Crown Heights businessman Shaya Gordon is making the cold New York winter warmer for local children.
Gordon is donating hundreds of coats for Jewish children in the neighborhood that will be given through the local schools via a confidential hotline.
He said that during the shiva for his late father, Schabse Gordon OBM a story was told of him approaching a young father and saying, “I see your son doesn’t have a coat. Go buy one,” as he handed him money.
Shaya Gordon told COLlive.com that after noticing quite a few children walking to school without proper winter coats, he teamed up with two friends and purchased hundreds of coats in various sizes and styles.
If you or someone you know needs a coat for their child please call 718-408-1484 and leave a message with the size and gender and a call back number (no name please).
Someone will contact you with a convenient pick up location of your choice (your child’s school, a local store, etc.). Supplies are limited.
Inspired me to do what I could for others!
so touching!
and I love that there are so many different styles. Each child can be proud to wear a warm new coat, and not be embarrassed that everyone knows where it came from.
May Hashem bless you and yours for this thoughtfulness.
I guess he comes from midos tovos both sides of family…His grandfather R, Shaya Gutleizer was a tayere yic
tizku l’mitzvot!
i work in a preschool and see first hand how some children do n ot have warm coats for winter… this is a wonderful mitzva…yasher koach Shaya Gordon
Your father is not only proud, he is dancing with joy. Continued success in all your endeavors. Brocha V’Hatzlacha
As a former member of the minyan upstate in Ellenville I was happy to know Schabse and knew a few members who started putting on Teffilin when Schabse gave them a new pair of their own personal tefillin. Keep up the good work.
Ahavas Yisroel you had a great father to learn from,may hashem continue to give your family much health nachas and success in all you do
amazing may he be able to continue this forever!
True ahavas Yisroel.
Kol hakovod!
May Hashem bless u and those involved, much health nachas and continues success in all u do!
another benefit here: we can learn more about what true chesed really is. YASHAR KOACH, mi k’amcha yisroel, goy echod be aretz. AD MOSAI !
that Ahavas Yisroel will bring Moschiah Quicker!
Thank you! Showing us all how do get it done!
May GD bless you with all your wants and needs.
Way to go Shaya (well said #5)!
What a beautiful thing to do! This type of thing is the exact antidote we need to all the craziness going on in the world right now Yasher Koach. 🙂
Sheyirbu Kamocha BiYisrael!!!! Di zchusim Zolen Dir Baishtein
May Hashem grant you with much prosperity, to continue doing this holy work.
As a former classmate out on Shlichus I am inspired and touched by all you do. May Hashem continue to bentch you with continued besuros tovos in a revealed way. Hatzlocho in all you do.
kol hakovod
how beautiful , i hope an article like this gets 10000 comments . this is the type of article that should.
your a mench, well done. may you have nothing but pure nachas from your children in this merit.
Schabse was an amusing human being inside and out. It is heartwarming to know that his legacy lives on through his son. I know that somewhere in heaven Schabse is smiling down on his son while elbowing the guy next to him saying “That’;s MY boy!!” With all the chaos, madness and bedlam going on in this world I am so grateful for one brief moment of pride! I’m PROUD of you Shaya!!
kol hakovod
What an inspiration to all of us!
This is so inspiring!
This is what a jew is, a protector, a defender, a giver.