“People from higher income families can afford to invest in their children, and invest in tuition and enrichment classes. While there’s still mobility for children from low-income families, parents don’t have the means to [invest in these] or have more urgent needs to meet,” she observed. This is something that resonates with Tan, whose father … Read more
This commonality has helped Lam break out of the beneficiary-befriender dynamic. “I think of these women as friends,” she said. Lam generally sends a WhatsApp message to beneficiaries once a month to check on them. But beneficiaries will often call her over WhatsApp, as and when they need help, and sometimes the conversation can last … Read more
Among the lesser known mitzvot of bein adam l’chavero (humanitarian laws) is the law of returning lost property. Who hasn’t experienced the anguish of losing something valuable or essential personally. I do all the time. There are myriad of regulations that describe what to do when you find someone’s wallet or poodle, how to … Read more
