12. Rabbi Finds $98k in Desk He Bought on Craigslist
Location: Connecticut’s New Haven
Year Found: 2013 Estimated Value: $98,000*
A rabbi placed an order for a desk on Craigslist, just like many other people who were looking for furniture. But when he disassembled the desk to fit it into his minivan, he ended up with more than he had anticipated.
Finds Rabbi’s $98k Desk on Craigslist @aishcom/Pinterest
This used desk included filing drawers, and when the rabbi in New Haven, Connecticut, took them out, he found a plastic shopping bag filled with cash. $98,000 is the entire value. Rabbi Muroff, a ninth-grade teacher at Yeshiva in New Haven, felt obligated to return the money right away rather than keep it. Rabbi Muroff explained that it was not theirs to keep and that he and his wife, who discovered it with him, understood that God would want them to return it.
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