Israeli Journalist Touched by Anonymous Couple's Restaurant Gesture
Translated & summarized from Israel Hayom by baba
News 12 journalist גלעד שלמור was moved by an anonymous couple who paid for his meal at a restaurant and left a message via the waiter. שלמור announced he paid the gesture forward by donating the meal's cost and a tip to the Ef'at organization for the homeless. He shared this experience and his subsequent actions on Instagram, continuing his pattern of open emotional sharing on social media. The journalist is seeking to connect with the couple who performed the act of kindness.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Journalist גלעד שלמור received an anonymous gift of a paid meal from a couple at a restaurant.
- The anonymous couple left a personal message for שלמור via the restaurant server.
- שלמור was deeply touched by the gesture and the kind words.
- He paid the kindness forward by donating the meal's cost and a tip to the Ef'at homeless charity.
- שלמור shared the experience on Instagram and asked the couple to contact him.
News 12 journalist גלעד שלמור shared on his Instagram account an anonymous gesture he experienced at a restaurant. A couple dining at the establishment paid for his meal and left without direct contact, leaving a personal message for him through their server. שלמור addressed the gesture in a published story, directly appealing to the anonymous couple. "To the dear couple who paid my bill at the restaurant yesterday and disappeared without a word: the gesture touched me deeply. Also the kind words that came through the waiter," the journalist wrote, adding that he decided to pay the kindness forward for the greater good. He further detailed his actions in response to the gesture. "Know that I donated this morning, in your name, the amount of the meal plus a tip to the Ef'at organization which cares for the homeless. May we always increase good and be on the giving side," he noted, concluding his appeal to readers with a request to contact him by saying, "Signal if you are here." This public sharing adds another layer to the open approach שלמור has adopted on social media in recent years. The journalist, who has worked for many years as a field reporter in conflict zones, often shares personal processes and complex emotional experiences from his journalistic work and private life with his followers. In a post marking three years since the October 7 events, שלמור recounted reports from Highway 232 and the moment he identified an acquaintance on the first list of casualties live on air. "Tears flowed, but I understood that I am allowed to be human," he shared then, describing the difficulty of maintaining professional composure in the face of the scenes on the ground. Following those events, שלמור noted that he had honed his ability to speak openly about difficulties and process emotions, with the help of a professional among others. Now, his public appeal to the anonymous couple joins the communication line he is strengthening, based on direct sharing of daily life events.
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