Organizing luncheon platters for distribution on Christmas Day are, from left, Linda Rockenmacher, Marsha Paiste, Jake Berry and Denis Paiste. The Berry family made deliveries to Manchester police and fire stations. Photo Courtesy of TAY Brotherhood
MANCHESTER – The Jewish Almanac notes: “In Jewish tradition, gemilut hasadim are a category of mitzvot (good deeds) that obligate the individual to act in certain ways on certain occasions as a mark of basic human decency and respect towards others, living or dead, rich or poor, using one’s time, effort, and money whenever necessary.”
They are deeds of lovingkindness involving “a degree of gentleness, extreme care, affection, tenderness – a summoning of all the human resources of sympathy for the benefit of others.”…