When רבי נפתלי מרופשיץ came home after delivering his שבת הגדול דרשה, his wife remarked that he looked troubled. “Yes,” he replied, “It’s difficult to open the hearts of the גבירים to give מעות חטים בעין יפה. But I’m halfway there. The rich aren’t fully committed to giving, but the poor have all agreed to accept.”
06/10/2021