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The Parsha in Chesed – Shvi’i Shel Pesach
Rav Aryeh Levin, the famed Tzadik of Yerushalyim, like many other great men, was reputed to carry only small coins with him. This practice was not only due to a modest lifestyle. Rav Aryeh was frequently approached by those asking for alms. Rav Aryeh did not want to pull out a larger denomination and ask for change, lest the petitioner think for even a second that he was going to receive a larger donation. For Rav Aryeh it was preferable to walk around with the burden of many small coins than to potentially disappoint another person for even a second.