HUNDREDS OF SURVIVORS OF ABUSE ATTENDED A EMOTIONAL SEDER WHICH WAS HELD THIS PASSOVER IN BROOKLYN WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF A UNITED COMMUNITY WHO JOINED IN ALONG WITH THE SURVIVORS IN GIVING STRENGTH AND LOVE IN A HISTORIC UNTY SEDER.THE SEDER WAS PREEMPTED BY A PRAYER SERVICE IN THE HISTORIC BNEI ISRAEAL OF LINDEN HEIGHTS SHUL LED BY THE GREAT CANTOR LEDERMAN AND RABBI GERSHON TANNENBAUM WHO HOSTED THIS EVENT WITH OPEN HANDS AND WITH COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE THE MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT THAT HAS EMPOWERED THEM TO OVERCOME THEIR SUFFERING WITH A NEW RENEWAL.
THE BALLROOM WAS PACKED WITH CONGREGANTS .VICTIMS ,SURVIVORS AND A CROSS SECTION OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN THE TRI STATE AREA
THE TENSION AND ENERGY IN THE ROOM WAS EVIDENT AS RABBI YITCHOK RUBIN BEGAN THE SEDER WITH THE SINGING OF LEMAN ACHI VEREA. TEARS OF JOY WAS FLOWING AS ALL THE ATTENDEES HELD HANDS AND DECLARED THAT FREEDOM FROM PAIN HAS ARRIVED. IN A DECLARATION OF HOPE ALL ATTENDEES PLEDGED THAT AS A UNITED COMMUNITY WE WILL DO MORE TO HELP ALL THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING TO ENGAGE IN A A NEW LIFE OF HAPPINESS SUCCESS AND FINALLY BE FREE.
DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY HELPED PREPARE AND ORGANIZE THESE SEDERS, IZZY APPEL, YANKI LIEDER, NYC POLICE DEPT, MAMONDIES HOSPITAL HELPED ENSURE THE SUCESS OF THE PROGRAM
A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SPONSORS THE VOICE OF JUSTICE LED BY MARK MEYER APPEL,MAMONDIES HOSPITAL SACRED LIVES.JEWISH BOARD OF ADVOCATES.RABBINICAL ALLIANCE,BIKUR CHOLIM,YASHER KOACH-SUPPORT THE VICTIMS, AND C.A.L.A NY LED BY MS ANNE KAY WHO HELPED COOK AND PREPARE ALL THE FOOD AS WELL AS MR WILLIAM RAPFOGEL OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF JEWISH POVERTY FOR SUPPLING ALL THE DELICIOUS FOOD AND SAMS BAKERY OF DAVIE FLORIDA FOR THE GREAT DESSERTS. THE VOICE OF JUSTICE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND THESE SERVICES TO THIS UNDERSERVED POULATION AND WILL BEGIN A YEAR ROUND SUPPORT NETWORK WITH A WHOLE RANGE OF SERVICES IN THE COMMING MONTHS . WE LOOK FORWARD TO A NEW ERA WHEN THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED WILL NEVER BE ABANDONED AND BECOME PART OF THE EXTENDED JEWISH COMMUNITY SAID,MARK MEYER APPEL PRESIDENT OF THE VOICE OF JUSTICE FOR INFORMATION PLEASE CALL V.O.J AT 1 800 621 8551
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What a beautiful deed. Thank you Mark Meyer Appel!!
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was the the most touching seder i ever attended
ReplyDeletemay we rejoice and reign in freedom for all
thank you all for making my holiday full of joy.
ReplyDeleteI will allways remember this passover as a very special holiday.thanks for hosting and may you continue this holy work.
Thank you Mark for helping us pull this off! L'Shana Haba Yerhushalyim!
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