Tears from ShamayimThe first month at her new job came to an end. Working 6 full days a week was hard, but G-d willing the salary would help. They really needed the parnassa and this new job had potential to alleviate some of the financial stress.
With eager anticipation Miriam checked her bank balance. No salary came in. OK, perhaps it would take a day or two to clear. The beginning of the next month marched on and no sign of the well earned salary.
The 9th of the next month passed by. They urgently needed that salary but no sign of it. 15th of the month, this is the last day that by law a place of work must pay the salary for a worker. What happened, was there a mistake?
Miriam called the office. No, no mistake. Miriam had earned her salary but the salary for last month will only be paid next month. That meant they had to wait 2 months to get her salary.
Miriam called her supervisor. That's how it goes in Israel, she was told.
"But I worked the full month. 6 days a week, full complete days. The hallachah outlines how to pay a worker and the law of the land does too."
"Sorry, that might be the case, but you are only getting your salary next month at the earliest."
What to do? To get into an argument wont remedy the situation. There is small claims court there are loans and gemachim. But a more urgent matter was bothering Miriam.
Tonight is Mikvah night. Their wallets and tzeddakah boxes were now empty. How would she come up with the NIS 20 to immerse in the Mikvah. She had worked and earned her salary but could not access it, certainly not in time for that night and neither could she tell her supervisor or the office that she HAS to receive her salary in order to go to the Mikvah to fulfill a vital mitzvah.
This scenario is one that happens for many women in Israel. Please open your hearts to the needs of your Jewish sisters here in Eretz Yisrael.
Please give of your Maaser money to enable all these women who find themselves suddenly without the basic amount required to fulfill their mitzvah of Family Purity.
The lowest amount needed per woman is the equivalent of just $10. Many women who already have children, also have expenses of babysitter, some have bus fares to be covered. The costs mount up and we need YOUR help, Right now, Today.
With eager anticipation Miriam checked her bank balance. No salary came in. OK, perhaps it would take a day or two to clear. The beginning of the next month marched on and no sign of the well earned salary.
The 9th of the next month passed by. They urgently needed that salary but no sign of it. 15th of the month, this is the last day that by law a place of work must pay the salary for a worker. What happened, was there a mistake?
Miriam called the office. No, no mistake. Miriam had earned her salary but the salary for last month will only be paid next month. That meant they had to wait 2 months to get her salary.
Miriam called her supervisor. That's how it goes in Israel, she was told.
"But I worked the full month. 6 days a week, full complete days. The hallachah outlines how to pay a worker and the law of the land does too."
"Sorry, that might be the case, but you are only getting your salary next month at the earliest."
What to do? To get into an argument wont remedy the situation. There is small claims court there are loans and gemachim. But a more urgent matter was bothering Miriam.
Tonight is Mikvah night. Their wallets and tzeddakah boxes were now empty. How would she come up with the NIS 20 to immerse in the Mikvah. She had worked and earned her salary but could not access it, certainly not in time for that night and neither could she tell her supervisor or the office that she HAS to receive her salary in order to go to the Mikvah to fulfill a vital mitzvah.
This scenario is one that happens for many women in Israel. Please open your hearts to the needs of your Jewish sisters here in Eretz Yisrael.
Please give of your Maaser money to enable all these women who find themselves suddenly without the basic amount required to fulfill their mitzvah of Family Purity.
The lowest amount needed per woman is the equivalent of just $10. Many women who already have children, also have expenses of babysitter, some have bus fares to be covered. The costs mount up and we need YOUR help, Right now, Today.
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