Nepal Shliach Rabbi Chezki Lifshitz experienced a nightmare in the days leading up to Rosh Hashana, which only ended on the second day of the holiday.
Instead of directing the davening and massive holiday meals at the Chabad Center with hundreds of backpackers and tourists, the Shliach to Kathmandu spent the first day of the Yom Tov behind bars in a Kathmandu prison.
The reason: a clerk’s mistake on his Visa stamp when he last entered the country.
After Rabbi Lifshitz was arrested, a team of volunteers did their best to fill the void and run the meals and prayers, although they were all very concerned for his safety.
After much effort by many individuals who were contacted by his wife Chani, as well as efforts by Chabad worldwide and the Israeli and US foreign Ministries who demanded that the Government agencies correct the mistake, Rabbi Lifshitz was freed.
He was detained at the airport while flying back from Israel?
This man doesnt have to go to jail and back to have earth shattering stories. This couple lives miracouls every day.
yes, i think it would be great if he spoke at the kinus hhashluhcim
Amen. Thank you!
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Amazing how that tv show gets the nuances of the difficulties and successes of Chezki and the rebetzin Now the jail part becomes real
Oy just amazing
Just like in the Israeli video about Chabad of Katmandu, that the shliach sits in jail the first day of Yom Tov….
Can he tell his story by Kinnus Hashluchim?