Please help this family

[Yitz]

Please help this family this is the link and the story to gofundme
https://www.gofundme.com/ovi1ho

[3yummyboys]

It would be helpful if you included a blurb explaining the situation

[Yitz]

It says it all on the link, so you can read and than decide

[youkay]

He was a special person. May he be a Meilitz Yosher!

[Live N Learn]

Nebach. I remember him, he used to work in Flohr's judaica on 13th Ave. He was a special special person, just donated.

[avromie7]

It would be helpful if you included a blurb explaining the situation

+1

It says it all on the link, so you can read and than decide

I don't usually follow links without a description

[noturbizniss]

+1I don't usually follow links without a description

+1

It says it all on the link, so you can read and than decide

If you're looking for other people to give tzedakah, the least you can do is put a brief explanation of what it's for.

[AI-TRAVEL]

+1If you're looking for other people to give tzedakah, the least you can do is put a brief explanation of what it's for.

If your looking to get a mitzva the least you can do is click the link.

[noturbizniss]

No, considering the scams that get posted.  If it was really important to him he would post details. If it's not important enough for the op to copy and paste them why should it be important enough for me. To be blunt there are unfortunately hundreds of tzedakahs like this out there an drew ones every day (fire in brooklyn), so if someone wants people to give to their charity over another the need an explanation.

[yomo]

Please help this family this is the link and the story to gofundme
https://www.gofundme.com/ovi1ho

Are you sure this isn't a scam?

Yeshiva world claims it is...

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/294296/warning-fraudulent-online-fundraisers-for-tragic-fire-in-flatbush.html

[Lou Bob]

Are you sure this isn't a scam?

Yeshiva world claims it is...

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/294296/warning-fraudulent-online-fundraisers-for-tragic-fire-in-flatbush.html

I don't know if it is or isn't, but if it's on yeshiva world, it MUST be true.

[TimT]

Are you sure this isn't a scam?

Yeshiva world claims it is...

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/294296/warning-fraudulent-online-fundraisers-for-tragic-fire-in-flatbush.html

Its a different tragedy.

[eli18]

only the fire one is a scam not the other one this was verified

[Baruch]

Are you sure this isn't a scam?

Yeshiva world claims it is...

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/294296/warning-fraudulent-online-fundraisers-for-tragic-fire-in-flatbush.html

That's why you write a blurb with the link, so confusion such as this doesn't occur. Among many other reasons.

[avrumy22]

Nebach. I remember him, he used to work in Flohr's judaica on 13th Ave. He was a special special person, just donated.

Yes. Was such a sweet man. Always helping people with a smile! He will be missed.

[noturbizniss]

That's why you write a blurb with the link, so confusion such as this doesn't occur. Among many other reasons.

Thank you!

[ShlockDoc]

I'm a little disconnected from the yeshivishe velt so forgive my admitted ignorance.  Is there an emphasis on the importance of life insurance in that community?   It seems that there's always a husband/father that passes away leaving the community to pay for his family to rebuild?  Why do these families not have life insurance and are the rabonim making it a priority?

[avromie7]

I'm a little disconnected from the yeshivishe velt so forgive my admitted ignorance.  Is there an emphasis on the importance of life insurance in that community?   It seems that there's always a husband/father that passes away leaving the community to pay for his family to rebuild?  Why do these families not have life insurance and are the rabonim making it a priority?

I know it was discussed a few years back and now they have areivim which is for rebbeim, if one in the group passes away they charge each one $7 per orphan up to 4 orphans per month for a total of 100k per orphan if there are more than 4 they charge the next month

[ShlockDoc]

I know it was discussed a few years back and now they have areivim which is for rebbeim, if one in the group passes away they charge each one $7 per orphan up to 4 orphans per month for a total of 100k per orphan if there are more than 4 they charge the next month

I never heard of Areivim.  An interesting idea and the people who organized it should be commended, but ultimately it's still based on tzedaka.  Why not just get life insurance?

[JayR]

I'm a little disconnected from the yeshivishe velt so forgive my admitted ignorance.

Why do these families not have life insurance and are the rabonim making it a priority?

Sounds a bit like Obama that "everyone needs health insurance". Some have it and some don't. No need for rabonim to get involved.

Why not just get life insurance?

That (probably) isn't a possibility this late in the game with the father's condition. It's a good question but (probably) not applicable to the OP's link.