The Moldau Hebrew School dedication

On the occasion of David Moldau's 80th birthday, Sunday, Aug. 21, Chabad of North Orlando dedicated its new Hebrew school, naming it the Moldau Hebrew School, after David and Harriet Moldau.

During speeches, Rabbi Yanky Majesky noted that David and Harriet are committed to the welfare of Jewish life.

Rabbi Sholom Dubov shared about the Cup of Blessing, which was before him on the table with cups of paint. He invited leaders and those who made the school possible to pour paint over the cup – as representative of the cup "running over with blessings." Then and throughout the day, members of Chabad, including the children, took their turn to pour paint over the cup, making it beautiful.

David Moldau spoke last and shared two significant stories - one of them true - that reflected the power of one word.

Paraphrased, the first story was about a businessman who wanted to hire someone. This person would be running his business and he needed someone he could completely trust.

He narrowed it down to two candidates - A and B. They were equal in their abilities, so he decided to give them a test with 10 questions and left the room for them to complete the tests.

When he returned, he looked over the tests and immediately hired candidate A. "You answered all the questions correctly, but the reason I hired you was because on question 4, you answered 'I don't know.' This showed your honesty."

He turned to candidate B and explained "You did not get the job because on question 4 you answered 'I don't know either.'"

Based on just one word, he knew who was the most honest.

David continued with a story that really happened to him and Harriet during a trip to Israel in 2005. On Shabbat, most Jewish people do not turn on electrical appliances or watch TV. If you live on a second or higher up floor in an apartment complex, you either take the stairs or ride a Shabbas elevator that stops on every floor.

They had arrived in Israel on a Friday afternoon, got to their hotel, checked in and went down for dinner. Upon realizing he'd forgotten something, David had to return to their room. It was now Shabbat. As he approached the elevator, he saw a Jewish family sitting by the elevator. No one spoke, except a very young girl who looked at him and said "Shabbat." He understood.

He then tied the two stories together: The power of one word.

"The future lies with our children," he said to everyone. And then encouraged the children to learn all they could of their heritage, Judaism, the community, the world, because they are the future.

Following the ceremony, there was brunch, pony rides and petting zoo, a big cake for David's 80th birthday and balloons with "80," face painting, bounce house, and Konga ice truck. Also, the rest of the crowd participated in the cup of blessing art project.