By Sara Spielman
On a lovely February day last week, children and their mothers were passing the Levi Yitzchok Library in the festive mood of Purim and were awarded with balloons and information about this year’s amazing Purim mivtzoim opportunities being organized by Lubavitch Youth Organization (Tzach).
Staff members spoke to families, women and girls about doing mivtzoim on Purim to bring back love and excitement to the festive day to those who don’t usually celebrate it by sharing Purim mitzvahs with Jewish people on the street, in nursing homes, or private residences. Children were excited to hear about how to make others happy and asked how to sign up.
“This year we will be making our greatest efforts to reach out to the forgotten or homebound and to bring the spirit of Purim beyond our own community’s streets, to places where Purim is not felt,” said Rabbi Shlomo Friedman, Administrator of Tzach.
Lubavitch Youth Organization is offering Purim mivtzoim opportunities for Crown heights families, girls, women and married couples this week to bring the joy and mitzvahs to fellow Brooklynites.
“We’re now getting ready for Purim, not for ourselves but for the Jews on the streets,” said Fraida Glassner, who works at Tzach. “We are so excited to be able to share the mitzvahs with our fellow Jews.”
Tzach sponsored 1,000 misholach manos to help facilitate Mivtzoim for Crown Heightsers. Pick up Mishloach Manos packages along with brochures to share the mitzvahs of Purim with those who don’t have the opportunity to receive it otherwise.
Families can sign up to visit old age homes on Purim day, spreading the joy to the elderly when they marvel at children dressed up in costumes. Married couples can go on Wednesday night to apartment buildings with Jewish residents on Ocean Parkway and knock on their doors to give them the opportunity to hear Megillah and speak to them about Purim, bringing the joy and mitzvahs of Purim to individuals.
Throughout Purim day anyone can pick up shaloch monos to take on mivtzoim.
There will be a special program for single girls on Purim day with a megillah reading in the morning, followed by brunch. They will then be going together to fill the streets with Purim spirit in different locations.
“They’re going to divide and conquer and fill the streets with Purim excitement,” said Glassner. Then later on in the day a Purim farbrengen will be held at the library.
Lubavitch Youth Organization has a “Mivtzoim depot” all year round, offering Mivtzoim brochures and guides for anyone to get whatever they need so Mivtzoim is made accessible and easy for everyone.
To sign up, click here or email [email protected] or call/text (845) 393-1951.
Great idea!!
Thousands(!) of Yidden have moved into CH, and walk right by us daily.
Almost ALL are ignored!
It’s illogical for us to be blind to them.
(Just trying to raise awareness)
Call Rabbi Friedman at LYO. He will pair you up with a wonderful family that will be happy to have you enhance their seudah (I don’t live in NY, or I’d invite you).
You are absolutely right, and these people should be added to our rosters. If you know of someone specific, take care of them!
If you can’t, call Tzach
(no reason to be negative, it’s a wonderful thing the girls are doing, involved in the Rebbe’s inyanim, praise it!)
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There are plenty of people right here in Crown Heights spending Purim alone. It can be a very lonely day for some of us. I haven’t been invited to a Purim seuda for the last six years.
Terrific idea, Hatzlacha to all involved & משיח כאו!
This is very exciting. Hatzlacha rabba.
why leave crown heights? there are so many sick, elderly, disabled people right here in our community that could use our bochurim to lein megilla!!!! and with all the yuppies moving in, there are plenty of non religious jews as well – how beautiful would it be to see these bochurim walking OUR OWN streets on purim!
Tzach is back in the news again.
Great. Keep it up! Your library programs are just fantastic. My wife and kids can’t wait all week to attend mommy & Me on Mondays.