Ezzie's note: My brother learns at (and has for over 20 years learned at a branch of) Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim, also known as the Rabbinical Seminary of America (RSA). Josh Lintz, a tzaddik of a guy who also learns at RSA and works tirelessly to help the yeshiva in numerous innovative ways, asked me to post this up on SerandEz, and I readily agreed to it. For those who shop on these sites anyway, why not help give some tzedaka along the way?Do you shop on websites such as Amazon.com, Diapers.com or Artscroll.com? Instead of going straight to your website destination, click on www.joshlintz.com/rsa and use the links provided for these and many other popular websites. With every purchase that you make through these links, Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Queens (Rabbinical Seminary of America) gets a percentage back. If you are going to be making these purchases anyways, why not help the Yeshiva at the same time?! Just click here and see for yourself how easy it can be to help the Yeshiva.
While the Yeshiva tries to maintain a limited-to-no Internet policy, the realities of modern life has dawned upon them. The daily parade of huge packages delivered to the Yeshiva by UPS and Fedex are a clear indication as to how much money is spent on Internet purchasing. As a result, an alumnus, Josh Lintz, has arranged a portal where alumni and supporters can go and click through to make their purchases, and a percentage of those purchases will be given back to the Yeshiva.
Amazon.com has so far been the most popular; remember, Amazon is more than just books, many people have been using it to buy diapers and other items as well. They have setup Amazon Canada as well for our friends up North.
Jot this down and share it with your friends, family and co-workers as well – www.joshlintz.com/rsa. Bookmark the page or set it as your home page. And thank you. Just remember – the Yeshiva does not endorse the use of, or the bringing of the Internet into your home.
Remember: "If you're gonna spend the money anyway, at least help the Yeshiva along the way !!"
How YOU can participate in this easy way to give tzedaka while
doing your online shopping:
1) Shop!
a. go to www.joshlintz.com/rsa
b. Click on the link to the site you were planning on shopping at
c. Buy the products for the same price
d. The yeshiva gets a percentage of the sale
2) Make www.joshlintz.com/rsa page your homepage so that you always remember to shop through these links. Note: There is a Google search box on the page for your convenience so that you can use it as a home page and have easy access to Google search.
3) Send this sample letter to your friends and email lists:
Dear Friend,
I wanted to let you know about a great way for you to give tzedaka
while doing your online shopping. A alumnus of Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim of Queens set up a portal where alumni and supporters can go and click through to make their purchases, and a percentage of those purchases will be given back to the Yeshiva. At www.joshlintz.com/rsa, there are many popular websitesI wanted to let you know about a great way for you to give tzedaka
such as Amazon, Diapers.com, Artscroll and many other popular
stores. It's so simple. If you are making purchases on these sites
anyways, why not help the Yeshiva at the same time?! So before doing your online shopping, remember to first stop at www.joshlintz.com/rsa !
This is truly an opportunity that you can't pass up! Just as I have
sent this email to you, take a minute and forward this email to as
many friends, family, co-workers, and email lists as you can.
Tizku L'Mitzvos and Thank You,
Don't see how they can have it both ways - "limited-to-no-Internet policy" + Internet shopping profits. This just says to people that it was OK to break the rules all along.
ReplyDeletethe yeshiva encourages their talmidim not to use the internet if its not needed. Unfortunately, not everyone is able to refrain from having the internet in their home and some of the talmidim do have it for work related purposes etc. with the appropriate filters.
ReplyDeleteWith appropriate filters, the internet is not necessarily a bad thing, it can be used for a lot of good. This site was created for people who use the internet anyways, to give them the opportunity to give tzedaka while shopping online.