Everybody matters. Everybody counts. No voice is silent before God. Should it be any differently with humanity?
Sam was a pauper in a well-to-do community. One evening the President called a meeting to discuss a community problem. People cited pros and cons and when Sam wanted to express an opinion, he was ignored. At the end of the evening someone remembered they had a yahrzeit and needed to say Kaddish. A head count was taken. There were ten people, including Sam. Then Sam turned to the President and said bitterly: “You see, to you I am a nobody but to God, I count.” -Rabbi Hillel Silverman
A working community is where every voice is heeded.
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