by Miriam Sidell
When the snow came a few weeks ago, my husband and I were wondering how our sidewalks would be cleared. We are in our early 70s and not really up for the task. A neighbor’s two boys came over and offered to shovel our front walk. We offered to pay them, but they said, “No, it’s fun for us.” (In the end my husband gave them each something, taken reluctantly.) Then another neighbor sent their son over, and he shoveled our back walk. Another neighbor (an adult) shoveled out our car and even cleared the snow off the car. All was done cheerfully on a freezing cold day!
I heard of another chesed that took place on our street. A friend went shopping for a neighbor who had come home from the hospital to an empty refrigerator. Then some neighbors prepared a few meals for him, all completed before the snowstorm began.
Baruch Hashem, we live in a wonderful, caring community.
