Rabbi's Rolodex: One Text Can Change Everything! #shorts

Sometimes, we can make one phone call or send one text that connects somebody that is a life-changer for them and took us 5 seconds. I hope that the people listening and watching know whether their immediate local rabbi or there are others, but there are people who care and who have experience and who have connections. One of the most enriching part I find of the rabbinate is our rolodex. For young people listening, that means the contact information of other people. But but sometimes, we can make one phone call or send one text that connects somebody that is a life-changer for them and took us 5 seconds. The gratitude almost feels undeserved because all it took was like a text. Can you see that person in your office they can't get through? Can you take on this case? Can you? But we're here. I mean, rabbis are here and until your rabbi proves otherwise, give them the benefit of the doubt. Don't complain about it if you've never tried. Ask them if you can have coffee. Meet them for lunch. Ask for an appointment. Linger after shul and say hello or shalom aleichem. Show up at a shiur which becomes community within community and builds a chevra. Go on a trip if a trip is advertised. Not everybody can. But that's exactly where those relationships are formed and you have to put the time in in advance so it'll be there for you when you'll need it.