Article: A rabbi in Connecticut purchased a desk off of Craigslist. When he got home, he found the desk would not fit through the door so he dismantled it. Upon taking it apart, he found a bag stuffed in the back of the desk filled with $98,000! He called the original owner who said that she had inherited the money, put it in the desk, and then forgot where she had put it!
Discussion:
- What mitzvah/good qualities did the rabbi exhibit when he returned the money? (Returning things back to their rightful owner; being honest)
- What is something a detective would point out as a hole in the story? (How do we know that the previous desk owner rightfully owned the money?)
- What would you have done if you had found the money?
- If you were to inherit money, where is the best place to keep it and why?
For a great children's book about returning things to rightful owners, see
One Little Chicken.
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