Kiddush Hashem: Dozens of students from the Social University in Moscow, came to study and volunteer at the "Jewish Kindness Center Shaare Tzedek", in the Marina Roscha neighborhood in central Moscow, which was founded by the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, to provide help and assistance to anyone in need. Especially for thousands of elderly and disabled, including many Jewish 'veterans'.
The request came from the university management, who had heard the good name of the Jewish Kindness Center, and they expressed their desire to the management of the place, to bring groups of their students, so that they could see the activity up close and learn ideas of kindness to others, while actually volunteering.
Students and volunteers at the Shaare Tzedek Jewish Charity Center (Photo: Levi Nazarov)
Students and volunteers at the Shaare Tzedek Jewish Charity Center (Photo: Levi Nazarov)
Three distinguished professors accompanied the first group, which was warmly received by the management of the center, and after the presentation of articles by Sages on the commandments of charity and kindness, the students were presented with presentations from all the extensive and regular activities, as part of dozens of diverse projects for the benefit of others.
At the end of several workshops and lectures, The students were divided into groups, and for a few hours they joined the center's teams and assisted in the activity themselves, while expressing their admiration for the dedication and generosity of the workers of the Charity Center, who provide their help and services with a large heart and a beautiful hospitality, something that earned the good name of the great center, which is honored to be consecrated there put every time anew.
The exciting moment of the Jewish professor (Photo: Levi Nazarov)
The guests were served light refreshments, and even a hot meal was served to them at noon in the specialty hall, as is served every day to many hundreds of diners, and those who are confined to their homes receive this via a fleet of vehicles directly to their homes.
The guests could not hide the gesture, and said that they visited many institutions in the capital city, but only at the Jews did they receive such respectful human treatment and such invested hospitality.
Towards the end of the visit, the director of the center learned that the head professor is a kosher Jew from both father and mother, but has not put on a tefillin since his days.
And after a proper conversation, the man was convinced, and agreed to put on the first tefillin in his life, which was held in the 'Tefila Lemsha' synagogue, where the workers and volunteers and even visitors to the Hesed Center pray and study every day.
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