“Do you know any big rabbis through your charity who could give me a brachah?”

I work as a venture capitalist, and about six weeks ago, I received a call from a close friend who is also an entrepreneur we had invested in. Josh (not his real name; he asked that I change it to protect his privacy) had served as a senior executive at well-known startups like WeWork before launching a financial technology company that attracted investments from prestigious world-class firms.

“We just moved into a new office right across from Google headquarters in Manhattan, and I need your help putting up mezuzahs,” he said. “I want to make sure they’re in all the right places, the business won’t have mazel without them. Can you help me out?”

The next day, I visited his office with ten mezuzahs. Together, we made the brachah and affixed them where necessary.

“I feel like a weight’s been lifted off my shoulders,” Josh said gratefully.

Once we finished, we sat down to review his list of potential customers, and he updated me on active sales conversations with world-class brands, including Fortune 100 and 500 companies.

“This year can be transformational for us,” Josh shared happily.