Page 2 - The Jewish Voice - October '21

Page 2, The Jewish Voice

Herrendorf Foundation Partners from page 1
From the rabbis
community, providing hope
and nourishment to those in
need of assistance.” Conquer Your Mountains One would the sign read “Go my
“Providing kosher food sons,” as if to imply that the
provides both nutrition and Step at a Time awe of G-d will be acquired
is a part of Jewish identity, elsewhere? And why was
reinforcing the belief that the By Rabbi Dovid Vigler it on the exit and not the
Jewish community recognizes A group of donors was entrance?
and supports the most basic being led on a tour of the The wise Rabbi Meir
needs of our extended famous Yeshiva of Lublin, smiled and responded: As
Jewish family,” said Alpert Poland, in the summer of long as the students are
JFS Director of Volunteer 1930. Billed as the Oxford here, it’s really not difficult
Leadership Belinda Lasky, Marc Hopin, CEO, Alpert University of Torah study, for them to live a Torah
who is responsible for the two Jewish Family Service the yeshiva was the very first life. It’s only when they
Kosher Food Pantry locations all-inclusive Torah college leave the sacred walls of the
of the agency. and boasted over 100 rooms yeshiva, when faced with
The number of Jewish households in need of assistance that included everything the the challenges and enticements of the outside world, that their
may come as a surprise to many who live in Palm Beach students could need under one behavior portrays whether they have truly internalized the
County, a catchment area perceived as wealthy. Since the roof. lessons they learned here!
onset of the pandemic, the situation has become dire, with As the founder and spiritual leader, Rabbi Meir Shapira We’ve all spent time last month immersed in the sanctity
one in three local Jewish adults in worse financial situation proudly led the donors through the magnificent facility. They of the awesome Day of Judgment, Yom Kippur. While we may
than before the crisis; 20 percent having lost a job; and an 800 were wowed by what they saw, but were confused when they have had the best intentions and resolutions on Yom Kippur,
percent increase in requests for emergency financial assistance. came to the exit and saw the huge sign emblazoned above the once the inspiration passes it becomes far more difficult to
Herrendorf and Glassman also visited Alpert JFS door, facing outwards. The building miraculously survived the apply our new resolutions.
headquarters in West Palm Beach to see the impact made by war and is pictured here with the sign above the exit. It can be extremely frustrating when we want to improve
agency supporters, through the photographs and stories of The sign reads: “Go my sons, hear my voice, the awe of our lives on a daily basis but can’t seem to put it together.
clients that line the hallway walls, as well as experience the G-d I will teach you.” The donors were confused. Surely the
Kosher Food Pantry operations first-hand. students were coming to the yeshiva to study about G-d. Why From the Rabbis on page 3

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