Dear Friends,
In just a few hours we will all be sitting around the Seder Tables with our loved ones, friends, and community, and at Chabad with 80 participants at the community Seder this evening.
The messages of Passover with its timeless message of faith, hope, resilience and miracles, is as relevant as ever.
As our friends and family in Israel found ways to celebrate the Passover Seder in between sirens, braving walks to neighbors, sirens midway in the four questions, but surely with a determination as they said the prayer of Vehee SheAmda, in each generation they rise up to destroy us.
Now more than ever, we need to take the time on Passover to count the miracles and blessings that have been happening, even as we simultaneously pray for healing, peace, unity and more.
Besides sending support to communities helping the vulnerable this Passover in Israel, supporting heroes and their families and community Seders in bomb shelters, our community has also done so much locally.
With the efforts of so many, hundreds have been visited, reached, and brought hand delivered Passover joy to their doors in the form of Passover Packages and Dinners and more!
As we open the doors for Elijah this evening as we sit at our Seders, let us pray for us to overcome the many challenges we are facing right now, and help usher in a time of goodness for the world, with no war or fighting, of real peace between people, and a time of growth, goodness and unity for the world.
Hundreds have already enjoyed a fun Holiday Program or Holiday Visit, including at the Sunday School programs, the Model Matzah Bakery event, the home visits and events, and more, and lots more similar events and efforts will continue over the coming days for all ages, as we bring holiday joy to as many as possible and share programs such as the Model Matzah Bakery with other congregations and communities.
Thank you to the many volunteers who have been helping with the Passover Dinner Project and the Passover Joy Packages!
With your help hundreds of homes have received a beautiful Passover Package with handmade Shmurah Matzah, wine, gifts for the kids, a guide and more.
In addition, yesterday nearly 70 people received a Catered Passover Dinner delivered to their door by volunteers, who helped bring the Passover joys to the homebound, seniors and others who it would make a difference to.
The feedback has been tremendous, from tears to emotional thanks, and so much more!
Of course over Passover and beforehand, we will have volunteers who will be visiting and running programs and Seders in multiple local nursing homes and senior living facilities.
Please consider supporting these efforts and helping us bring and share the joy and messages of this important holiday to as many as possible, through these visits, as well as the many other community programs which we are running and hosting.
Donate Today to share Passover Joy with others.
Thank you to everyone else who has been helping out with setup, shopping, schelpping, fixing things, landscaping, security and so much more!
In addition to the work we are doing locally right here in our area, if you would like to help support the many we have been helping as a community literally in the frontlines and elsewhere as they prepare for Passover, under fire, you may do so over here.
We have many moving pieces of feedback, photos and videos from the communities and individuals that our community has been helping, we share on the Israel Whatsapp Chat which you can join here.
Thank you for your consideration & support!
Please join us for the holiday services over the next few days at Chabad of Sudbury with daily services and a luncheon which follows, tomorrow through Saturday, at 10am - 12pm followed by the luncheon.
Our best wishes for a Joyous & Healthy Passover to you and your family.
Sincerely,
Rabbi Yisroel Freeman