On the 22 Shevat 5748, February 10, 1988, Rebbe returned from the Levaya of his wife of 60 years, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, led afternoon prayers and recited Kaddish in their home on President Street in Brooklyn. The Rebbe’s profound sadness was palpable, his pain indescribable.
That afternoon, the Rebbe immediately channeled his personal loss into a project of global good by forming a charitable foundation as a living memorial for his beloved wife.
This foundation is the only corporation formed by the Rebbe.
The Rebbe named the fund “KEREN HACHOMESH,” an acronym for “Harabanit Chaya Mushka Schneerson,” serving a variety of causes, primarily educational and social services for women and girls.
When speaking about the yahrzeit at a public address, the Rebbe asked that donations be made in the Rebbetzin’s memory in amounts equivalent to the numerical value of the Rebbetzin’s Hebrew name: 470.
Over the years, KEREN HACHOMESH has faithfully stayed the course of benefiting women and girls with financial aid, support for brides, widows, and a host of women’s educational programs and other causes.
To mark the Rebbetzin’s 35th Yahrzeit, Keren Hachomesh is hosting a fundraiser with a goal for $470,000.00 to heed the Rebbe’s call in honoring the Rebbetzin. All donations are being matched 2 to 1 by a group of generous donors.
In the last 12 months Keren Hachomesh disbursed over $900,000.00 in grants to a variety of individuals and causes related to the Jewish Woman.
Please visit www.MyKerenHaChomesh.org and use the occasion of the Rebbetzin’s yahrzeit to honor her legacy with a generous gift to the fund that carries her name.
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