They called him “Yossele the Miser”. A man who never seemed to give, who shut his door to the poor and turned away every cause. When he passed, almost no one came to his funeral. Why honor someone so cold? But in the days that followed, the truth came to light. The baskets of food that had always appeared at widows’ homes, the coins left for orphans, the quiet sustenance that had held up an entire town - all of it stopped. And the people finally understood: Yossele had never been a miser at all. He was a tzaddik nistar, a hidden righteous soul, now revered as “Yossele the Holy Miser”, giving everything in secret.
The lessons we can learn from Yossele are many. His life teaches us that the greatest giving is done in silence, without recognition and without any expectation of being repaid. Hidden holiness can be far greater than what the world applauds. We are also reminded how careful we must be not to judge others. The very people we may dismiss could be the ones quietly holding up countless others. Greatness is not always loud, and holiness is not always visible, but Hashem sees our lights shining brightly.
Credits:
Performed by: Shulem Lemmer
Composed & Written by: Udi Damari
Arranged & Produced by: Udi Damari
Piano, Percussion & Programming: Udi Damari
Bass Guitar: Avi Yifrah
Acoustic & Electric Guitars: Noam Burg (Hargol)
Violins: Turkey Orchestra
Mixed & Mastered by: Udi Damari
Video Script Written, Directed & Edited by: Sari Kreizman
Executive Producer: Shimi Kreizman
Cinematography by: Yosef Shlast
Lighting by: Zusha Kaplan
Lighting Assistant: Levi Rotem
Art Director: Rivka Fertig
Makeup Artist: Noam Ben Moshe
Color Grading: David Orian
Tuesday, September 09, 2025
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