A Handout for a Step Up

Another baal chessed around Tzfat is Yossi Reis. A tour-guide by profession, he always has others on his mind. He nicknames himself the “coupon clerk”. Whatever monies he succeeds on acquiring gets used to buy food vouchers in Shefa Shuk of Tzfat. Whenever he sees someone on the street or in a shop, he constantly has a hand out with an envelope or bag. But what is exceptional about the way Yossi holds out his hand is that if someone is able to give something, he never knows how much as he turns his head away and closes his eyes so as not to discomfit the one giving.       
There is always the hope that another will be able to donate a few coins for his “cause”. The “cause” being anyone in need of assistance – from not enough money to pay for a gas balloon, or the electric bill, or food to put on the table to feed a family. All these situations and more fall on his shoulders. In the winter he helps with buying blankets and heaters. If he can, he will assist an individual in finding a job or dealing with bureaucratic offices. Time and again he is the one individual a person will go to for the day-to-day living expenses.     

Yossi has found that no matter how much money he collects, there is constantly a need for more. He is constantly on the lookout for a hand-out and more sources to obtain funds with which to give support to others.

      Anyone with any ideas on how to assist Yossi in his efforts should contact him at 04-6922-803 or his mobile 050-760-3606.