By COLlive Reporter
For a while now, many different organizations have attempted to fill the need for training in Jewish communities around the world to be prepared for crisis. Due to the many complications that surround the issue, nothing came to fruition.
Established just a few months ago, JERO – Jewish Emergency Rescue Organization – which is dedicated to this mission, is already putting together a program to fill this critical need, that has received much positive feedback.
Headed by Ze’ev Soffer, a Lubavitcher from Jerusalem, the organization was established by individuals with years of experience in the medical emergency fields in Israel.
Soffer, who attended the International Conference of Shluchim last month, spoke with hundreds of shluchim on the importance of this course. Only a few days after the kinus, the course took on extra significance as the events in Mumbai unfolded with tragic results.
After the Mumbai terror attacks, the organization stepped up its schedule, to train and educate communities for attacks.
Approximately 300 Chabad Shluchim will be trained through this project, which is available in cities throughout the world. The first course is set to take place in Moscow, under the leadership of Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar.
The organization will offer training in emergency and rescue response, security measures, emergency medical and first aid procedures, search and rescue, and crisis preparation.
Individuals who complete the course will join JERO’s volunteer network, and will be qualified to administer services during emergency or crisis.
JERO is a not-for-profit organization that operates as a partner of “Magen Dovid Adom” – Israel’s Red Cross – and their International Training Center, and is working with top medical emergency personnel from Israel, with experience in disaster casualties.
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Hatzaloh is always there first. Chabad is always there first. Why shouldn’t we be trained to help? We are there already with food, and clothing, and emotional support… imagine if we can help in many other ways?! We are the front line soldiers for GOOD in this world!
Are you kidding? How would that affect anything? If anything its good to publicize this 1. Let all communities know this critically important training program is available and
2. Let the world know we do not sit by in a crisis-we take action.
What is up with such stories getting on the net? First with Rubashkin now with things like these!
When something like this surfaces it is subject to reach anywhere in the world especially terrorist!
I think that anything pertaining to security or internal matters should not be published or at least be screened by an official representive from Merkos before being so irresponsibly published.
Take it off!
Sounds very good!
Are they armed?
If not, why not?
My wife was a kindergarten teacher in Tiberias in the 70’s. She had a Beretta but never took it to work. Not that I agreed with her.
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boruch hashem the real question how much time does it take to complete this course and if its very short only if its very short can we demand and require all shluchim to enlist before they arrive at their posting this is still being said even though that shluchim join their posts in a fluid organic way but still especially for foreign postings thank u col for this article!
Kol Hakavod. We need to face reality…