"Fortunate is the one who is wise to the poor" - this verse, which opens Psalm 41 in Tehillim, begins with perplexing words. In facing the "poor," poverty, and distress, the verse offers salvation in the form of the "wise." Mrs. Cherna Moskowitz, of blessed memory, was the living embodiment of this lofty idea. Cherna possessed a broad and generous heart, deep wisdom, and far-reaching vision. She knew how to "be wise to the poor" in the broadest sense -- to everyone who needs support, strengthening, and nurturing.