammy and Tatty at a seder table because they had an extra thousand or two to buy a pretty dress or outfit for each of their children, and meat and wine and as much matza as they want. This is sooooo beautiful.
And hey, If you didn't get, just think, maybe someone who did get will buy lots of stuff from a CH business, and the buisness owner will now owe more maiser, and will donate it to yeshiva and then you WILL get! Now how wonderful is that?
Oh, and don't forget, it was all decreed on Rosh Hashana, so instead of griping, daven to HaShem that all of klal Yisroel will get everything in a gashmiusdike way, that it shouldn't get stuck somewhere in shomayim. And to prove that you mean it, give a little something to help your neighbors who may be struggling as much as you.
Have a wonderful, Kosher and Freilichen Yom Tov.
MZ
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1) Do you have to struggle for chalav yisroel chocolates? Milk? Cheese?
2) Do you have to make your own bread? Since its not pas yisroel
3) Meat do you schlep it over to where you are where they isn’t any kosher meat!
I don’t think people actually realize how hard shlichos is and for educators out of CH!
We expect that teachers will be women. The woman should not have to work. If the man is the sole breadwinner, that is the way it is supposed to be. And he should get some help for it. He should get some kavod. And it is beautiful that someone decided to help these mechanchim out.
Stop griping about your stupid feminism. We are too brainwashed with chareidi and feministic ideals to appreciate what Torah really wants. And that's the same reason why we kvetch about daycare costs and maternity leave instead of kvetching about the fact that families can't survive on just the husband's salary. If we could survive on just one salary, maternity leave and daycare costs wouldn't matter. AND, kids would grow up healthier, because they wouldn't be in daycare all day, every day.
If CH people paid the price that others outside of CH pay, then they would get lower prices, too. Maybe CH'ers should pay airfare and then get a discount on the kinnus. Good idea?
You're right, some things in CH are tougher than other places. But some are not. Really not. There are so many things that are taken for granted when you live in a large community, that are really not muvanim me'eileihem (sorry, can't remember the translation).
So stop kvetching and say B"H that deserving families will get a break. Even if it's not your deserving families.
I sure would've loved to get that, too. But we didn't. And so?
So nothing. Thank G-d someone else did.
Having said that, I'd like to add my voice to those who thank Rabbi Kaplan for his efforts in getting this gift. It's a remarkable accomplishment & wonderful for the fortunate families. I just agree with others who think the disconnect for CH teachers is generally too great - they are forgotten because they "have it easy." They don't, just look at how far behind some schools are in paying their devoted teachers. For the record, no one in my family is in that position and I don't have kids in school any more. I'm adding my voice to the others here because someone needs to stand up for our local teachers.
signed a grateful (former) parent in CH - NOT #4
why so many complainers when something wonderful is done for others?
My wife and I both teach in CH, but we aren't considered Shluchim (in the regard to receive benefits for our simchas or the conference). But my in laws and aunts and uncles who live out of town are considered Shluchim, and they receive all the benefits.
fact: in the early years the rebbe sent "ice cream" in a frozen shippment so a shluch overseas can have some plesure
fact: when ever RMK was sent to visit a shliach "out of town" the Rebbe instructed that he take nush for the children
fact: see above what shluchim do weekly/monthly with joy, just to be able to do their work.
so stop grumping, be happy for someone else
disclamer: i am NOT one who got the chq for pesach.
This person who gave it wishes to do it through the Chinuch Office and he doesn't owe anyone of us anything.
Instead of complaining let each of us be thankful that there are such caring people and maybe another person will decide to give to another group of melamdim/melamdos.
How do you think Beis Rivkah gave out the last check a certain gvir in Crown Heights who sometimes get bashed gave it to Rabbi Shemtov, even though they disagree on other issues.
And finally as others said this person is only a shliach from Hashem and Hashem has many messengers and ways to help.
Let us all daven that Hashem helps ALL of Klal Yisroel and each one of us is part of that beautiful klal.
I say "stuck in CH" because I am not living in "parsdise" or in the "sunshine state". Yes, I have plenty of cholov yisroel but also plenty of crime. I have a choice of bakeries but I walk on filthy streets. And yes. there are lots of frum people around me but also lots of politics, loshon nora and my children are exposed to disrespect of rabbonim.
I would much rather live in California or on a tropical island, but that was not my shlichus. The fact that it became your shlichus is not because you earned it but because of who you knew.
You were lucky to get your shlichus and you wanted the shlichus, and I am envious. How dare you complain that you have "hardships"? If you want to trade positions, I will do it in a heartbeat!
when someone gets something better be happy for them- thats what they teach in preschool..
the mentality annoys me
thanks in advance gut yom tov to all
and more so if only you knew how hard shlichos was and is the strugels and hardships you wouldnt complain!
to host a family is a mitzah and you should not throw that back at them.
and when your kids travel around and have nowhere to stay they call a shliach who opens his door to them.
i miss the days when we all called ourselfs family
The point of this article was not to compete with who has it harder and who is more deserving. 70 people received something which doesn't cover the entire population so someone has to miss out. you can't please everyone. Why can't we just be happy for each other?
I personally think putting this article on col was a mistake.
It was given by an anonymous donor so why publicise it. It just creates jealousy. Unfortunately were not mature enough to be happy for one another and we must look over our shoulder.
Maybe if you have open happiness for another yid, Hashem willbe open with you and give you what you need.