A Simcha is
not just a
Statistic
Studies show that there’s an increase in the rate of heart attacks in young chareidim men reaching the age of 35-40 since the financial stress can become unbearable.
Hachnasos
Kallah in
Stories
A 25 year old bochur spent Shabbos at the home of R’ Ephraim along with 150 other yeshiva bochurim. It was erev Purim and he wanted to sponsor the meal as a zechus that he should find a shidduch. R’ Ephraim told him that he doesn’t accept sponsorships for his Shabbos meals, but he can sponsor the Simcha of an orphaned bride. After Shabbos he wrote a check of $3,600.
A Simcha is
not just a
Statistic
“I was orphaned at a very young age, and though I was excited to start a new life when I became engaged, I felt terrible guilty to put more financial stress on my overburdened mother. Like a glass of cold water on a lifeless person, Oneg Shabbos V’Yom Tov suddenly walked into our life. With so much sensitivity, you helped us get to my special day without worries. Our family was revived. Our Simcha was whole.”
G. Levi, Tzfat.