The Most Interesting Item You Brought to Shluchim
Question of the week: What is the most interesting item you brought for Shluchim during a visit, and what item do you think they most appreciate? Full Story
Question of the week: What is the most interesting item you brought for Shluchim during a visit, and what item do you think they most appreciate? Full Story
I once stocked up at Trader Joe’s on a bunch of kosher snacks and only when I arrived did I learn that they have a local Trader Joe’s
They were very thanksful despite that
Chocolate always works
That’s what the shluchim and the kids love the best.
Just give a donation
When I was in seminary around 20 years ago we went to Russia and Ukraine to visit all the kevarim. I brought a bunch of candy including krembo which I carried with my hand luggage and gave to the shluchim’s kids.
I’ve messaged Shluchim before coming if there’s anything I can bring.
Over time I stopped because some requests were not reasonable or they didn’t seem to appreciative it.
Just because you didn’t / couldn’t fill their request doesn’t make it unreasonable. It was obviously something that would be helpful to their family or Shlichus, and they couldn’t get it where they live. You obviously don’t understand nor appreciate, how some Shluchim live.
This person did before brings things and within time stopped because if shluchim wanted the supermarket brought to them or wasnt appreciative when they did get something, you call that unreasonable from that person? And not understanding how shluchim live? Why dont you send shluchim a monthly a package to every shliach – your supermarket order and dont expect to be appreciated because after all they are on shlichus and you totally get how they live. Unbelievable.
Whenever my children go to a shliach’s town or country, they always call first and ask what they can bring. And yes, they have brought unusual things if that is what the shliach asked for.
The most unusual, is probably when going to a shliach’s state not long before Pesach and they asked for Shmaltz.
…about shluchim
everything okay?
Is that some Shluchim might naturally be people who are more appreciative and some less. Like any group of people, Shluchim come with their own personalities and as such some may be more appreciative than others. Everyone has their own qualities that stand out. Some might appreciate and perhaps not know how to properly express and some may just not have their forte in that area.
You would be much happier by giving without expecting…
Its easy to preach and not practice what you preach. Let’s start with: give to your spouse without expecting in return….
Though of course depends where they live.
I’ve brought the randomest things to Shluchim. Like a specific type of crackers, Israeli snack, or whatnot.
The shlucha asked for wraps (bread) and was extremely grateful to be able to serve a novel, delicious, simple new course for Shabbos lunch. Cholov Yisroel chocolate is always a win, especially with the kids. A shlucha in my family, in a faraway land, said a bochur once brought her a turkey (pre-frozen) for Pesach, and she was totally thrilled.
Many appreciate cheese, yogurt and snacks for the kids
A shliach once asked for tradition soups for his kids, and individual small bags of different chips and bissli and onion rings, etc
And if you’re paying for it, give them your budget
This! I once was stopping by a Shliach while passing through a city. I literally didn’t do more than stop for a few minutes at the Shliach’s house to deliver the list they give me. I called before hand, spent over an hour and a few hundred dollars on grocery shopping. When I got there I got a big hug and a thank you and that was that. No offer to reimburse even though the receipt was sitting right there in one of the boxes that I helped unpack. Today I laugh about it but at the time I was… Read more »
Well, seems important to clarify from the get-go whether you are bringing a gift or providing a service for which you want to be paid.
Once a shlucha begged many times for a specific Trader Joe’s spice mix
I brought it with me to the kinus and she was very thankful
I always try to ask if there’s anything specific I can bring for them
20 logs of gefilte fish.
the Shluchim were very grateful.
When asked a Shliach in Central America what we can bring, he said his wife is pregnant and has been dreaming of krembos. Luckily it
Made it there safely intact.
Once brought about 20lbs of frozen meat to shluchim in asia. Don’t know how we managed to get it through customs!
Gefilte fish
Wraps
Cholv yisroel anything
Tradition soups and instant meals
Everything but the bagel spice
Chocolate
Peanut butter
Tzniyous clothes for the girls
Tights
Sfarim
Amazing savings hauls
St”am
Tzivos hashem magazines and prizes
Vitamins
Cheerios
Baby formula
Always when going somewhere far we ask the chabad uf they need anything and whats our food back up plan.
The advise is, always ask the ShluchA! If its food, she will likely know better.
Honestly even in america some shluchim do not have access to cholov yisroel milk, so sometimes the most simple things make a huge difference, but as i said, ask ask ask
Every person who has little of knowledge in the Kashrut world knows that the Kosher symbol on it means nothing!
Don’t bring it to anyone!
I assume that’s what’s pictured
There are kosher haribo products from Israel. Don’t be so quick to judge
Tights, baby formula, cy cheese, hot dogs
We went on a trip last summer to one of the national parks and called the shluchim to find out anything they needed. We brought them a cooler filled with CY milk and cheese. After arriving there we found out that the shluchim were our cousins! Chassidim ein mishpocha.
Hotdogs, Marshmallows, Costco Ibuprofen (they were very particular) Chayeinu and D’var Malchus for 5 weeks out, Gefilteh Fish (Raskin’s)
I called the Shluchim before and all they wanted was sour dough bread and CY cheese
My kids love when visitors bring fresh baked goods.
Ask them before what hechsrim do they take
Years ago we were visiting relatives i a city where the shluchim were having a huge crowd in campus for shabbos. They ordered from a Monsey bakery and asked us to bring an 8 ft. Challah. Somehow we got it through baggage, crumbs dropping from the box. We had to upgrade our car rental to fit this huge box and even with that, our kids sat in the back seat with the box across them, sticking out the open windows. When we delivered the challah, the shlucha almost passed out. She hadn’t visualized how huge it would be. It was… Read more »
Definitely is a beautiful thing to show your children – going out of our way for the rebbes Shluchim! ❤️
Once we brought a suitcase of food for shluchim and they invited us to come have lunch after arriving. The Shlucha served us from food we brought for them – I made sure that we didn’t touch a thing of those precious commodities! 🥹❤️
I love reading these comments (most of them) and feeling the love that so many of us have for Shluchim and their incredible sacrifices!
If you don’t want to pay for something, at least buy a chocolate bar. It’s 5$ and you can use maaser.
Also, don’t travel somewhere, expect to eat, stay, use the shluchim for whatever you need, and show up empty handed. Let’s take a moment and look at what these Shluchim are giving us.