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Wednesday, 17 Shevat, 5786
  |  February 4, 2026

Help a Single Mother From the Community

A single mother from the community has fallen upon a crisis. Her marriage of many years fell apart in difficult circumstances, and she is left caring for more than six children alone. Sadly and unfortunately, her ex-husband is refusing to contribute his share towards the support of the children, and the bills have grown and grown. Full Story

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Terrible
April 6, 2025 9:49 pm

So sad!!
Why is the ex-husband not paying his share??

Is this women holding back the father from seeing the children by any chance? Cuase if that’s true god forbid, then she should get the least support possible.

Fix the root, not the cause.

fool
Reply to  Terrible
April 16, 2025 2:34 pm

if he’s not paying child support he’s an abuser and doesn’t care about his children. Thats the root.

P.D.
Reply to  Terrible
April 16, 2025 5:51 pm

The conversation about parents not allowing visitation is a very valid one, and this might not be the right place for it. 1) The beauty of such a fundraiser is that a family going through a tough time, gets to keep their dignity, therefore the details are vague. The beauty of having askonim and rabbonim vouch for a fundraiser is that it protects the recipients dignity while giving the donar a way to make sure it’s legitimate. 2) There are so many reasons a parents cannot/will not help financially and it doesn’t mean they cannot see their children. It might… Read more »

Benefit of the doubt
April 7, 2025 8:28 am

This is about the children. Lets give so that the children can have a normal life period.

Issue with my credit card
April 7, 2025 8:35 am

I tried paying with my card but it went to pay pal. Can you please fix this

In a bad situation too
April 7, 2025 9:43 am

But I really wish someone would read this amd extend a helping hand ,seems like an unbearable situation. People don’t want to help,they’d rather give to any other cause,they blame the woman . It’s the worst situation to be in

Hope you figure out
April 16, 2025 8:28 am

My sister is divorced and its not easy for her בשורות טובות

Sounds familiar
April 17, 2025 2:29 am

Sounds like my story 20 years ago. The father should be contributing despite the divorce. In my case not paying child support was because of a bruised ego and anger at the audacity of wanting a divorce. The relationship was already broken and beyond repair. Maybe it’s time to have a Crisis center to prevent the breakdown of marriages in our community. To have profesional interventions. Otherwise the impact of divorce is pretty dramatic on the whole family. Divorce should be the last recourse. But sometimes it is necessary if one party refuses to engage in repairing and communicating. It’s… Read more »

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