Originally Posted by
Nordberg
He is a lock. He was not my choice. here is a story about Joe.
A few years ago a funeral service was held by a Rabbi. ,a shiva minyan. It is a worship service held at the death of a Jewish person. They gather in a group of 10, a minyan to say Kaddish. It is usually in a persons home.In this case. Mrs. Greenhouse was not a person of means and she lived in a rent controlled senior housing apartment which was too small to hold the service.,. So they held it is the basement communal laundry room. The 10 assembled and Kaddish began. Toward the end of the service, the door opened and Joe Biden walked in. He stood quietly and respectfully until it ended. When it ended people asked why he showed up. He said "When I first ran in 1972, Mrs. greenhouse sent me 18 dollars, because that is all she could afford. And every election afterwards, she sent another 18., She did it her whole life. I am here to show my respect and gratitude. "
18 has significance in Jewish faith. Its numbers equal the Jewish Chai. It was a humble amount and Joe knew it.
There were no news outlets. No Jewish reporters or dignitaries. Just the mourning of an elderly woman in a laundry room. He did not come for political gain. He came because he has character. He came because he is a mensch.If we need anything in leadership, it is a mensch. Biden is a mensch.
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