The rabbis of the cities and Chabad emissaries in Ukraine (photo: Yehchat)
The rabbis of the cities and chabad emissaries in Ukraine, who returned during the last few days from the global "convention of the emissaries" in New York to their cities throughout the bloody country, arrived with unique gifts in their possession: 120 pairs of tefillin that were given as a gift by the "International Tefillin Bank of the Itzkovits Family". The gift was given to the emissaries Through the mediation of the Chabad emissary in Johannesburg, Rabbi David Weinberg, the "Emissary Office" in New York and the "Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine".
The one who was particularly moved to receive several pairs of tefillin and some of them for his acquaintances in Kiev is Rabbi Daniel Lanau, who lost his 10-year-old son Yoel David the late 10-year-old about a month ago in a fatal car accident. Day," says the father, "the possibility of receiving tefillin at the hands of the 'Tefillin Bank' and the 'Federation' caused these members great excitement and joy.
It should be understood that the cost of each such pair is 400 dollars, which is more than an average monthly salary in Ukraine before the start of the war - so this is a huge gift.
In general, the Jews of Ukraine really want to add mitzvahs since the outbreak of the war and I am happy that we were able to help them at least in this matter."
Rabbi Shalom Goffin, former rabbi of Lugansk until the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in 2014 and currently rabbi and chabad dispatcher in Kyiv, added: "Even in our community there was a demand for tefillin and just when we started to look into the financial issue, this special distribution operation arrived that met the demand.
Last weekend I brought the tefillin with me and people were very excited to receive them.
Let's hope that the light of the mitzvah will drive away the darkness and coldness that currently prevails in Ukraine and is well felt here in Kyiv."
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Wilhelham, rabbi of Uzhgorod in the west of the country and a Chabad emissary in the city, said: "Last Thursday we marked 9 months since the war and the distribution of tefillin to Jews from our community and other communities strengthens and gives confidence and faith in the very difficult situation that prevails in the country. We are sure that soon we will be granted the fulfillment of the prophetic destiny 'Nation shall not lift a sword against nation, nor shall they learn war any more' and we shall be granted redemption and peace."
"The tefillin were written by writers from Eretz Yisrael, of the Chabad Association Youth Association, and were distributed free of charge to 120 Jews all over the country - and because of the war, there was a great demand for them," says an official in the federation. Every weekday as well as a confirmation from a community leader who knows the applicant.
We received inquiries from Jews in Kharkiv, Kherson, Kyiv, Odessa, Lviv and dozens of other cities and towns throughout the country and it was exciting to see the great response.
Several pairs of tefillin were handed over to Jewish soldiers in the Ukrainian army who pledged to put them on.
I am sure that the right of the mitzvah will protect those who received the tefillin, all the Jews of Ukraine and the residents of the country."
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