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  • #611001
    geraldc
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    Hi everyone,

    I need affordable ideas to do L’iluy nishmas a relative. Perhaps a dedication or a project, or something else in or out of the box.

    Of course something like dedicating a Sefer Torah or a Shul or similar would be the best but I don’t have the funds for that.

    Any ideas that would be a zchus but are cheaper. Specifically things that are needed for klal yisroel, and exciting ideas.

    I appreciate it.

    #983928
    keepitcoming
    Member

    You can give out Shmiras halashon tefillas.. exciting.. hmm….

    #983929
    keepitcoming
    Member

    its the simple things that make a big difference in shamayim no? not what has the biggest fanfare over here..

    #983930
    a mamin
    Participant

    Someone has contacted me to dedicate a daily shuir that is given on the phone. That is quite reasonable. I would love to dedicate a Sefer Torah as well, but haven’t been able to , yet….. I like the idea of sponsoring Torah learning. There is an organization called Bnos Melochim in Monsey that takes sponsorship for this as well.

    May your deceased relative have an aliyas neshama!

    #983931
    WIY
    Member

    Sponsor Torah learning on Torah anytime. Or sponsor some of the various the parsha sheets and halacha sheet emails. I know Parsha Potpourri has a hard time getting sponsors sometimes and he has great divrei Torah.

    #983932
    geraldc
    Member

    I appreciate the ideas. I am looking for something more than that. I don’t just want to sponsor something, I want to dedicate or create something. I know it’s about the niftar, but I also want it to be meaningful for the family.

    #983933
    a mamin
    Participant

    Would you like to start an organization? A support group possibly?

    #983934
    geraldc
    Member

    that is a good idea. but too general

    #983935
    WIY
    Member

    geraldc

    Maybe sponsor a sefer?

    #983936
    🍫Syag Lchochma
    Participant

    my sisters classmates bought 100 very beautiful laminated bentchers and made a bentcher gmach in her zchus. It is used for sheva brachos or seudas that are not wedding-size and the host wouldn’t need to spend extra on bentchers. I think they are $3 each.

    #983937
    geraldc
    Member

    that is a cute idea

    #983938
    👑RebYidd23
    Participant

    Sponsor a shmiras halashon hotline or donate to a tzedaka auction.

    #983939
    Shopping613 🌠
    Participant

    Find someone you know in high school (your kid, neighbors kid..etc) and ask them if they can ask every girl in their classs to try to not speak loshon hara for an hour a day, that way yoyr zechus will be going around the clock!!!!

    #983940
    eclipse
    Member

    What beautiful midah was strong in the niftar? Can it be perpetuated somehow?

    #983941
    geraldc
    Member

    These are good ideas. I wish I could find one that just feels right….

    The niftar excelled in caring for others and in being self reliant. The niftar hated coming on to others. It was always about the other person.

    #983942
    kapusta
    Participant

    Off the top of my head, not sure what your general budget is:

    Chanukah is coming up. This may be done already, but you can contact your community’s Tomchei Shabbos and add something extra for one week or a game or gift certificate to a toy store. The gift certificate will give the kids a chance to have the fun of choosing and get something they definitely like and it may be the only presents they get. Even if its something small to several families.

    Some organizations are emotional support based (divorced parents, families with special needs children etc.) rather than straight out Tzedaka. You can ask if they would be interested in a “fun night” with a comedian or another activity that may be within your budget (or a portion of it) and its a chance to bring a smile to some people’s lives.

    I think Oorah (and I’m sure other organizations have as well) have an option do donate specifically for a certain purpose. Something like buying Siddurim or another item used for a Mitzvah is not only Tzedaka, but also a Zchus for the Niftar when the item is used. You can do this in a local Shul as well whose Siddurim/Chumashim can use updating.

    May the Neshama have an aliyah.

    *kapusta*

    #983943
    geraldc
    Member

    These are good ideas. Thanks.

    Honestly, the best would be to purchase a sefer torah but its just sooo expensive.

    #983944

    You can try a gemach.

    Without knowing your financial situation, I can tell you that there are gemachs that you can create a fund for $1000 and up. You can dictate who to lend the money to – meaning for a simcha, to help get someone back on their feet, etc.

    This is a way that the zechus is continuously being generated, and chesed is always being done.

    You can contact me offline and I can tell you gemachim that I know

    Also, you can buy sefarim that will be used by many people. Or about a specific topic that was special in the heart of the niftar.

    #983945
    sharp
    Member

    I like Syag’s idea a lot. very meaningful and practical.

    #983946
    geraldc
    Member

    Does anyone have any idea if its possible to get a hold of a sefer torah for much cheaper than the cost of writing one? I know that refurbishing an old one is cheaper, but it also comes with its own set of issues.

    What about finding someone who would be willing to donate a sefer that is not in use? I would then have a sofer check it. I would imagine that could cost a couple thousand dollars, but nothing near the cost of purchasing one.

    I just have my mind set on a sefer torah lieluy nishmas. The issue is the cost..

    #983947
    rebdoniel
    Member

    My shul in Brooklyn could use new siddurim, as they’re stll using DeSola Pool black siddurim from 1960.

    #983948
    strictly yosher
    Participant

    I hear that P’eylim / Lev L’Achim allows you to dedicate the achievements of a specific field worker, be it in their school registration division or other vital programs.

    For $10,000 – $15,000 you can cover the entire salary and expenses of someone who regularly enrolls a hundred children in Torah schools. That’s not only a bargain because it costs less than $100 per neshama saved, but an ongoing metzia since these kids will grow up frum and all their Torah observant descendants will have you to thank!

    #983949
    WIY
    Member

    geraldc

    I would only recommend donating a Torah to a shul that desperately needs one otherwise the Torah will sit forever in the Aron Kodesh and never be used (other than maybe on Simchas Torah).

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