Help the Jewish Community of Ukraine
What You Can Do to Make a Difference!
Dear Friend.
As we get ready for a peaceful Shabbat, the unthinkable is happening: War in Europe.
We thought we were over this.... We were wrong. Scarily enough, we ourselves have friends and family in the Ukraine, as we speak: Chabad rabbis and rebbetzins, ALL OF WHOM have stayed to assist and support their communities during this horrific time. We are seeing things and hearing things we thought we would not see in our lifetime: bombings in residential areas, people fleeing their homes and taking refuge in shuls and communal spaces; martial law forbidding military age males from leaving the country....
We pray for the safety of our Jewish brethren in Ukraine - over 350,000 Jews, by the latest count! - along with all people in the affected areas. We pray for a peaceful resolution to this conflict. We pray that the people affected have the strength and resources to make it through this trying time. And most of all, we pray for the day when “nations will beat their swords into plowshares … and not learn war anymore.”
Even as bombs drop and the war unfolds, the nearly 200 Chabad-Lubavitch emissary families throughout the length and breadth of Ukraine remain with their people, providing much-needed material aid, encouragement, and most importantly, spiritual strength and support.
No matter where you are, you can make a difference.
Put a few coins into a charity box (or swipe your credit card) for a worthy cause, don tefillin, light Shabbat candles before sunset this Friday, and know that you just introduced a very real point of goodness and kindness into a world that needs it more than ever.
Say a few heartfelt chapters of Psalms (especially Chapter 20), and know that you have introduced a dose of spiritual energy into a world that seems to be pulsating with negativity.
Click here to read the latest updates on war relief efforts in Ukraine.
Please also consider making a contribution to the Ukraine Jewish Relief Fund to provide much needed help to the Jewish community of Ukraine. 100% of funds donated are going directly to relief efforts.
May G‑d protect our Jewish brothers and sisters and anyone in harm’s way.
Let us utilize the holy day of Shabbat to pray for peace - and life. Please feel free to join us at Chabad House - or wherever you feel most comfortable - to pray for peace and well-being in Ukraine.
Best wishes for a meaningful, sanctified Day of Rest.
Rabbi Itchel and Perel Krasnjansky,
Chabad of Hawaii
Let’s be there for our brothers and sisters in Ukraine!
Your donation is tax-deductible and all funds will go directly to assist the Jewish Community in Ukraine.
May G‑d protect our brothers and sisters in Ukraine and throughout the world, and may we soon enter the era of global peace and harmony, when "One nation shall not lift a sword against another, and art of warfare will no longer be taught."
