Doing good deeds in the time of economic recession

Shabbos night in Shul, Rabbi Haber mentioned that he asked the Gadol Rav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg Sh'lita what his thoughts were on this crazy economic situation. Rav Scheinberg answered that Hashem is now acting with Midas HaDin (Strict Judgement) and the only way to counter act Midas HaDin is with Chesed.

That got me thinking about the real challenges ahead. When a recession happens on this large of scale and people all around us are losing their jobs, the knee jerk reaction is to tighten up the wallet and only spend money that is necessary to continue day to day living. It seems that the Yetzer Harah has a new friend called "The Economic Situation" that he is going to take full advantage of.

When people come to your door for Charity or if an institution that you normally support now needs your help more then ever, are you giving the same or more? Or are you hearing yourself say "you know times are tough and we are all taking a hit from the situation, sorry, but I wish it could be more."

What about having gusests for Shabbos or other Mitzvhos that "cost money"? Are we holding back?

It's a very tough question, at least it was until we listen to the words of Rav Scheinberg. The only way out of the current situation (Midas HaDin) is with acts of Chesed!

The good news is that there is plenty of acts of Chesed you can do that doesn't cost any money. Visting a sick friend, going to an old age home to bring some cheer, even sending an email to someone you know that is going through a hard time to cheer them up!

The best chesed that you can do is to find someone that lost his/her job another job. Can you imagine the joy it would bring to this family? If you hear of a job opening, don't keep it to yourself, but spread the word! You never know when you will be the one zoche to be the Shadchan and help battle this economic depression in more ways then one.

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