Back in June my synagogue put on a 5k matzoh ball run. They’ve been doing if for about 25 years to raise money. This year they gave out coupons for a free bowl of matzoh ball soup at Mikey and Mel’s, a local restaurant. I picked up a handful of coupons and gave them to my sister and we forgot about them.

She found them the other day while cleaning. Since they expire at the end of the year, we decided to go for lunch. As we waited for a table, my sister started giving away the extra coupons. Everyone was happy to get them and the management didn’t object.

The soup was excellent and I got a hot pastrami on rye, my sister got hot corn beef on an onion role. We thoroughly enjoyed the meal. When we were ready to pay, the waitress told us the table next to us, a recipient of a couple of matzoh ball soup coupons, had paid our check. They had asked her to wait until they had left before she told us, so this is my way of thanking them.

Th world is full of good people. We just need to own our eyes to see them. Look around you, they are probably standing next to you.

Happy Holidays.