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December 4, 2024
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If Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade

Fair Lawn— On a sunny Thursday after­noon, many people stopped by a lemon­ade stand manned by Meredith Mainzer, a 4-year-old, to buy drinks and cookies and generously give tzedakah. Even after the lemonade stand closed, checks were sent to the “owner” by folks who were impressed with her determination to raise funds for Is­raeli soldiers under fire.

While Meredith does not know exactly what is happening in Israel, she felt a need to support the IDF troops. It was Meredith’s idea to host a lemonade stand and she even called her principal, Rav Tomer Ronen of Yeshivat Ben Porat Yosef, to ask him where to send the mon­ey.

Meredith happily presented Rav Ronen with over $650 to take to Israel to be do­nated to support lone soldiers in the IDF and to purchase Shabbat food for Chayalim serving in Sderot.

By Stephanie Goldberg

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