TO MAKE A KIDDUSH HASHEM

A very important thing for all of us to make a Kidush Hashem, and to teach our children as well.

Here is a story i recieved from a friend.

Several years ago, a rabbi from out-of-state accepted a call to a

community in Houston , Texas . Some weeks after he arrived, he had an

occasion to ride the bus from his home to the downtown area. When he

sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a

quarter too much change.

As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, ‘You’d better give

the quarter back. It would be wrong to keep it’.

Then he thought, ‘Oh, forget it, it’s only a quarter. Who would worry

about this little amount? Anyway, the bus company gets too much fare;

they will never miss it. Accept it as a ‘gift from G-d’ and keep

quiet’.

When his stop came, he paused momentarily at the door, and then he

handed the quarter to the driver and said, ‘Here, you gave me too much

change’.

The driver, with a smile, replied, ‘Aren’t you the new rabbi in town?’

‘Yes’ he replied.

‘Well, I have been thinking a lot lately about going somewhere to

worship. I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much

change. I’ll see you in Shul on Shabbos’.

When the rabbi stepped off of the bus, he literally grabbed the

nearest light pole, held on, and said, ‘Oh Rebono Shel Olam, I almost

sold a Yid for a quarter.’

Our lives are the only thing some people will ever read.

This is a really scary example of how much people watch us as JEW, and

will put us to the test! Always be on guard — and remember — You

carry the name of HaShem on your shoulders when you call yourself a

‘JEW’.

Watch your thoughts; they become words.

Watch your words; they become actions.

Watch your actions; they become habits.

Watch your habits; they become character.

Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.