בנשמה

The other day I was privileged to meet Mr. Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots and philanthropist with a heart of gold.  I was not supposed to know of his visit to United Hatzalah headquarters in Jerusalem as the VIP visit was carefully kept to avoid fanfare. The encounter, with a 5 minute window of opportunity, was orchestrated entirely by divine intervention.  Mr. Kraft has long been someone I have looked up to in my life. Throughout my marketing career and fundraising efforts, I wished to give back to the world and to humanity with the same care, dignity, leadership and emotion as he brings forth. When both my parents passed away, at a young age, I continued to wish to make somehow, somewhere, a mark and bring meaning to my life.  While working at Brandeis University, I was in awe of his wife, Myra z'l. The story went (if I am not mistaken) that he met her at the Brandeis Library, where I served for the Brandeis National Committee. And when I to...