Parnassah.� Everyone needs it, and no one seems to have enough of it.

But our case was different.

My husband Shaya* was a hard-working yungerman.� But he couldn�t catch a break. After three years in Kollel and with our second child on the way, we decided it was time for my husband to find a job.� It took time, but he found an entry-level position at an office near our home. We were content. The salary covered our rent and bills, with a bit left over at the end of the month.� Plus, he and the boss got along well and there seemed to be room for advancement in the company.

But our good fortune didn�t last long.� After two years, the boss decided the move out of town and sell his company.� The new boss brought along his own staff, and my husband was let go.

We were back to square one.� But this time, we three children and our oldest was already in school.� My husband got a few temporary jobs � life guarding in a boys� camp in the summer, selling esrogim before Sukkos � but had no luck in finding something permanent.

We needed help.� Help that only a mother can provide.

I noticed an ad in my local weekly newspaper advertising a service by Mosdos Kever Rachel in which Kollel yungerleit daven for you at Mama Rachel�s kever.� I was desperate � what was there to lose? I sent in my check with my husband�s name and hoped for the best. I didn�t even tell him about it.

A week later, my husband came home and excitedly told me the good news.� His old boss, the one whom he�d worked with so successfully before he�d moved away, had contacted him.� His friend was starting a new company, he�d said, and he needed someone with my husband�s exact skill set.

The interview is set for tomorrow.

I don�t know what will happen, but I know one thing.� When you need help, you turn to your mother. And Mama Rachel, the mother of us all, had come through.

To submit your kvittel on Mama Rachel�s yahrtzeit call 1888-276-2435 (2-ROCHEL) �or click here to visit our website.

*Names and identifying details have been altered to protect anonymity.