A charedi man from Bnei Brak won NIS 500,000 in the lottery from a ticket he paid just NIS 50 for on Thursday, JPOST reports.
The winner, who lived in poverty and preferred to be called “Ashkenazi Simon Tov,” had paid just NIS 50 for the ‘Chish Gad’ scratch.
Thanking Hashem for his windfall, the former pauper described his decision to buy the ticket.
“I entered the Chazon Ish store to shop for groceries as usual, but for some reason, decided to buy a lottery card this time.” This was the first time he had ever bought a lottery ticket.
{Matzav.com}
BH, 500K Shekel is a good start. I hope he wins much more in the future.
Since when do we call people “Charedi Pauper” thats a gross comment
The author didn’t want to use “SCHNORRER”.
Jackpot?! Isn’t it about 100k in American dollars; barely enough to purchase a small apartment somewhere in a not so popular real estate market? It’s nice that he won, but it doesn’t make him financially set up for life.
Actually, after taxes of 175,000 NIS, his take home was only 325,000 NIS which is under $100K.
Who’s he giving the maasor money to? I can use some help.
Please tell me your name and address so I can post you in the maaser
Am I also gonna be called a “chareidi Pauper ” when I win the lottery?????