The following unedited story was posted on the Facebook page of Rabbi Dov Lipman, former MK in the Yesh Atid party. The post appeared on Monday, 14 Sivan.
An incredible story.
After landing back in Israel at 3:10a.m. I found myself standing in a very long line for taxis. A young yeshiva student walks up to me and says, “Are you going to Jerusalem?” I said, “No, to Bet Shemesh.” He responded, “I just dropped my friend off here and figured I would check at the taxi line to see if I could do a good deed for someone and help them. Come, I will take you to Bet Shemesh and I will just sleepover at my home in Ramat Bet Shemesh.”
How many 20-year-olds go out of their way to look “to do a good deed for someone” in general and who does such a thing at 3:30a.m.
This young man studies at the The Mir in Jerusalem and is a credit to his yeshiva, to his parents, to God, and to the Torah. Kol hakavod.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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12 Responses
Agreeing with your conclusion about this young man’s behavior. I’m curious to hear what Rabbi Dov Lipman has to say about it.
A good Chizuk. Thanks for posting.
someone should tell Lipman that had he been sucessfull in drafting all yeshiva students this Bochur would not have been there to give him a ride!!!
Yeah I know!
That’s how we also made money illegally when we were in the airport anyways to drop someone off we made another 200 Shekel by driving someone back.
Gr8 business man atr 20 even convinced him that he came to the Mir to do chesed in Israel!!
Sack +1
This is only one person but there are millions of “non drafted” chareidim that contribute to society in millions of ways
Additionally I’m surprised he didn’t complain that the bachur was taking away parnossah from a cabbie
Is there anyone among this readership that really cares 2 cents as to what a person, who ran after headlines by infuriating Gedolei Yisroel, (and who is currently a nobody) has to say?!
The Facebook post WOULD have been a kiddush Hashem. But instead it indicated that no one but this bochur would have done such a thing. “How many 20-year-olds go out of their way to look “to do a good deed for someone” in general and who does such a thing at 3:30a.m.”
Straight mind on a crooked path: What are you talking about? He didn’t charge him anything, can’t you read?
To american_yerushalmi:
“Regarding Agreeing with your conclusion about this young man’s behavior. I’m curious to hear what Rabbi Dov Lipman has to say about it.”
This IS Lipmans conclusion, not the YWN editors. What is says here is exactly what is says on Lipmans facebook page. You may hate him, but it doesnt give you a right to jump to conclusions or make idiotic assumptions.
Uncle Ben- Where in the article does it say that he didn’t get paid?!
I agree with Uncle Ben.
Straightmind is going straight in the wrong direction