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As I write these words, the first hostages including a few children, their mothers and a few elderly people have been released and returned to Israel, in exchange for 39 terrorists who have been prosecuted for stabbings and other assaults.

It is a day of intense mixed emotions, as on the one hand, we are overjoyed at seeing these innocent hostages finally being returned to their loved ones even as we have paid a terrible price to do so. Yet at the same time, the obstacles Israel faces and the global antisemitism and bigotry from political leaders, journalists, colleges, students and so many others, continue to present great and huge challenges.

We are reminded at times like this, to look inwards and gain strength from the teachi… Read More »

Thank you to all of our sponsors and volunteers who helped enable the Thanksgiving Dinner Project to provide for many dozens of catered Kosher Thanksgiving Dinners for homebound seniors or families going through challenges.

We are grateful to all of you and thank you for helping this important project to happen and bring joy and comfort to so many.

Thank you to our volunteers who helped deliver everything, Cliff & Deb Romas, Noel Sonnenberg and Ethan & Noah and Sandy Tomsky and others and thank to you to Dushez Catering for preparing all of the dinners.

Thank you to our project sponsors who have helped us cover most of the costs of the project at www.chabadsudbury.com/thanksgiving

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Michael & Reesa Gonet
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Seeing almost 300,000 people in Washington DC who had come together from across the country to stand with Israel and to stand strong against antisemitism was awe inspiring and a very powerful sight to see.

From the family members of the hostages who spoke, to the college kids and so many others who spoke from both sides of the aisle, it was refreshing and empowering to see, and a truly strong message of unity and so much more.

Earlier in the week, I was at the Chabad Conference in New York where I had the honor to meet Rabbi Zev Pizem from Chabad of Sedorot, near the Gaza Strip, who spoke at the conference along with his son and 9 year old grandson, about the realities on the ground for them and their community… Read More »

Thank you to the dozens of teens who helped us get ready for Thanksgiving by preparing pies and letters to be given out along with the Thanksgiving Dinner Project.

The next CTeen event is on Chanukah and it will be a truly awesome event. More details next week.

You can see more photos of the event over here.

In the last 12 hours, I have met in person with Rabbi's and Colleagues from many parts of the world, including Israel, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, Argentina, Cyprus, Paraguay, England, France and so many other places. Yes, I am at the International Conference of Chabad Shluchim in New York (and Shabbat Services will be run by my children and layleaders), along with many thousands of others.

We had another action packed week at Chabad of Sudbury this week, with Hebrew School for dozens of children, multiple services, the new Kabbalah Class, and a very successful teen event which drew almost 30 teenagers on the topic of Israel, Falafel and Antisemitism. You can see lots of pictures in the links below.

Thank you to the many many dozens of you who have shown up and continue to show up in ever increasing numbers during these challenging times.

You can see photos of the amazing CTeen Event over here
You can see photos of the Hebrew School this past Sunday over here.
You can see Photos of the Lecture with Laibl Wolf over here. We also have a recording of the lecture if you wish to hear it.
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Every single day this week, I spoke to multiple people from our community and beyond, who reached out to share their fears and concerns of antisemitism and where things are headed in this country and around the world. People have clearly expressed to me, that what has happened in this country, in college campuses, in many media outlets, on the streets and on social media, and of course in so many places around the world, is unlike anything they have ever seen in their lifetime.