During COVID, a friend of mine was struggling. His business was closed, and collectors kept coming to his home.

I approached him quietly and said, “I plan on giving tzedakah for Purim. Here is $2,000 in donor funds. Please distribute it.”

The relief on his face was unforgettable.

That Purim, I didn’t just give charity. I helped another Yid twice—once with the money, and once by restoring a friend’s dignity and letting him be the giver.

Many of our own family members and neighbors are struggling quietly.

This Purim, consider giving funds to someone who needs the boost and let them distribute the tzedakah.

Give charity. Give dignity.

Double your mitzvah this Purim.

A Lakewood resident

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