Unpaid debts

Mashgiach ruchani (Hebrew משגיח רוחני) or mashgiach for short, means a spiritual supervisor or guide. It is a title which usually refers to a rabbi who has an official position within a yeshiva and is responsible for the non-academic areas of yeshiva students' lives. The most famous mashgiach ruchani was Rabbi Nosson Tzvi Finkel, (1849-1927), founder of the Slabodka Yeshiva.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mashgiach_ruchani

Welcome to Mashgiach is Coming.

There are many people who try their best to follow the Torah and to perform mitzvot. Sometimes, inadvertently, they may forget to do something they should have done. For instance, one borrows a book and forgets to return it. One takes a sefer from the synagogue to read at home. You meant to return it, but, it is still located in your home months later.

The purpose of this blog is to remind people about unintentional wrongdoings and hopefully, people can rectify their mistakes.

Once a week, I will post an idea that might get people thinking - have I been remiss? If you have any ideas, please email me with your own thoughts. Also, if the post inspired you to act, I would love to hear about it. If you would like me to post your correspondence, fine. If not, just write that you would rather not have your correspondence published.

First thought.

A while back, a rabbi related a story about someone in the neighborhood. The man's father-in-law had recently died and he appeared to him in a dream. The deceased told his son-in-law that he had not paid his pledge that he had made for an aliyah in shul. The son-in-law went to the gabbai and asked if his father-in-law owed any money to the shul. When the gabbai answered in the affirmative, the son-in-law paid the debt in full. That night, the father-in-law once again appeared to his son-in-law in a dream.

"You have made me happy," he told him.

Sometimes, one forgets to pay the money he promised for his aliyah. He may have good intentions. I know someone who went to the gabbai and wanted to pay for his aliyah. The gabbai told him to come back another time as he didn't have his financial books with him.

A number of months ago, there was a Shabbos Hatzolah in which people pledged money to the emergency medical organization. Since no one from the organization came around to collect the pledges and, as yet, some pledges have gone unpaid.

Have you paid all the debts you have incurred from pledges in shul?

Let's devote some time today to figuring out whether we have any unpaid debts. If possible, let's resolve to take care of the matter by the end of this week.

Wishing you success.