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Consistent Outreach
We all appreciate that we need to reach out. Every Jew is a neshamah – every neshamah is a world. Yet reaching out consistently is hard. Understandably, we get caught up in “life’ and forget to reach out to the people we know.
Here are 2 eitzos how to be consistent in reaching out. They may seem trivial at first, but I guarantee that if you follow through, you will be much more consistent and have a greater impact on the people you know.
1) Make a list
Make a list of the non-frum people you know (on an index card ideally).
Make the list between 5-10 people if possible.
Include their phone numbers / e-mail addresses (whatever you know) for easy access.
Whenever you meet an unaffiliated Jew or think of someone else you know, add them to the list.
Keep the list in your wallet or pocket-book in a place you will easily find.
2) Set a Time
Make a time each week which you are makdish to the avodah of Kiruv. Good times might be Motzei Shabbos, Sunday morning or evening – but whenever is good for you.
Each week look at the list and think how you can reach out to at least one person this week.
Think how you could create a closer relationship or how you could introduce a little yiddishkeit into their lives, whether it be inviting for Shabbos, forwarding an e-mail, sharing an insight, or just phoning to say “hi.”
Last, but not least, then actually do it!
May the Almighty give you much siata d’shamaya in bringing the Almighty’s children closer.
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