By COLlive reporter
As wildfires continue to rage in Colorado, local Shluchim are doing their best to cheer and assist those who have been forced from their homes.
The Waldo Canyon Fire has scorched more than 16,700 acres and brought fear, anxiety and grief to Colorado Springs, the state’s second-largest city that was, until a few days ago, happily situated in the valley below picturesque Pike’s Peak.
President Obama was due to arrive in Colorado Springs just before noon local time to visit the areas ravaged by what officials have deemed to be the most destructive blaze in state history. At least one death has been attributed to the fire.
346 homes have been ravaged and the threat still looms large. Another 20,000 homes and 160 businesses stand dangerously close to the blaze.
Rabbi Moshe Liberow, himself evacuated along with his family from his Colorado Springs home, and Rabbi Zalman Popack have been visiting shelters, giving support and a smile to people that are very worried about their homes and belongings, anxiously waiting to hear if their houses still stand.
Besides for giving water, snacks and words of encouragement to those that need it, they also set up a cotton candy machine, bringing smiles and a boost to the many children and adults sleeping in shelters.
“We will continue to look after the Colorado Springs Jewish community and make sure everyone has what they need,” Rabbi Liberow told COLlive.
A website has been set up to help both the Jewish community of Colorado Springs and the Liberow family. Donations can be made at chabadfirerelief.com
We are so thankful to all those that called during those days to inquire and to offer Berochas. it was very inspiring indeed. The police were very sensitive to our needs to be able to help out at the shelters. We were able as a result to cheer up many at the shelters with the cotton candy etc that was so welcomed! thank you to all who shared their concern and offered their good wishes during the evacuation time
That is why the alter rebbe went to jail, the frieriker rebbe was bitten, and the rebbe gave his life! This is Hafotzos Hamayanos!
Why aren’t there pictures of shluchim giving out water bottles to “minority youths”. as bush said, chabad saves lives.
Thank G-d for you Chabad….no matter what, we can always count on the Chabad Centers wherever they are. You make the Rebbe proud…
kiddush Hashem
What a Kiddush Hashem
Keep up the good work!
Truly trully amazing !
Zalmen those plp are lucky to have you there to can count on you!! may it always be betov hanireh vehanigle!!
broche vehatzloche we wish you your familly from Buenos Aires!
To our amazing shliach Rabbi Liberow and my good friend Reb Zalman, how you are giving so much nachas-ruach to the m’sha’lei’ach! One of the earliest stories we have of the Rebbe is from his childhood in a shelter situation from some disaster going around distributing candies and words of good cheer. Your cotton candy machine is a good modern emulation of the HaTzaddik HaKadosh HaRebbe M’Lubavitch zy”a! May you continue to uplift the locals, Jews and non-Jews alike, as you are m’kadesh shem shamayim and spreading the wellsprings! May Hashem end this fire and finally bring the fire of… Read more »
Amazing Shluchim!
Reb Moshe is the most Ehrliche (honest) yid i have ever met! He truly means what he does and will do anything to help someone. I have been very moved by his incredibly kind and generous personality.
May he only see good things for him and his lovely family!!
Zalmy Popack: One of Lubavitch’s top bochurim.
Keep up the good work, mate
I know Rabbi Moshe Liberow he is a Tzadik please help him if you can
FOr someone who has been helped directly on a number of occassions, the Lieberows, Scheiners etc of Colorado are the real deal