The establishment of a special desk to support Israelis around the world, emissaries for the first time in exotic and distant countries and the doubling of activity around the globe are some of the goals set by the Chabad movement, in a series of decisions made on the occasion of Redemption, the most significant holiday of the movement.
The Center for Education (MLH), the educational arm of Chabad, which is responsible for the activities of the organization's shlichim around the world, has announced a number of significant goals that will leverage its activities in the coming year, against the background of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's 120th birthday 11th of Nissan (April 2022).
Among the ambitious goals - sending 1,200 pairs of young men in the summer months to communities where there is no permanent rabbi yet, sending 120 new emissary families, distributing scholarships to build 120 new mikvahs, opening 120 schools, establishing 360 libraries and another goal - keeping 120 million mitzvos by Jews In the world until next April.
The chairman of the organization's "World Shluchim Conference," Rabbi Moshe Kotlersky, who serves as the deputy chairman of the Malach, noted that he decided to double and even triple the activity following a complicated operation. "I thought what the Rebbe would want from me," he said.
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One of the ambitious goals is to open an Israeli desk, which will support the movement's emissary who serves communities of Israelis around the globe. "The emissaries abroad who deal with the local communities will receive practical tools to help Israelis as well. "All the programs and the so-called 'mission aids' that stand by them in the state language will be translated into Hebrew so that they can bring the light of Judaism to the Israelis who live in them," a senior Chabad source said in an interview with Israel Today. "It's not just materials about holidays, etc. that will be translated into Hebrew but huge libraries, youth clubs and many other activities. In the US and Canada, unfortunately, there is a very widespread phenomenon of Israelis not finding their place, and the local Jewish community is not counting them. The new desk is designed to give them their attitude and attention. "
As every year, this year emissaries will be sent to new countries around the world, where they will work in the local community and help Israeli tourists who come to the place. This year it was decided to launch new emissaries in Siberia, Mongolia and a number of other countries. In order to assist the shlichim, Rabbi Kotlersky announced in an internal email that a reunion fund would be launched, which would assist them in weddings, births, and bar mitzvahs. In addition, grants will be provided to support mental and health care, and a dedicated fund will be established for emissaries who experience personal challenges. A courier who finds himself in a crisis or emergency will receive funding. "As much as we have broken through and made Judaism accessible to almost every Jew, there are still settlements that need our people to come to them and bring the light of Judaism with them.
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Due to the political situation, the religious public is today at a significant ideological and political crossroads, between ultra-Orthodox and secular, conservative and liberal and so on.
But according to the amount of crocheted domes, mixed here with the blacks and hats, there is no doubt what the choice is.
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Meanwhile, Chabad is celebrating the Feast of Redemption more than ever. Followers and traditionalists, and in the next two days a similar number of women are expected to come to the huge performances.