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An inspiring event for volunteers and supporters of Keren Hachomesh was held Sunday night, Chof Beis Shevat, in Crown Heights.
During the event held at the home of Rabbi Shmaya and Rivkah Krinsky, donors, supporters and volunteers of the organization were addressed by Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Mazkir of the Rebbe.
Rabbi Krinsky spoke about the Rebbetzin Chaya Mushkah, and the activities of the Keren Hachomesh which the Rebbe founded just after her passing in her memory.
On the 22 Shevat 5748, February 10, 1988, the Rebbe returned from the funeral 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.
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.
Keren Hachomesh is running an online fundraiser in which every donation is doubled by generous matchers.
To be a volunteer for the Rebbe’s most personal moisad