Some 5,000 children from 210 Hebrew schools across the United States gathered in their schools and online this week to show their support of Ukrainian Jewry through prayer, charity, and acts of kindness.
The children tuned in with their fellow Hebrew school classmates using the power of prayer. The children recited Psalms and gave charity in the merit of Ukrainian Jewry and were reminded of the strong power their words have, as they recited “Shema Yisroel” in unison, led by the students of Chabad Hebrew School of Potomac, Maryland.
The children were given a lesson in faith, heroism and hope by Cherry Markovitch a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, who shared her family’s story of finding safety during the war.
“This week, Hebrew Schools learned the story of Purim.”, said Rabbi Zalmy Loewenthal, Loewenthal director of CKids, the Chabad children’s network, which organized the event. “They learned how Mordechai gathered the Jewish children to learn Torah and pray, showing our students that they too have the power to help those in need, with Torah and prayer.”
The Ukraine Jewish Relief Fund has been established to help provide assistance to the Jewish communities in Ukraine impacted by the war.
Click here for a prayer you can say and a list of good deeds you can do in the merit of the protection of all those in harm’s way.
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