“Rabbi do you know who these checks are from?” My secretary often asks me to decipher illegible signatures.
I looked at them. “Can’t say I do” I said. “Let’s look at the return addresses on the envelopes.”
Strangely both checks were from Miriam Haberman (not her real name). Miriam lived across the street from the shul and was (unfortunately) one of the “older singles” who populate all of our neighborhoods in regretfully large numbers. Miriam was a quiet woman with modest financial means and therefore when I saw the two checks I was intrigued.
In the memo line of one check it said “Membership.” On the second check was written “Rabbi’s Fund.” Both checks were for $18.
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