As he said the word “lunch,” it triggered my recollection of: “Let me see what I can do at lunchtime”
“Hello, Rabbi Eisenman. I’m calling on behalf of VLK, V’ahavta Lerei’acha Kamocha. As you know, we supply food for the hungry, and we have a special campaign going on today. Every dollar you donate will be matched five times! Can I put you down for $200?”
As I was in the middle of preparing my drashah for that week, had to leave for the city in an hour to teach, and my wallet was nowhere in sight, I said, “Let me see what I can do at lunchtime.”
Then I opened another sefer. And forgot about my pledge to “see what I can do at lunchtime.”
I have the privilege of teaching Torah at Lander College for Women. Besides loving the teaching, I enjoy being in New York City and I enjoy my anonymity when I grab a bite to eat. That day, I stopped off at a local eatery, a type of only-in-Manhattan basement restaurant, where I cannot be seen from the windows, as there are no windows.
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