Chabad Distributes Home Cooked Meals to the Needy

 

With the Chabad Center and Shul still in shambles, with its makeshift lighting system it became an epicenter for volunteers.

Last night Chabad Lubavitch of Manhattan Beach partnered with iVolunteer to distribute hot dinner to the less fortunate. Many people don’t realize the amount of seniors living alone in the buildings on Manhattan Beach.
Armed with flash lights the volunteers went from apartment to apartment knocking on doors bringing the elderly well needed dinner. 

“Thank you so much for bringing me this food, we couldn’t get out of the house its too cold.” said a resident of 150 West End Ave. Chabad was able to secure a list of elderly still in the neighborhood not wanting to leave their comfort zone. 

“We will do our best to guarantee these seniors have what they need till they get electricity and heat back on so they can get back to normal life.” said Rabbi Avrohom Winner, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Manhattan Beach. 

We want to acknowledge Mrs. Sheva Tauby and Rabbi Moshe Frank from iVolunteer for making these arrangements. 
Food was donated by Mrs. Rochel Leah Rubashkin from Crown Heights, and Mr. Zalman Weuntsch of Wolf and Lamb. 
We want to thank the Crown Heights volunteers and our community volunteers that were able to come late last night, thank you Sonya Merener and daughter, Glen and Sabina Singer and Daniella Zhitomorsky.

For info visit: www.ChabadManhattanBeach.com, www.Facebook.com/ChabadManhattanBeach

After "Sandy" Update 2

The feelings of the past couple of days and hours have been emotionally draining for all. Frustration, anger and sadness of all that has been lost, its unbelievable.
For some the basement / walk-in was a bedroom for others a family room. The loss is personal and close to one’s heart.
“its not just some furniture or even the structural damage… Rabbi its all my memories. My wedding album, my sons Bar Mitzvah pictures” cried out a Manhattan Beach resident to me today.
Shula and I, have been out every day these past couple of days visiting homes and families just to give emotional support. Many people put on teffilin giving G-d a prayer of thanks for being alive!
After seeing this devastation realizing that it could have been worse.
“At least we’re alive, our kids are fine… Its only money Rabbi, we can make it back… we did it before we can do it again” commented another resident of Manhattan Beach. “We came here with nothing and built all this, now we have some damage… we’ll rebuild”.
I want to conclude with GOOD NEWS.
OUR SHUL WILL BE OPEN FOR SHABBOS!
We have had a team of people cleaning out the shul the past 2 days. We are missing Chumashim and some siddurim (prayer books) and talleisim due to the damage (just to mention a few).
We have ourselves and the Torah’s. Many have asked that they want to stop by the Synagogue to make a prayer - this is the opportunity.
Services will be held Saturday Morning 10:30 – 12:30 (giving us daylight, due to partial electrical outage).
Please come and bring a neighbor.
It’s a VERY OPPORTUNE TIME, EVERYONE WILL BE INTERESTED IN GOING TO SHUL FOR A PRAYER.
Please don’t excuse them and assume they are not interested because they’re not into religion.
Just today someone put on Teffilin with the introduction that he doesn’t believe in G-d. I said YOU DON’T HAVE TO BELIEVE TO PUT ON TEFFILIN, YOU JUST HAVE TO PUT THEM ON!!! And he did.