New project to help our children thrive during these difficult times!
Everyone knows the crazy times we are living in right now. Shuls closed, people stuck alone, and children at home with nothing to do. Boredom is not a start for anything productive. People need someone to talk to, to work with, to learn with, in order to keep basic sanity. This is true for all people, and even more so for children.
Shutting down schools will keep children bored at home, their productivity most likely being minimal. Their Torah learning for sure will not be as much as a normal day. The Rebbe would always tell us that when there is an עת צרה instead of diminishing learning we should increase in it. At this time when the world needs the learning of Torah more than ever, the learning is slowing down. The need for Torah learning is crucial for the world. Especially when it comes to the Torah of Jewish children, as our Chachamim say: “the world stands on the הבל of תינוקות של בית רבן.”
Everything that occurs in the world is decided by Hashem and is a reflection of the above. The Frierdiker Rebbe explains that “This is a wartime, and we must know that it is a spiritual war… Every morning people run to the newspaper to find out news from the war. If we want to know where the physical war is holding we must look where the spiritual war is holding. For news, we must look at how much we have saved the Jewish children.”
Therefore there are dedicated Bochurim who have agreed to give from their time to learn and talk with children from around the world. This project, geared for boys in grades 4-8, is called PROJECT CONNECT, the idea being that all children should have a bochur to connect to, become friends with, learn with, and stay in touch with. It is so necessary for our children today to have someone outside of their home to socialize and learn with.
This is entirely free, and will allow for all children to grow as proper chassidim. Just fill out this form, and your child will be matched up with a bochur to learn with once a week. There are only a few weeks until Pesach, let us help our children use their time to the fullest. Once a week for these few weeks until schools will resume your son will have a new friend to learn and speak with. This program is geared towards boys grades 4-8.
To sign up your son, fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/JSfjCgudFSUYXzBQ9
(If you are a bochur who has not yet signed up, please join ASAP. As the Rebbe’s תמימים we know how much the Rebbe demands from us. How much more so in these distressing times.
You have no idea how much one phone call can affect a child that is out of school, how much a friendly word can change the day of a child that cannot be with his friends.
Therefore we are calling all the Zal bochurim to join project connect. To join please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/gZADW3yUhRyY6qfD9 )
May we merit to finally bring the healing to all sickness with the revelation of Moshiach right now!
such a good idea that bouchrim or really anyone can do with their free time. keeping these kids in touch with their yiddishkeit whist this whole pandemic is amazing. especially those family who dont go to shul, or school because of this pandemic. kol hakovod to the person who put this together and all of the bouchrim who participating.