By Rabbi Lazer Avtzon
Rabbi Daniel Kaye, a close friend, a colleague from Shlichus in Morocco 32 years ago, a Shliach in Sydney for the past 20+ years and father of 11 is about to marry off a 2nd child.
The moisad he is working for all these years as the Mashgiach unfortunately has been scaled down for lack of funds. He is now doing some work for the Chabad school of which the pay is well below what is needed just to survive.
He sent me an email the other day asking if I can reach out to friends and try and put together a few dollars to help him with the upcoming wedding costs.
Overwhelmed as I am preparing for my own upcoming simcha and other obligations, I said, let’s deal with the wedding itself and tickets for the chosson and parents alone. It’s too much to bring the whole family.
Throughout the day, I was tormented. Why did I have to push the dagger in his heart even deeper and further? Isn’t he on the verge already?
I asked him whether he was open to me placing a discreet ad or article on a Chabad website on his behalf and left it at that.
Whether it was meant by Hashem to turn out as it did or whether it was simply a question of miscommunication or worse – sheer desperation, he sent an SOS letter to COLlive.com and they agreed to post an article calling for help.
When I saw the article “Will $1 Cover Wedding’s Cost?“, I cried. I cried for him and the anguish he must be in not knowing where his next dollar is coming from and how to get his family… no the Choson himself – to the Chupah!
I cried for allowing myself to feel too busy and for not having taken the time to call him in person and to guide him and help him reach his goals. Email and WhatsApp does not have the same sensitivity as speaking with a live person who can share one’s pain.
Oy, if I were a rich man… I’d have wired him the first $10,000 just to ensure he can pay his portion of the wedding. Next, I’d call all my friends and see how to get him 1,000,000 miles so that we can buy mileage tickets for his family to make it to the wedding.
But alas, I’m not, I am a Rabbi and activist, and right now everything in life seems to be more pressing. Juggling multiple responsibilities is at times a bit overwhelming.
My dear friends and members of Anash: We can do this. It’s all in the numbers. Is it too much to ask everyone to donate just a few dollars? Just imagine the power of a collective international community. It dodesn’t take that many people, or that much money from each person to reach the amount of money that is needed.
100 X $180 = $18,000
180 X $100 = $18,000
360 X $50 = $18,000
1,000 X $18 = $18,000
1,800 X $10 = $18,000
No father should ever have to lower himself and beg like this in the public domain. If he is willing to sacrifice one or more of his Rebbe dollars and sell or auction them off, that is his decision alone and we should not criticize him.
Show him some love! Show hashem some true achdus! We are truly one family! Let’s take care of one of the Rebbe’s children!
Please send your most generous tax deductible contribution now on the special donate page on GlobalJewish.org. You might even win a dollar from the Rebbe in the raffle.
A fine young gentleman emailed this morning and just donated over 30,000 miles,
Kol Hakavod!
If you have any air miles to donate, please contact Rabbi Avtzon at [email protected]
At the end of the day, it all adds up…
We have set a goal of $26,000 at which time we will take down the ad. We’re still more than $5000 short of our goal
Did we hit the goal yet????????
Contributed. Mazel Tov!!!
how much has the donations reached??
I donated
our situation is dire too
my first card wouldn’t even go through
we all need to help each other and Hashem will help us
I can’t give much but I gave $18 to rabbi Kaye
And I also just gave $5 to rabbi hurwitzs Torah fund.
It’s not much but if we all give it will add up. 🙂
Rabbi Avtzon, when I read your letter, your caring for a friend made me shed a tear…
Rabbi Kaye, when I read your letter, your appreciation made me shed another….
When I read post 41, I felt true awe and pride at being part of a wonderful people!
Keep it going
My husband mentioned that a young yeshiva bachur had passed in Toronto. I went onto COLLIVE (which I rarely do) just to read about it….in doing so I came across this article and donated to the Kaye chassunah fund.
It’s so tragic that that young neshama was snuffed out so young. But since that sad episode led me to this post – I would like my donation to be in honor of the late yeshiva bachur.
Besuros tovos!
Mazal Tov! It is amazing to see so many people coming together. Rabbi Kaye was always so nice to me when I was a Bochur on Shlichus in Sydney, inviting me into his home for shabbos meals, always greeting the bochurim with a smile etc., so it was a pleasure to give a wedding gift via the link.
I took your idea, and sent in a donation too, Thanks!
Let’s keep up the momentum. There is the actual Chasunah costs but there are also so many associated costs that we dare not stop.
I just hung up the phone with Rabbi Kaye who was crying from joy and the love he is feeling from all of you, the comments and the donations alike.
Trust me, a few extra dollars won’t hurt. Before this campaign took off he didn’t even know if he and his wife would be able to be at the wedding.
That should give us an idea how much he needs our help.
Dear readers, I am speechless with wonder, amazement and appreciation! What seemed to be an insurmountable task is almost fully completed! I am so humbled by the amazing outpouring of love, encouragement and kind comments of wonderful sweet people coupled with concrete actions, heart-warming is too poor an adjective to describe my thanks to each and everyone of you who have attempted in assisting us reach our goal, whether by donation large and small or even by simply furthering the link via e-mail, facebook or other manner of modern technology communication. I wish to take this opportunity to thank Hashem… Read more »
THANXS!
thank you for this opportunity to fulfill this important mitzva. just saw the article for the first time now and was happy i was able to donate as part of the first $18,000 but let’s keep it going even past $18,000 so these shluchim have some money put aside for their next chasunah!
was going to do $18, but pushed myself to give more. Thanks for letting us be a part of this great mitzvah of chachnosas kallah.
Bezh a full list of the donors and the amounts they donated will be hand delivered and read by the Ohel with special requests for Brachos ad bli day for all the singles who are need of a Bracha to find their Bashert
Donated 36.
Mazal Tov
As a former bochur in Sydney, I have experienced Rabbi Kaye’s kindness and caring first hand.
202 donations totaling $12,558.16 so far.
Rabbi Kaye sent me in an email after Shabbos in Sydney asking to express his most sincere thanks and appreciation to all those who participated so far.
In his words, he is blown away by the kindness.
If you haven’t donated yet, please do so now so that we can reach our goal by tonight.
Thank you
£50
A minimum of $10 was set for the PayPal site due to the processing costs involved.
You are welcome to send your cash or lower amount check donations to
Global Jewish Assistance and Relief Network
1485 Union street
Brooklyn, NY 11213
And note in the memo section Chasunah fund
Lazer! Lubavitcer Chasidim! this is the Borchenu Avinu Kulanu Kechod, that Hashem is waiting for us to do and now iy”h the wedding will be in Yerushalayim with Moshiach Tzidkenu!
Amen!
Ladies and Gentelmen Katonti…. I am forever grateful an humbled by the genuine outpouring of support for my good friend, Reb Daniel. I truly didn’t expect this. At 2;30 PM today 175 donations totaling $10,966 has come in. We are halfway there. If you didn’t give yet, please donate whatever amount you can, large or small. The biggest gift we an give him as that when he and his wife open their email Motzoei Shabbos, they should find a note that will hopefully say, Reb Daniel, we reached our goal. Please donate now. Together we can make it happen Lazer… Read more »
I wish the family much brocha and especially simcha despite the financial challenges, hopefully enough will be raised to cover the necessary expenses. I hope that the family would be kind enough to daven for the families of singles and singles themselves to find their own bashert.
I clicked on the link and attempted to send $5 but they wouldn’t accept it-said there’s an error and donations must be at least $10
Go Levi Berger!!!!!!!!!
Every donations counts, big and small
It’s the collective community wide effort that is making this work
If I could only describe his joy before bringing in shabbos in Sydney
If we could only imagine the Nachas this is giving to the Rebbe
Keep up the good work and please send in whatever you can
Just gave $18
not discouraging… just saying IF u can TRY HARD to do better – as the need is great (any wedding this days – until some Machers will stand up and size-it-down- is 30K (+/- 5K)each side by the time you are all done…
MBA
Please, there are sooo many wealthy people that post fancy pics on this site.
Please help.
The money that some have is incredible. Please send some to this Rabbi. Your donation saves generations of lives that will surely come back to you in such a wonderful way.
I just gave $18… wish I could give more. TO #18- every bit helps , the small amounts all add up so don’t discourage people from getting involved at whatever level they feel comfortable with
$5 and $10 does work. It is a huge mitzvah.
Please do not discourage people who can only give small amounts ( as I who gave $18) by saying it won’t help because if every person who reads this gives just $10 it will surely add up as every little helps!
We gave 200.00
a great segula for Shiduchim
And especially in the month of Adar is a great time for more Charity. (the month of Machatzis HaShekel.
BTW: just my opinion: if u can give real money…(ie: 100/200/500) as $5 and $10 will not do….
MBA
Mazel tov on ur upcoming simcha!
Nearly 50 donations have come in overnight and we are just under $5000
Please continue to donate
Today is Purim Katan, an auspicious date to give Tzedaka
There is a secure link to a donation page at the end of the article
You can pay with PayPal or by ACH debit
how do i give a donation?
if you dont ready cash empty the pushke s
i just sat and counet my nickel and dimes and came to 118$!!
We could also use miles
If you can donate mileage with American Airlines, United or Quintas that would be a tremendous help.
A ticket with A requires 90,000 miles, United is 110,000 and Quintas requires 128,000
Even if you don’t have the full amount for a ticket, your miles can be combined with those of others.
We can also accept mileage from other carriers and do an exchange.
Please contact Rabbi Avtzon at [email protected]
Thank you
Approaching midnight we’re at 50 donations totalling $2,373
Thank you to all who have already participated.
To those who haven’t done so yet, every little bit helps.
Together we will reach our goal iyH
Go Zushe!!! Doing mivtzoim and changing the world on a broader scale!!! Your giving us all alot of nachas!!!
Love, ze shleppers!!!!!!
I’m giving 200$ dollars bd
All the above is true please help
him out maybe someone rich reading this can give more
then my 200$ and give 10 thousand …. or even 20 thousand .
But most importantly Hashem please help please .
You know if we can’t stop and help the prat then whats become of us ……… Maybe this is the last test before moshiach . And I can promise you all I’m not any relation to the
the rabbi and his family ………
Just sharing to encourage everyone to give any amount you can!
B”H people are making weddings, but there must be 100’s of parents over the world worried how to pay for their children’s weddings.
It is difficult enough when the Choson and Kalloh live in the same town , but when one makes a shiduch from afar much more expenses is involved. There must be answer how to help our fellow Jew any one got any ideas. We should only have Simchos.
Global Jewish is run by Rabbi Lazer Avtzon
Ladies and gentlemen. Keep up the great work.
Since posting approximately one hour ago 35 donations totalling $1,817 have been received.
With everyone’s participation, whether big or small, we should be able to reach our goal.
Tizku L’Mitzvot
May Hashem bless us that we should always be from the givers and never have to be on the receiving end.
That their are so many places to give and so little money to give..
Good luck
Who runs global Jewish?
ppl help out a great mitzvah
Even if you just donate $10, it helps in a way you don’t even know. So go ahead and donate $5, or $10 or more. Whatever you can afford
no doubt rabbi kaye is a dedicated father and shliach who needs our help …. i have helped him…… please see if u can as well