When Malka was 11, her loving father passed away from cancer. For her mother, Losing her husband proved too much to bear and she “lost it” and had to be institutionalized, leaving Malka without parents. Poor and alone in this world, Malka was forced to fend for herself and “grow up” too soon, which resulted in her having an unusually high reservoir of inner strength and the ability to successfully face adversity.
She dreamed of one day getting married but worried that a “normal” family would not be interested in having her as a daughter in law. B’’H, those fears turned out to be unfounded and due to her impeccable middos, she got engaged to Avraham, an amazing bochur from a great family of bnei Torah. Unfortunately with no money or family support, Malka doesn’t have the funds to pay for a wedding or to start a married life. Although she is used to tackling hardship head on, always coming out stronger, she feels this challenge is different and without help she will collapse. She can’t stop crying.
This week will either be the greatest week of Malka’s life or the most disappointing. Every dollar counts. Chazal says that the mitzvah of supporting a kallah is so great, Hashem rewards donors in this world and the next. Hashem cares for orphans and listens to the prayers. All donations are tax deductible. Besides receiving much needed merit before Rosh Hashana, surely donors who contribute will continue to receive reward for all of the mitzvah’s her future descendents perform. Click here to learn more..
It is a huge mitzvah to help a kallah but I would like to tell her one thing. I got married when both of us were very young. Our families were against it so we had a very small ceremony. No gown, no meal, no dancing. We started off with zero household items. Slowly bought what we needed. B”H our families came around years later and then were there for us financially and emotionally. Btw. We are married 56 years and I don’t regret not having a wedding for one second. I have my other half.