Bum Rap
I think too many blogs give too many jews bum raps. Myself included. So here is a nice story about our fellow brethren.
My wife designs invitations as a side job. Based in Detroit, she doesn't have access to a lot of the really nice Jewish-themed paper, which is all in NY. She saw a website that offered invitations, and when she got to the site, she found that they were printing on really nice paper.
She sent an email to the contact person on the site, who was the owner of the business, asking about the paper. She told him that her clients are not looking to design their invitations online, and she isn't trying to take away any of his clients, but she would really like to know where she can find the paper.
She never expected to hear back from the guy, but he surprised her. Within a few hours she had received an email with the paper company's phone numbers, the web site owner's phone number, and a short note that said not to worry, Parnasa is in God's hands, so he can give her the contacts.
My wife designs invitations as a side job. Based in Detroit, she doesn't have access to a lot of the really nice Jewish-themed paper, which is all in NY. She saw a website that offered invitations, and when she got to the site, she found that they were printing on really nice paper.
She sent an email to the contact person on the site, who was the owner of the business, asking about the paper. She told him that her clients are not looking to design their invitations online, and she isn't trying to take away any of his clients, but she would really like to know where she can find the paper.
She never expected to hear back from the guy, but he surprised her. Within a few hours she had received an email with the paper company's phone numbers, the web site owner's phone number, and a short note that said not to worry, Parnasa is in God's hands, so he can give her the contacts.
posted by Air Time at 2:56 PM
5 Comments:
good to see a nice story about a Jew...a good one ona rabbi, andill start to doubt that you are writing this
Nice story. There is too much bitterness online about frum Jews (and for that I must share the credit/blame). Truth is, a good percentage of my clientele are frum; many yeshivos and other Jewish not-for-profit org-types.
I'm frequently asked how often I get screwed by people like this. My candid answer is very, very rarely. Most are honest, looking to do the right thing and don't seek to do harm.
I hope the invitations turn a profit.
Nice. Not your stereotypical (sp?) outcome.
I heard something similar from a taxi driver ( I spend a lot of time in shared taxis) who was in a fight with a passenger over the amnount of times he waited at stops for more passengers.
He threw some money at the guy and yelled (in hebrew) "You think I need your filthy 2 grush, parnasa comes from God"
Very nice site! » »
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