Chabad.org
Despite living at one of the southernmost inhabited parts of the world, hundreds of miles from the nearest Jewish community, life is never dull or lonely for Rabbi Boaz and Fraidy Klein, co-directors of Chabad-Lubavitch Berlioche in the Andes Mountains of Argentina.
Jewish backpackers and travelers from Israel are always on hand through the four seasons, looking for a taste of home away from home.
But the walkers stampede into Berlioche every Passover as hundreds of Israelis visiting the region–including those touring Antarctica and Ushuaia, the world’s southernmost city, and other parts of Patagonia–show up for Chabad’s communal Passover seder.
This year more than 700 guests attended, with tons of food, crates of wine, and thousands of matzahs arriving from Israel.
The guests don’t just come to eat. According to Klein, hundreds enjoy lending a hand in the preparations, peeling and chopping, and helping with cleaning and koshering led by the Kleins.
In addition to the seder itself, there were lots of other activities during Passover week, including classes, services, and this year, the “Bar Mitzvah” of a 25-year old backpacker who grew up on a kibbutz and attended his first seder ever, joined in the celebration by new friends from around the world.
What a wonderful job! Keep up the amazing work!!
One who has not seen Shluchim like Boaz and Frady Klein in his day, has not seen Mesiras Nefesh!