A Giving Hand Event - Recap

Importantly, [Music] this morning standing here, we want every couple, every couple in this community to have a child and children should be able to have that. This giving hand organization is making that possible. Maya and Golda, what you two have built is a legacy forever. >> Each one of you here today is part of something much bigger than a breakfast, bigger than even a cause. You are part of building futures. But before I was a founder, I was just a husband. A husband praying every single day, hoping and waiting for a miracle. For nearly 7 years, my wife Gold and I have faced the painful, lonely struggle of infertility. But some nights you find yourself in the parking lot of yet another doctor's office and crying. This is what infertility looks like. This journey is painful, isolating, and for many, completely unaffordable. We started this organization with one goal. To make sure no Jewish couple ever has to choose between financial stability and a chance to build a family. Our mission was never just to write checks. It was to hold hearts. To whisper, "You're not alone." to say we believe in your dream and we're going to fight it with you. >> Without the dedication, heart and vision of Meer and Gold, you are more than just founders. You are angels. And the pain is so intense which is what makes Mayer and Golder so ridiculous because Maya and Gold Eagle Clap Mayer and Golder take their own pain and not only comfortable to talk about their story but they said let's bring somebody else into our story and their openness their vulnerability their sense of sharing is so powerful which is what makes this morning our responsibility. Our responsibility here this morning is to step up and look at this couple and say, "You know what? You're not alone. You shared with us. We're going to share with you so that you could share with them." Oh, it's so much deeper than having a baby. It's having everything. The baby doesn't stay 6 months or six years. The baby turns into a teenager. The baby turn gets married. The baby has children of her own or of his own. The baby turns into a family. The baby turns into grandchildren. The baby turns into your legacy on this earth. Not just a baby to play toys with, which is phenomenal, but it's so much more than that. That's 46 cribs filled, 46 lullabies sung, and 46 families who now know the joy they once feared they never have. And it doesn't stop there. Another 24 couples are currently expecting. 24 more miracles on the way. Each of those stories began with a yes. Each child exists because someone, maybe one of you sitting here today right now, said, "I want to be part of this." And I want to give. When a group of warriors stand together, there's no way that Hashem won't bless them with success. [Music]