We live in very affluent times.
When I walk into the supermarket I’m sometimes overwhelmed by the dazzling array of produce that is mine for the taking, when I know people who were literally starving just a little over 70 years ago.
Yes, we all give Tzedaka; we are after all rachmanim bnei rachmanim.
But how often are we actually confronted with the challenge of dealing with limited resources?
This thread brings to mind the famous story of the blanket that Rav Nosson Tzvi ZTZ”L told the CEO of Starbucks.
Something to think about when our streets are blanketed in a thick snowfall…