A true Kiddush Hashem appeared in the South Washington County Bulletin (Minnesota), and is worthy of being published on YWN. The following is what was written:
Letter: Help came from Yeshiva
Ann M. Mattson, Cottage Grove,
Published Wednesday, April 29, 2009
I am writing to tell you of an incident which happened to me on a wildly snowy Thursday afternoon. On my way home from work in Mendota Heights, my car had already gotten stuck several times. As I reached the unplowed streets of Cottage Grove, I knew I would be getting stuck again. I approached the 80th Street and East Point Douglas intersection, which is very busy. When the light turned red and the wheels lost their traction, I sat there spinning my wheels as many cars and even snow plows went around me without stopping.
All of a sudden, a white passenger van pulled alongside me and several young men dressed in black fedora hats and long overcoats jumped out of the van. Without the benefit of mittens or boots, they selflessly began pushing my car until I got moving again. And it took several of them to push to keep my vehicle moving! The van and passengers went on to follow me to my destination. I was very touched and unable to thank them, because I knew if I stopped again, that I would get stuck again.
I am making the assumption that these young heroes are Yeshiva school students due to their distinctive, formal clothing. The school is doing a very good job teaching the students about basic decency and courtesy. They cheerfully waved at me as I pulled away, trying to shake the snow out of their now wet shoes. They had put themselves at risk dodging other cars that probably couldn’t have fully stopped in that slop. I admire their courage and compassion. What a tribute to the school’s work and their families!
Ann M. Mattson
Cottage Grove
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13 Responses
Very nice Kiddush HaSh*m!
Me K’amchah Yisroel!!!!!!!!!
This should be z’chus to speed up the coming of moshiach.
V’ro’u kol amay hu’uretz ki shaim Hashem nikra alechuh v’yuru mimekuh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
they might have been Amish . . .
seriously, a good gesture, and a good reflection on the parents and teachers of these young men – they simply did what menschen should do – and by doing so polished the name of Torah and yiddeshkeit
beautiful story.
so sweet of ms. mattson to show her appreciation publically in an age when “thank you” is an outdated phrase.
telegrok: unlikely.
amish who wear the traditional garb [which generally is not a black fedora on a weekday] would not have been traveling in a passenger van!
out of town mentchlichkeit at its best
Very nice story. Is this chaverim?
It was actually the Chabad Bochurim from Minnesota
This is Chabad Mesivta out there.
Kol HaKavod to Lubavitch
telegrok, I don’t agree with what you say,” they simply did what menschen should do”. I am afraid most menschen would not have done that; it is very easy to look the other way especially in such weather, and a dangerous intersection, etc.
Hmmmmmmm.
Ever wonder why Hashem makes it snow at the end of April?!
#11 To give these young men the opportunity to be mekadesh shem shomayin.
its a chinuch lesson, this is the type of news that educate and communicate lessons to all of us wherever we are. if you could lend a hand , lend it and make a kiddush hashem.kol hakovod!