Strengthening Torah Life. Advocating for the Community. Serving Each Individual. | | March 21, 2022 - 18 Adar II 5782 News from the Agudah:
- On Taanis Esther, the Vaad Hatzalah for Ukrainian Jewry convened an asifa as an update on the status of the crisis in Ukraine. If you missed it click here to watch.
- As the Russian invasion continues and intensifies, we do not know how long this war will last and where it will go, Hashem yerachem. Here is what we do know: the money collected is being sent and used to save neshamos almost as fast as it is coming in. The need for funds to help people escape the Ukrainian war zone, and for food, lodging, and other necessities for refugees is mounting. We are doing whatever is necessary, including privately airlifting food and medical supplies over enemy lines to those in immediate need, and opening warehouses in Poland.
- We have thus raised our own goal, and will continue to do whatever we can to help our brothers and sisters in Ukraine. We hope you will do the same. You can donate by going to vaadhatzalahrescue.org/Ukraine or by calling 929.529.0200. You can mail a check to Vaad Hatzalah, 42 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004. We are working with trusted partners "on the ground" to make sure that all donations goes to this pressing need, including such items as food, medical needs, additional security, and evacuation and housing costs. Please contribute generously. Thank you. Click here to donate.
- See below for an update on the Food Vouchers for Holocaust Survivors program from Bnos Bikur Cholim for Holocaust survivors living in Brooklyn.
- Please note the schedule for this week's virtual Yarchei Kallah on Iyunim B'Hilchos Pesach - see below for more details.
| | Chesed with Dignity from Bnos Bikur Cholim | | Just in time for Pesach, Bnos Bikur Cholim (BBC) is providing Holocaust survivors in Brooklyn with much needed food vouchers. The project is made possible through a generous grant from the Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivors Initiative, sponsored by City Council of New York.
"The food vouchers are back by popular demand," explains Mrs. Chana Baila Hass, National Director of Bnos Agudath Israel. "We have already had seniors inquiring about it already six weeks ago."
The hallmark of the BBC system is the way it preserves the survivors' dignity. The intake process is smooth and streamlined. And the food vouchers allow the seniors to shop as normal, choosing their own groceries. "We believe survivors should be treated with utmost respect," says Mrs. Hass. "And we're so grateful for the partnership with the Elie Wiesel Holocaust Survivor's Initiative."
Do you know a survivor who would benefit from the vouchers? Please reach out to Mrs. Hass at cbhass@agudah.org. Would you like to get involved as a volunteer? Reach out to Mrs. Hass at cbhass@agudah.org. BBC has seniors looking for volunteers! | | Please note the schedule for this week. The shiurim will continue with the access information as follows:
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