The situation in Sderot & Ashkelon has deteriorated dramatically in the last weeks and days. Alon Davidi of Sderot and I have been running from city to city in the U.S. speaking to groups, shuls and private philanthropy and we are on our way tomorrow to meet with Congressman Scott Garrett who is sponsoring a bill HR951 condemning PA rocket attacks on Israeli civilians. Garrett & Saxton understand the urgency of the situation in Israel and we hope with help from friends in Washington to force Israel to do the right thing.
At the same time we are asking world jewry to help provide much needed funds for programs in Sderot. Our message is the following. If you are not prepared to go to Sderot today and help the Jews of Sderot cope with the barrage of rockets the very least we can do is help them with funding programs that will give them the strength to stay.
For more information call my cell or Alon Davidi's cell
Alon Davidi
052 899 3255
Izzy Kaplan
416 824 2858
Below please see click on's to see pictures of the devastation.
JEWS DON'T SLEEP WAKE UP AND SEE THE REALITY.
Photo Essay: Southern Israel Under Fire
25 Adar 5768, 02 March 08 03:54by Ezra HaLevi
(IsraelNN.com) Sderot is facing more powerful rockets and Ashkelon is now within range as well. Arutz-7 brings you photos of the aftermath of rocket strikes...
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* Click here for a video story about a Sderot teacher's song that youngsters sing to overcome the trauma of Kassam rocket attacks
Sunday, March 2, 2008
SAVE SDEROT; SAVE ASHKELON; SAVE ISRAEL
Friday, February 1, 2008
WE BEG YOU
WE BEG YOU! WITH THE STRENGTH OF YOUR RIGHT HAND'S GREATNESS, UNTIE THE BUNDLED SINS. ACCEPT THE PRAYER OF YOUR PEOPLE: STRENGTHEN US, PURIFY US, O AWESOME ONE.
The song you are about to hear has become popular on many of the secular radio stations in Israel. When we look for proof of the Jewish yearning for unity and closeness to Hashem this Kabbalistic prayer "We beg you" provides our generation with hope for good things to come.
Please press play at the bottom of this website
http://www.hamama.co.il/homepage.htm
The song you are about to hear has become popular on many of the secular radio stations in Israel. When we look for proof of the Jewish yearning for unity and closeness to Hashem this Kabbalistic prayer "We beg you" provides our generation with hope for good things to come.
Please press play at the bottom of this website
http://www.hamama.co.il/homepage.htm
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
SAVE SDEROT: ROCKETS DAILY OUT OF THE SKY
Dear Rabbis of New York:
My name is Izzy Kaplan of Toronto, and I have taken an active interest this past year in coming to the aid of the Jews of Sderot. We have entered this struggle approximately one year ago, attempting to bring the message of Sderot to the city of Toronto. Alon Davidi, who founded the Haamateh L'bitachon Sderot www.matesderot.co.il, has undertaken to provide urgent humanitarian services here in Sderot. My dear Rabbis, I have to be bluntly honest. I have never seen anything like this in modern day Eretz Yisrael, where the government and the nation watch as a city of 20,000 is rocketed night and day, day and night, with no military relief in sight. I have arrived in Sderot a few days ago, drawn here by the need to rush to the aid of our brothers and sisters and not even knowing what to do for them. But, after a few days of accepting from the sky in excess of 150 rockets, I made a decision to contact some of the Rabbinic leadership in major US cities to advise them that this little Jew from Toronto sitting here cannot and will not believe that we have become the Jews of Silence. I am told by Alon Davidi that Rabbi Kermaier of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue was in Sderot 2 weeks ago and was shocked at the situation here in Sderot. Alon assured him that despite all of the rockets, injuries and destruction, the people are able to find strength as long as caring Jews show compassion through economic and moral support. It is my intention to bring Alon Davidi to New York, Toronto, & Miami for speaking engagements, towards the last few weeks in February and early March. Alon lives in Sderot and has 5 small children of his own. This morning, two seperate Red Alerts went off, and both parents grabbed their 5 children and went running into a safe room in the house until the big thud was heard, or until the second or third or fourth red alert ended. My point is that this is the scene in most homes throughout Sderot, day and night, and no Jew in this country, let alone this generation, should be forced to endure such degradation. I look forward to hearing from you in order to show how much you are concerned and care for your fellow Jews here in Sderot.
My name is Izzy Kaplan of Toronto, and I have taken an active interest this past year in coming to the aid of the Jews of Sderot. We have entered this struggle approximately one year ago, attempting to bring the message of Sderot to the city of Toronto. Alon Davidi, who founded the Haamateh L'bitachon Sderot www.matesderot.co.il, has undertaken to provide urgent humanitarian services here in Sderot. My dear Rabbis, I have to be bluntly honest. I have never seen anything like this in modern day Eretz Yisrael, where the government and the nation watch as a city of 20,000 is rocketed night and day, day and night, with no military relief in sight. I have arrived in Sderot a few days ago, drawn here by the need to rush to the aid of our brothers and sisters and not even knowing what to do for them. But, after a few days of accepting from the sky in excess of 150 rockets, I made a decision to contact some of the Rabbinic leadership in major US cities to advise them that this little Jew from Toronto sitting here cannot and will not believe that we have become the Jews of Silence. I am told by Alon Davidi that Rabbi Kermaier of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue was in Sderot 2 weeks ago and was shocked at the situation here in Sderot. Alon assured him that despite all of the rockets, injuries and destruction, the people are able to find strength as long as caring Jews show compassion through economic and moral support. It is my intention to bring Alon Davidi to New York, Toronto, & Miami for speaking engagements, towards the last few weeks in February and early March. Alon lives in Sderot and has 5 small children of his own. This morning, two seperate Red Alerts went off, and both parents grabbed their 5 children and went running into a safe room in the house until the big thud was heard, or until the second or third or fourth red alert ended. My point is that this is the scene in most homes throughout Sderot, day and night, and no Jew in this country, let alone this generation, should be forced to endure such degradation. I look forward to hearing from you in order to show how much you are concerned and care for your fellow Jews here in Sderot.
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