As “Hatzalah Week” begins and the second Unity Torah is nearly complete, Hatzalah members from throughout New York are coming to Central Hatzalah Headquarters in Flatbush, Brooklyn, to inscribe the final letters in the Torah.
The volunteers are filling in the final letters of the Torah which is being written by Crown Heights Sofer Rabbi Moshe Klein in honor of Hatzalah members around the world.
This week is the historic Hatzalah week, the week of global celebration and appreciation for the Hatzalah organization and its dedicated volunteers, and will include the Hatzalah-Thon, a grand event culminating in the completion of the second Unity Torah, which will be streamed live around the world.
The first Unity Torah, begun in an effort to end the pandemic by uniting Jewish people around the world, was completed last year in a grand celebration. 304,805 Jews of every background joined forces in an overwhelming display of unity, with every letter in the Torah being purchased in the name of a Jewish person from around the world.
The excess proceeds raised are donated to Hatzalah, the heroic volunteers who were on the front lines risking their lives to save others during the pandemic and beyond.
During the month of Iyar of last year, the final letters were allocated in the Torah, and organizers Shloime Greenwald, Beryl Junik and Zalmy Cohen launched the Hatzalah-thon fundraiser to raise funds for the Hatzalah organization worldwide and highlight the tremendous self-sacrifice of the volunteers around the world who were at the front lines during the height of the pandemic.
Soon, a second Torah was started, and is being dedicated to Hatzalah, with Jews around the world purchasing letters in the merit of their families and friends.
Now, the second Unity Torah is nearly complete, with just days remaining to take part in the global effort to unite Jews of all types around the world.
Join now and dedicate a letter or a Parsha to a Hatzalah member or branch to show appreciation for their dedication to helping fellow Jews day or night.
Hatzalah week will include the highly anticipated Hatzalah-thon live event on Thursday, April 29, Lag B’Omer.
The live event will feature the biggest stars in Jewish music, including Yishai Ribo, Avraham Fried, Mordechai Ben David, Benny Elbaz, 8th Day – the brothers Shmuli and Bentzi Marcus, Mordechai Shapiro and Motty Steinmetz.
To purchase a letter in the Torah which is uniting Jews around the world, visit UnitedForProtection.com.
Tune in to the Hatzalah-thon event, Thursday, April 29, 2021 on UnitedforProtection.com and on COLlive.com.
The worldwide Hatzalah-week has been launched with the goal of raising $15 million dollars for Hatzalah branches around the world. 56 Hatzalah branches have joined the campaign.
may their kids go in their paths
Wow this is amazing thank you Rabbi Klein