Hundreds of Hatzalah members from throughout the New York area have been streaming into Central Hatzalah Headquarters in Flatbush, Brooklyn, to inscribe the final letters in the Hatzalah Unity Torah this week.
On Sunday, many Hatzalah members arrived as well, even from other states – as far a Chicago – to have the opportunity to inscribe a letter in the Torah which is uniting Jewish people around the world.
“There was a lot of excitement in the air, as many volunteers were reunited after not seeing each other for many years,” said Rabbi Beryl Junik, one of the coordinators of the Hatzalah-thon event. “There is great anticipation for the live event on Thursday, and everyone is talking about the fundraiser and following the total on the website, which keeps on growing,” he said.
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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 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 Hatzalahthon.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.
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