{"id":5661,"date":"2020-11-18T17:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T22:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=5661"},"modified":"2020-11-18T17:00:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T22:00:07","slug":"one-candle-lights-another-as-its-wick-reaches-the-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/one-candle-lights-another-as-its-wick-reaches-the-end\/","title":{"rendered":"One Candle Lights Another As Its Wick Reaches the End"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\u2018Dedicated\u2019 \u2013a word found in almost every dinner journal. It\u2019s overused, almost trite. But since the English language hasn\u2019t produced a better word, it will have to suffice to describe Yitzchok and his wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yitzchok was a dedicated Ezer Mizion volunteer. He had been a part of the Ezer Mizion family for many years offering rides to cancer patients and their family members, picking up items vital to the well-being of the ill and the elderly. His \u2018Sure. I can do it.\u2019 was a pleasure to hear. It was the Friday morning before Purim, the week before the Corona craziness took over our lives. A request came in for a pickup of salads and side dishes to be delivered to a family who was battling serious illness. The delivery had to be made before Shabbos. Yitzchok was available and took the call. He picked up the food, beautifully packaged and neatly labeled, and began making his way to the recipient\u2019s home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

But he wasn\u2019t feeling too well. \u2018There\u2019s plenty of time before Shabbos. I\u2019ll stop by the house to rest up a bit and then go,\u2019 he said to himself. Carefully, he put the food in his refrigerator and lay down. An hour later, he suffered a massive heart attack.\u00a0\u00a0 The delivery? He never completed it. His journey in this world was over. Accompanied by a myriad of mitzvos, his neshoma (soul) made its way to shomayim (heaven). Shabbos was nearing as the funeral came to a close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His grieving widow entered her home. It was a different home. Her beloved husband would no longer come through the door. Ever. Too stunned to even cry, she wandered through the so very empty rooms. Her hand automatically touched the refrigerator handle. It opened, as if by itself. And that\u2019s when the overwhelming grief of her darkest hour moved aside, leaving space for the needs of another.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOy vey! The family! They have so much trouble they have and now they won\u2019t even have food for Shabbos. Fueled by a mission – her husband\u2019s mission \u2013 she sent an emergency message to Ezer Mizion. \u201c The packages! My husband just died!\u00a0 They never got delivered! Please send someone over so the family will have them for Shabbos!\u201d These are our Ezer Mizion volunteers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the shloshim (thirty-day period), his wife sent another message: \u201cHow can I become a volunteer like my husband\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t long until she received her ID tag. \u201cNow it\u2019s me, driving my late husband\u2019s car. Yitzchak\u2019s connection with Ezer Mizion was very significant and precious to him, until the sudden end of his life.  I am sure that my carrying on with his mission is bringing him joy. Thank you so much for the tag and for the opportunity to be part of your network!\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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