FOUR WAYS YOU CAN HELP JEWS IN UKRAINE WHO ARE BEING BOMBED OUT OF THEIR HOMES AS YOU READ THIS
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Among the other inhabitants of Ukraine, Jewish men, women, and children are being bombed!? Imagine that instead of waking up today and getting your kids off to school or hurrying to work, you needed (chas v'shalom) to figure out what to do so that you and your family members wouldn't die in one of the explosions raining down on your neighborhood. And I didn't mention another detail:? There's no internet, no phone....NO form of communication whatsoever except speaking (or screaming) to the people in your presence.? And to Ha-shem of course.??
You may think "Oy! That's terrible! But what can I do?"
There are four things I can think of that you can do.? Please, choose at least SOMETHING!
1. Join in completing the Sifrei Tehillim being said to help our fellow Jews GET OUT OF THERE ALIVE! (So far I've been informed that Hatzolah of Ukraine, as well as Arkea Airline (owned by a frum Jew) have been doing their best to transport our brethren out of there.? The link to join the Tehillim initiative is?
2. Donate money to help buy sleeping bags, food, medical supplies, and other necessities for these families who are leaving their homes in a sudden, traumatic, and dangerous way.??It seems to me that it's similar to how it was in the Shoa.? They're just picking-up and leaving EVERYTHING behind so they and their kids will have a chance to stay alive in some other land!? (By the way, for some that will mean Poland, for some it will mean Eretz Yisrael, and for some it means at the opposite end of the Ukraine.)? Donate whatever you are able to.??This is pikuach nefesh for an entire community of Jews!? There is ZERO relief from the government or from NATO.? These private donations from Jews around the world are ALL THAT THEY'RE GETTING. If you can't give much, $18 or even 18 NIS will help.? Obviously, the more people who chip-in the better.? You can find out more details and make donations through these links:? ???? ?
3. Daven to our Father! Show Him how much it pains you that His other children are suffering! Plead with Him to save them and ease their plight.? I believe that that very demonstration of sisterhood and brotherhood alone can make an impact in Shamayim.
4. Take-on something to bring merit for the Jews in Ukraine.? If you've been thinking about being more careful in some area, or of starting something new in your Yiddishkeit and you didn't feel ready yet, NOW is a great time to take the plunge and do it for the Jews in Ukraine (besides benefitting yourself).??
Did you know? The president of Ukraine is a Jew.? His parents were in the Shoa. Many of the Jews who live there are children of Holocaust survivors.
May we hear besoros tovos!? May we soon hear the sounds of the final geula!
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