I was recently contacted by a tzedaka organization that has a program to provide assistance to families with new babies in E”Y. Apparently, they get lists of people who have recently given birth, and ask them if they will make a donation in honor of their new baby.
So they called me and asked me if I will donate, in honor of my new baby….only, it’s been a long time since I’ve had a new baby (I am IF challenged). It was painful to get such a call (though I have nothing against this tzedaka.) I don’t know how they compile their lists. I don’t have a very common name. But they need to do better checking. If they would’ve just solicited a donation I wouldn’t have minded…I minded the “in honor of your new baby” pitch, very much.