As we approach Shabbos, here are 3 of many emotional moments that emerged from Chabad of Israel, showing their impact on the Jewish people all across Eretz Yisroel.
1. A Tale of Two Tears: A young woman named Linor Kinan lived in Mazkeret Batya, a town about 16 miles from Tel Aviv. The terrorists killed her this past Shabbos at just 23 years old.
When the Chabad shluchim, Rabbis Glitzenstein and Greenberg, visited the Shiva to give solace and comfort to the family, they found out that that day was the Bar Mitzvah of Linor’s little brother, Aviv. He turned 13 in the middle of mourning for his sister.
After a quick conference with the family, the Chabad shluchim helped Aviv celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. In the presence of all their family, friends, and acquaintances – who were gathered there together to comfort the family – Aviv put on tefillin for the first time.
And with his father and grandfather standing behind him wearing the torn shirts of mourning, Aviv loudly proclaimed the verse “Shema Yisroel”!
You can see a beaming Aviv putting on his tefillin for the first time, with his mother proudly saying, “Look at Aviv! His first time putting on Tefilin!”
Imagine the feelings of everyone there. Tears of sadness and joy mingled together. Mourning and celebration. A Shiva and a Bar Mitzvah. Sorrow and smiles.
May they only know tears of Simcha (joy) from here on!
Chabad National Relief efforts since the onset of the war has visited 470 Shiva homes, aided families of over 2000 wounded with a team of over 200 shluchim and close to 10,000 volunteers weekly.
To give a gift to Israel’s Victims of Terror please visit https://charidy.com/united4israel/InjuredandWounded
VIDEO: Ohr Moses HY”D parents during shiva mourning her loss and telling stories of her life and dreams.
2. OHR MOSES
In addition to the 1 million people who donned tefillin, and 54,000 pairs of tzitzis,140,000 Neshek candles, 2950 mezuzos, and 3,100 Chitas distributed.
Another amazing initiative by Chabad of Israel is taking place in honor of 22 year old Ohr, who never missed a week of lighting candles.
She gave up her life last week while defending our country.
This Shabbos, we are taking a very ambitious goal of giving 1,000,000 candles out in her memory to Jews in Israel so they can light for Shabbos.
This is the biggest Neshek initiative ever done- but we recognize that this is a time to add incredible light in the world that feels so dark.
In her memory, let’s band together, from all walks of life, and reach 1,000,000 candles.
3. Nati, who is hospitalized, underwent surgery on his leg. He was wounded on the first day of the war by the terrorists, his wife was murdered and their children are sitting Shiva. Rabbi Menachem Kutner of CTVP visited him at the Ichilov Hospital, where Nati put on tefilin from his hospital bed. Nati is one of the thousands wounded cared for between the 27 hospitals that Chabad of Israel is involved with.
This has been the most impactful week at Chabad of Israel, with the largest army and a united front. You can take part in providing humanitarian aid, spiritual aid, and emotional aid to our brothers and sisters in Israel.
To date, Chabad has distributed 9 food trucks, 6,840 food boxes, 3,780 food cards, 3,480 games for children, and paid for over 300 beds.
1 million people donned tefillin,300 pairs of tefillin distributed, 54,000 pairs of tzitzis, 140,000 Neshek candles, 2950 mezuzos, 3,100 Chitas.
In total, over 250,000 soldiers visited, over 2500 wounded cared for, 470 Shiva calls, 4100 refugees assisted and paced, 140,000 residents visited, financially helped and emotionally inspired.
Chabad of Israel is funding 189 shluchim, 9,740 volunteers, 89 cities, 27 hospitals, 300 bases.
$1.2m has been spent to Provide Support for Every front.
Many millions more are needed to continue providing.
