A bus packed with bochurim and anash made its way to John F. Kennedy International Airport to greet the the Levinson and Raices families, both venerated Shluchim in Kharkov, Ukraine, who have endured horrific conditions since the onset of the war, as well as a grueling escape from the country. The delegation was organized by Rabbi Yossi Rapp, Director of Chabad of JFK. Photos courtesy of Chabad Air and Eliyahu Ezagui • Photos, Video
“There are 35,000 Jews in Odesa. We are responsible for their lives, they turn to us and ask us for help. There are 120 orphans here in the Chabad orphanage, a dorm with 140 Jewish students from all over Ukraine, nursing home with 50 Holocaust survivors, most of whom suffer from dementia. I cannot even think about the option of not feeding them or providing them with water or not protecting them” • Full Story
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman on Monday praised the work of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis in Ukraine, in light of the Russian invasion and its harm to civilians. “This war will have economic effects on the entire world,” Liberman said. “I am hearing calls to reduce the excise tax. Slowly, slowly. We need to wait for the situation to settle down. Reducing the excise tax now is like plastering in the middle of an earthquake” • Full Story, Video
Lev Chabad, an organization that provides physical, emotional, and spiritual care for patients and their families in Israel’s hospitals, added 12 new Shluchim to their system of activities in hospitals around the country in preparation for the 11th of Nissan – The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s 120th Birthday. The new Shluchim will receive guidance as well as significant financial assistance • Full Story
A group of Shluchim from the Midwest, enjoyed an uplifting Farbrengen together with Rabbi Sholom Ber Kalmenson of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Shluchim of the State of Missouri gathered with Governor Mike Parson for a pre-Chanukkah celebration in the state capitol in Jefferson City.
Baby boy to: Shmuel and Esther Neft (nee Tyshenko) – Toronto.
Baby boy to: Menachem and Esty Sheinberger – Crown Heights
Baby girl to: Meir and Chanie Levinger (nee Richler) – Yerushalayim, Israel
Baby girl to: Chagai and Dassie Meffi (nee Richler) – South Beach, FL