The Ezer Lachayal organization has recently announced a new project to distribute portable air conditioners for front line soldiers in the Israeli army. The project is in honor of the Shloshim of Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky obm, who served as the “Front Line General” of the Rebbe’s Army.
Due to the extreme weather and intense heat, Ezer Lachayal Command Room in Kfar Chabad receives urgent requests from battle management officers as well on the ground soldiers in the battle zones of Gaza, as well as on the northern border and Judea and Samaria military outposts, asking for portable Air Conditioners, to allow soldiers to sustain physical performance levels, crucial for demanding tasks and prolonged operations.
One of the commanders told about his soldiers that are unable to sleep after two days of nonstop battle all due to the sweat and the heavy heat inside the building in Gaza, it is difficult for them to rest and regenerate in the field.
Rabbi Gershom Ohana shares: As Chabad Chassidim we have a responsibility to shower and overwhelm the fighters with Chassidic ‘warmth’ and ‘Maor Panim’.
On the eve of Tammuz we should remember that the Rebbe wants us to help and assist every Jew especially the defenders of the people and nation, in physical and in spiritual as the Alter Rebbe’s words are known, “physicality of a Jew is spirituality.”
“We have been told by experienced commanders in the field, heat stress impairs cognitive functions such as decision-making, attention, and reaction times, comfortable living and working conditions contribute to better mental health, reducing stress and anxiety facilitate better sleep and recovery, essential for maintaining high performance and resilience and improves soldiers’ morale and fostering a stronger, more committed force,” Ohana said.
Rabbi Eliyahu Gutman, CEO of Ezer Lahayal, says: “Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, in serving the Rebbe’s Shluchim, was concerned about the wellbeing spiritually and physically, with material aid and goods, and for every Shliach, and his family and his community.
“We continue his actions to the Rebbe’s satisfaction, to care for every Jews and the incredible IDF fighters who give their lives for the people. We must supply them with air conditioners and fans as they battle to a great victory… the coming of Moshiach.”
