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Rabbi finds $98,000 in desk bought off Craigslist
upi ^ | Nov. 11, 2013

Posted on 11/12/2013 7:00:03 AM PST by JoeProBono

NEW HAVEN, Conn., A Connecticut rabbi who purchased a desk for less than $200 on Craigslist said he found $98,000 in cash hidden inside.

Rabbi Noah Muroff of New Haven said he and his wife brought the desk home and discovered it would not fit through the door of their office without being disassembled, WTNH-TV, New Haven, reported Monday.

"Behind the drawers there is this plastic bag, like a shopping," Muroff said. "In the bag, I could already see through the bag, it looks like a one hundred dollar bill.

"We open it up and it's full of cash. And we counted up and there's $98,000 cash sitting in the bag," he said.

Muroff said he and his wife called the desk's former owner, who said she had hidden her inheritance in the desk long ago and forgotten the hiding place.

The rabbi said he and his wife were happy to return the cash to the grateful woman. He said the most important thing in life is to be honest.


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KEYWORDS: craigslist; integrity; rabbi; treasure
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1 posted on 11/12/2013 7:00:03 AM PST by JoeProBono
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2 posted on 11/12/2013 7:01:09 AM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: JoeProBono

Huh, a real Bag Lady.


3 posted on 11/12/2013 7:01:25 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: JoeProBono

nice desk


4 posted on 11/12/2013 7:02:26 AM PST by GeronL
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To: JoeProBono
The rabbi said he and his wife were happy to return the cash to the grateful woman. He said the most important thing in life is to be honest.

The IRS will make sure the original owner is honest, thank you very much.

5 posted on 11/12/2013 7:03:09 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: JoeProBono
How do you misplace $98,000.00 *inheritance* money?
6 posted on 11/12/2013 7:04:44 AM PST by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs assist!)
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To: JoeProBono
He said the most important thing in life is to be honest.

Are you listening, America? Especially Congress?

7 posted on 11/12/2013 7:04:58 AM PST by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: JoeProBono
The definition of "Integrity" is what you do when no one else is looking. This man could (and as a rabbi, likely does) give lessons in it.
8 posted on 11/12/2013 7:05:42 AM PST by wbill
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To: JoeProBono

Best to have a dwelling with at least a 36” entrance door and a straight shot into a room and at least 32” interior doors.


9 posted on 11/12/2013 7:06:00 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: who knows what evil?

The end goal is far too important to be hampered by “honesty”.


10 posted on 11/12/2013 7:06:06 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: JoeProBono

The lady’s lucky she sold the desk to a rabbi.


11 posted on 11/12/2013 7:06:17 AM PST by old and tired
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To: wbill

I think the whole idea of being a rabbi is that someone is looking, and He can see everything.....


12 posted on 11/12/2013 7:16:03 AM PST by proxy_user
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To: Jane Long

yeah, this does not add up at all. Almost surely it was criminally-sourced funds.


13 posted on 11/12/2013 7:22:01 AM PST by babble-on
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To: JoeProBono; mhking

“she had hidden her inheritance in the desk long ago and forgotten the hiding place.”

Just d-mn!


14 posted on 11/12/2013 7:29:46 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: old and tired
The lady’s lucky she sold the desk to a rabbi.

......and not to me.

15 posted on 11/12/2013 7:31:45 AM PST by EnquiringMind
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To: JoeProBono

The lady was lucky it was found by a rabbi.


16 posted on 11/12/2013 7:31:55 AM PST by Kenton
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To: JoeProBono

She “inherited” 98K in crisp counter wrapped bills?


17 posted on 11/12/2013 7:35:57 AM PST by Poison Pill (Take your silver lining and SHOVE IT!)
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To: JoeProBono

God Bless this Rabbi and his wife.


18 posted on 11/12/2013 7:44:14 AM PST by afraidfortherepublic
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To: JoeProBono

I never buy anything new. Salvation Army, yard sales, hand-me-downs, that’s how I roll.

So I’m going to be taking apart my furniture this afternoon.


19 posted on 11/12/2013 8:01:05 AM PST by Fido969
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To: JoeProBono

why broadcast it??? dumbest thing you can do...


20 posted on 11/12/2013 8:15:41 AM PST by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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