1. Chabad Offers Hope in Jamaica
In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa—which devastated their own home and Chabad center—local emissaries Rabbi Yaakov and Chaya Raskin are providing a lifeline for those on the island. In addition to coordinating local relief efforts in Montego Bay, the Raskins have been traveling around the island to the hard-hit areas, providing food, water, medical supplies, clothes, generators, and comfort to those who have lost everything.
2. Freed Hostage Bar Kuperstein Leads Mass Tefillin Wrap
While in Hamas captivity, Bar Kupershtein dreamed of putting on tefillin. Simultaneously, his parents ensured that Bar’s own tefillin remained in constant use by others in the merit of his safe return. Last week, Bar invited the public to join him for a mass tefillin event at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. Here, finally able to freely wrap his tefillin again, Bar leads the crowd in the Shema—the ultimate declaration of faith.
3. Rabbi Attends Celebration Weeks After Losing Both Legs
Just one month after losing both his legs in a mine explosion in southern Syria, Rabbi Liraz Zeira, IDF reservist and Chabad emissary to Jerusalem college campuses, served as sandek at a brit milah for the son of a couple whose wedding he officiated.
Please continue to pray for complete healing for Liraz Tzvi Halevi ben Sarah Yehudit.
4. Yeshivah Students Visit Jews in Cambodia
Yeshivah students Eli Goldman and Yerachmiel Wolowik have been traveling across Cambodia, bringing love and warmth to isolated Jews.
