The Miser's Slippers
Stories We Tell
English - March 01, 2018 09:00 - 3 minutes - 3.64 MB - ★★★★★ - 96 ratingsJudaism Religion & Spirituality Kids & Family judaism jewish shabbat stories Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Once, there was a family who had quite a bit of money. They were always warm and well fed, and often bought toys for their children and gifts for each other. But, when the rabbi would come by and ask if they could give to support those in the community who were not always warm and could not always afford food, they would say no. Why not, and what would it take for them to start giving? Rabbi Leora Kaye, Director of Program at the Union for Reform Judaism, retells the story. You can read a written version of this story, titled “How It Feels to Be Poor,” in The Essential Jewish Stories, collected, annotated, and retold by Seymour Rossel.