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	<title>www.ctvp.org | Blogs | Helping Victims</title>        
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				<publisher>CTVP Staff</publisher>
				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026  10:53:00 AM</pubDate>
				<title>RJCF Steps Forward Again to Help Israeli Soldiers Heal</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=142138</link>
				<description>&lt;p&gt;Once again, the Russian Jewish Community Foundation, has generously stepped forward to partner with Chabad&amp;rsquo;s Terror Victims Project (CTVP) to bring help.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Their most recent donation is being used for the treatment of three soldiers at the CTVP Therapeutic Post Traumatic Center, a state-of-the-art facility built in Kfar Chabad.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/1313/xuGx13135501.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;RJCF logo.jpg&quot; real_width=&quot;225&quot; real_height=&quot;115&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;For over six years, the RJCF has stood with CTVP through challenging times, providing vital assistance to the people of Israel.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;We are deeply grateful to RJCF and its community for their important role in supporting our project and for their continued dedication to Israel and its people.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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				<publisher>CTVP Staff</publisher>
				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026  10:57:00 AM</pubDate>
				<title>An Upside Down ɯᴉɹnԀ </title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=142139</link>
				<description>&lt;p&gt;This year&amp;rsquo;s Purim was very different.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The children&amp;rsquo;s Groggers and noise makers had to compete with sirens blaring and the explosions of the Iron Dome intercepting drones and missiles from Iran (Thank G-d, Thank G-d, Thank G-d.)&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Instead of listening to the Megillah in our synagogues, many of us huddled together in shelters, doing our best to focus as the story of Purim was read. And our festive Purim meals were often shared with neighbors in those same shelters.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The Megillah tells us V&amp;rsquo;Nahopoch Hu: Everything is turned upside down on Purim&amp;hellip;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;This year, Purim truly lived up to its name.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;While the children weren&#39;t running through the streets in their Purim costumes delivering Mishloach Manos and making merry&amp;hellip;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;hellip;We were.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;After years of experience during previous wars, we were able to &amp;ldquo;turn on a dime&amp;rdquo; and bring the joy of Purim to hundreds of terror victims and thousands of IDF soldiers - even during this war.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Together with hundreds of our volunteers, we went from house to house, shelter to shelter, hospital to hospital, and to as many army bases as the IDF allowed, delivering Mishloach Manos and the joy of Purim.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;No, we weren&amp;rsquo;t able to reach as many people as we normally do. No, we couldn&amp;rsquo;t have any big Purim celebrations.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Yet, one thing this Purim was greater than anything we&amp;rsquo;ve experienced previously:&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The Response&amp;hellip;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;hellip;From people in the shelters, in their homes, hospitals, and army bases.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Hugs, kisses, and thanks greeted us everywhere we went. The smiles on children&amp;rsquo;s faces when we handed out gifts at the shelters moved us deeply. Even though it was Purim, many of us left with tears in our eyes.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;And the messages of thanks we continue to receive after Purim are overwhelming.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;We would like to share a letter we received after Purim. It was written by the Keinan T. family. Twenty-year-old Keinan was murdered on December 5, 2005, while waiting for a friend outside a mall in Netanya.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;On that day, a Palestinian terrorist killed five innocent people and injured dozens. For the past 20 years, with your help, we have been helping and standing by the T. family in every way possible - as we did this past Purim.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The gratitude expressed in the letter belongs to you because you make everything we do possible.&amp;nbsp; Thank you.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dear Chabad Representative,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;You came to our home on behalf of Chabad with a Mishloach Manot for a bereaved family.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;But together with it, you brought much more than pastries and sweets.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;You brought light.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;You brought an open heart.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;You brought the feeling that we are not alone.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;In a place where memory is ever-present and the heart carries daily pain,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;a small act of attention becomes a great gift &amp;mdash; a warm embrace.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thank you for choosing to remember.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thank you for choosing to come.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Thank you for the sensitivity, the respect, and the humanity, even in these turbulent days of war.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;May you continue to be messengers of light and comfort, strengthening hearts with love and care.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;With appreciation and blessings,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;The T. Family&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style=&quot;margin-left: 40px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;The parents: Shmuel and Mazal, and the brothers of Keinan Hy&amp;rdquo;d, who was murdered in a terror attack: Lior and Ohad&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;As the war rages on, please keep the soldiers and all the people of Israel in your prayers. We pray and hope that this war, and all wars, should soon come to an end, and true peace will reign in Israel and throughout the world.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;We hope and pray that by Pesach, this war will be long over, but no one really knows. Either way, we will be there to support the families of terror victims and soldiers who need us&amp;hellip;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&amp;hellip;and we need you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Please continue your partnership and support of CTVP to help ensure they all have everything they need to celebrate Pesach with joy and dignity.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Thank you.&lt;/div&gt;</description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 1 Sep 2025  8:45:00 AM</pubDate>
				<title>RJCF Responds to CTVP’s Call to Support Widows and Orphans of Israel’s Fallen</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=137108</link>
				<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;Once again, Moshe Gruenberg of Chabad&amp;rsquo;s Terror Victims Project (CTVP) reached out to the Russian Jewish Community Foundation (RJCF) regarding vital needs for Israel and its people, and the RJCF responded immediately.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/1313/xuGx13135501.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;RJCF logo.jpg&quot; real_width=&quot;225&quot; real_height=&quot;115&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;Since October 7, 2023, Israel has faced a horrific, violent war begun by Hamas plus a war with Iran and the RJCF has responded each time by raising emergency funds for CTVP projects. This time, Moshe described their current project &amp;ndash; a summer camp for widows and orphans whose husbands and fathers have fallen in the war since October 7th. As the war has dragged on, more and more families&amp;rsquo; lives have been shattered, more children have been traumatized by losing a parent in the horrendous battles in Gaza and in the north, or worse, become orphans. The CTVP Summer Camp of Hope and Healing is vital in bringing these children comfort they so badly need - it is a sanctuary of healing, strength, resilience, and Jewish pride for thousands of Israeli children.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;Moshe added that &amp;ldquo;your community&#39;s tzedakah helps bring the suffering families in Israel hope and support. Knowing that you care deeply for all those in Israel whose lives have been shattered brings much comfort. We thank RJCF and your community for your care and concern and much needed aid.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Together we pray with everyone around the world that peace will come to Israel very soon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025  10:05:00 AM</pubDate>
				<title>When the World Collapses, Human Warmth Still Remains…</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=137013</link>
				<description>&lt;p&gt;At CTVP&amp;rsquo;s &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Camp for Bereaved Families&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;, the deepest pain meets the purest compassion.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Here, widows and orphans of the Hamas War arrive carrying unbearable grief &amp;mdash; and here, they find a place where their shattered hearts can begin to heal.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Dana J., the widow of Ofer, killed by terrorists in Samaria, and the mother of two young children, shared:&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;ldquo;This is the first time since the murder that I have allowed myself to raise my head.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Hani S., whose husband Adir was killed on October 7, is now raising her four children alone:&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;ldquo;I can finally breathe here.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Irit B. lost her husband Haim, who volunteered to rescue children on October 7 but didn&amp;rsquo;t survive while doing so.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;With her children by her side, she tells us:&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;ldquo;I demand of myself to continue with the strength of faith that my Haim could not. Here, I am grateful for the peace and quiet.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This camp is more than a retreat &amp;mdash; it is a sacred space. A place of love, silence, and professional care. Here, miracles happen in small but profound ways:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;A child laughs for the first time in months.&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp;A mother falls asleep without fear.&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;A family remembers, if only for a moment, what it means to breathe without pain.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Every widow here has lost more than a husband &amp;mdash; she has lost her life partner, her shoulder to cry on, the hand that held hers through the darkest nights.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Every orphan here has lost more than a father &amp;mdash; they&amp;rsquo;ve lost the voice reading bedtime stories, the strong back to climb on, the basic sense that the world is a safe place&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;At CTVP, we tell these families the words they need to hear most:&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;ldquo;You are not alone. We are here with you.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;And we mean it. Because what keeps us going is the love we give to each other and the safe haven we build together.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reach out. Hug. Love.&lt;/strong&gt; This is not a slogan &amp;mdash; it is our way of life.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;But we cannot do this alone. Please help CTVP bring hope and healing to the families who have lost so much. Your generosity and compassion make the difference between despair and a chance to live again.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Please give the largest donation to CTVP you can today. Together, we can help these widows and orphans find strength, comfort, and hope for the future.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Thank you.&lt;/div&gt;
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				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025  12:34:00 PM</pubDate>
				<title>We Want to Help Again…</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=133576</link>
				<description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/1313/xuGx13135501.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;RJCF logo.jpg&quot; real_width=&quot;225&quot; real_height=&quot;115&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;docs-internal-guid-53421634-7fff-4b74-ed5b-6fe32eaeaf76&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;line-height:1.38;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(0, 0, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Verdana; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;We Want to Help Again...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;This year, Moshe Gruenberg of Chabad&amp;rsquo;s Terror Victims Project (CTVP) approached the Russian Jewish Community Foundation (RJCF) and asked them for assistance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;The RJCF has helped in the past, and Moshe asked for more help now, as Israel has and continues to face the horrendous war that began on October 7, 2023.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;He spoke with Lina Klebaner, President of the RJCF, who said that &amp;ldquo;We, at RJCF have raised emergency funds for Israel again.&amp;nbsp; Because Chabad&amp;rsquo;s Terror Victims Project is on the ground and so effective, RJCF wants to donate again knowing that you&amp;rsquo;ll effectively bring the help and hope so urgently needed in Israel now&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;Moshe gave an update about what CTVP was doing as the war&amp;rsquo;s dragged on, and more and more families&amp;rsquo; lives were being shattered.&amp;nbsp; He said that there are so many widows now, most of them young with small children, as more soldiers have lost their lives fighting in Gaza and in the north.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;This has resulted in many more orphans as well. Children whose mothers must now struggle&amp;nbsp; alone to raise their children in the midst of war and violence - mothers who urgently need all the help and support we can provide for them.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;The hospitals and rehabilitation centers have so many more patients to treat as well, many of them soldiers and victims of terror - and their families also need help as they try to be with their loved ones in the hospitals while also making certain that their families at home are being taken care of.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma;&quot;&gt;Reservists are being called up to serve many times creating more stress for their families. And the families of hostages wait in agony for their loved ones suffering under such horrific, in- human conditions in Gaza.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: tahoma;&quot;&gt;Moshe said:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;&amp;ldquo;We deeply appreciate that RJCF wants to stand with us again and help us. Your community&#39;s tzedakah helps bring the suffering families in Israel hope and support. Knowing that you care deeply for all those suffering in Israel brings much comfort. We thank RJCF and your community for your care and concern.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023  4:11:00 PM</pubDate>
				<title>A Special Gift</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=118546</link>
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&lt;div class=&quot;gmail_default&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Rabbi Krinsky gave each a Tehillim and an envelope with a shekel for charity he personally received from the Rebbe. We pray that these Tehillims and the Rebbe&#39;s shekels should bring them each great&amp;nbsp;blessings and speedy redemption.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023  7:36:00 AM</pubDate>
				<title>An Evening with the Hostage Families in New York</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=118541</link>
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                                    &lt;h2 align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: 530px; line-height: 1.25; color: rgb(255, 69, 0); font-family: &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;, &#39;Lucida Sans Unicode&#39;, &#39;Lucida Sans&#39;, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; text-align: center; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;Praying with the Hostage Families at the Lubavitcher Rebbe&#39;s Ohel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ten days ago, a group of Chabad Shluchim and Chabad Terror Victims Project (CTVP) supporters from the United States came to Israel to volunteer and support the soldiers, displaced families, and especially the families of the hostages.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;(The following is a personal journal of a CTVP staff member who was privileged to be at the Ohel with the hostage families.)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;I had the privilege of being at a very special and poignant event this evening. Close to 200 family members of the Jewish hostages held by Hamas came to pray at the Ohel.&lt;/p&gt;
                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;It was a heartwarming evening of strength, resilience, and hope.&lt;br /&gt;
                                    There were so many moments that I wish you all could have felt.&lt;br /&gt;
                                    And I can&amp;rsquo;t choose just one. So I&amp;rsquo;ll share a few.&lt;/p&gt;
                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;My heart was pounding as I waited for the families to arrive, sweating even though it was cold out.&lt;/p&gt;
                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;My eyes teared as I saw them each come off the bus. I hugged the women, shared a word of encouragement with the men, and thanked them all for coming. And they, turning to me, thanked us for being there for them and with them. With so many people gathered to show their support, I couldn&amp;rsquo;t stop the tears.&lt;/p&gt;
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                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;The words shared at the event by all the Rabbis and dignitaries were profound and full of hope, with shared prayers and words of encouragement.&lt;/p&gt;
                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;When greeting the families, Rabbi Deren of Connecticut said, &amp;ldquo;I don&amp;rsquo;t understand the phrase, &amp;ldquo;Families of the hostages.&amp;rdquo; The families themselves are hostages: hostages to fear, hostages to terror, hostages to panic. Their lives are no longer normal. Their nights are no longer peaceful, and their days are full of turmoil.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;ldquo;And today, we, Jews throughout the world - as one nation, one family, Am Echad - are all hostages to the fear, terror, and panic you feel.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;Rabbi Lazar, chief Rabbi of Russia, shared beautiful words of encouragement and hope. And reminded the families that the people of Russia and the entire world over think of them and pray for them every moment of every day.&lt;/p&gt;
                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;There was a beautiful video clip of the Rebbe that underscored the message of the evening:&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;G-d is with us, especially in our times of pain. He hears us, and He is listening.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;We ended the event by all going into the Ohel.&lt;/p&gt;
                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;As we waited our turn, we could hear Rabbi Aharonov, head of Tzach Israel, organizer of this trip, beseeching on high in the name of all present as each hostage&#39;s name was read. One by one, in a solemn voice that broke through the quiet and the tears.&lt;/p&gt;
                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;May the prayers of all the people gathered tonight go straight up on High, and&lt;/p&gt;
                                    &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BRING THEM HOME!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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				<publisher>CTVP Staff</publisher>
				<pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023  12:11:00 PM</pubDate>
				<title>Brief Update of Chabad Terror Victims (CTVP) Activities</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=118141</link>
				<description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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            &lt;h2 align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;width: 530px; line-height: 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;Brief Update of Chabad Terror Victims (CTVP) Activities&lt;/h2&gt;
            &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;With the help of hundreds of Chabad Shluchim and over 9,000 volunteers, we have been to every army base providing the soldiers with spiritual, physical, and emotional support. We are helping the displaced families from the Gaza and Lebanon borders with food, living essentials, and housing for many of them.&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We have distributed over 10,000 food boxes and food cards, 42,000 toys, 54,000 Tzitzis, distributed countless pairs of Tefilin; over one million Shabbat candles; put on Tefilin, brought refreshments and made BBQs for over 200,000 soldiers; assisted 2,400 wounded, and, sadly, made 470 Shiva visits - and the list goes on.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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            &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;It is your support that makes everything we do possible.&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;We know that if you were with us in Israel, you would be participating with us as we visit the soldiers, pay Shiva calls, and offer a helping hand to the displaced families, but living in the United States makes that impossible.&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;Still, everything we do is with you by our side.&lt;/p&gt;
            &lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1.5em; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; unicode-bidi: embed; margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please join us with your financial support, and we hope that the next time we&amp;rsquo;re in contact, it will be with good news and Besuros Tovos.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023  9:28:00 AM</pubDate>
				<title>Her name was Ohr which means light</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=117835</link>
				<description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/1249/bHED12498746.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;ohr.jpg&quot; real_width=&quot;157&quot; real_height=&quot;211&quot; vspace=&quot;.3&quot; hspace=&quot;.3&quot; border=&quot;.3&quot; align=&quot;baseline&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Her name was Ohr which means light. She was 22 years old and never missed lighting Shabbos candles.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Last week, in the Gaza War, she gave up her life defending Israel.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;We are giving out 1,000,000 Shabbos candles to Jews throughout Israel to honor her memory and bring more light into the world in this time of darkness&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;According to the Lubavitcher Rebbe: Darkness, no matter how ominous and intimidating, is merely the absence of light. Light need not combat and overpower darkness in order to displace it &amp;mdash; where light is, darkness is not. A thimbleful of light will therefore banish a roomful of darkness.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;This evening, before sundown, please light Shabbos candles in your own home and encourage others you know to do this also.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Click &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.ctvp.org/calendar/candlelighting_cdo/aid/6226/locationid/10017/locationtype/2/jewish/Shabbat-Candle-Lighting-Times.htm&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; for candle lighting time in your area.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Let&amp;rsquo;s band together, Jews from all walks of life, and show the world the power of light.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023  1:14:00 PM</pubDate>
				<title>Seven Families Celebrating Shabbat on Holocaust Remembrance Day…</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=113735</link>
				<description>&lt;h3&gt;Seven Families Celebrating Shabbat on Holocaust Remembrance Day&amp;hellip;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;hellip;Seven Families Torn Apart by Terror&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They heard shots being fired.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Eli and Natali, husband and wife, both ran outside and found a terrorist spraying bullets everywhere in front of the nearby synagogue.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Natali was administering CPR when she was murdered. Standing by his wife Natali, Eli was gunned down in cold blood.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;image-container&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;WhatsApp Image 2023-01-31 at 7.57.36 AM&quot; src=&quot;https://cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/3649/9348/original/WhatsApp_Image_2023-01-31_at_7.57.36_AM.jpeg?1675876818&quot; style=&quot;width: 530px; padding: 0px; float: none; border: 0px none; height: auto;&quot; /&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left; color: rgb(64, 65, 62); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; unicode-bidi: embed; font-style: italic; clear: both; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;Bringing comfort to the grief-stricken families of Eli and Natali Mizrahi - married just two years - who were murdered as they tried to save the other victims.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;On Friday night, seven families were celebrating Shabbat in Neve Ya&amp;rsquo;akov, Jerusalem. It was also the day set aside as Holocaust Remembrance Day&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;hellip;Now, this is a day these seven families will remember as the day their loved ones were murdered by those who once again wish to slaughter Jews.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Asher Natan was another victim, only 14, the oldest of 8 children. He&amp;rsquo;d gone to meet friends after the Shabbat meal. Suddenly his parents heard the sound of shots ringing out. Asher&amp;rsquo;s father ran to find his son. By the time he reached him, Asher was lifeless.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shaul Chai, 68, had been at a relative&amp;rsquo;s house and was shot as he walked home, passing the synagogue where the shooting was taking place.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These are three of the seven victims whose lives were brutally destroyed.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;With the help of the local Shluchim, we have been with these seven grieving families since the shooting &amp;ndash; helping with funerals, shiva, and food and doing whatever we can to help them at this most horrific and tragic time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please help us help them. Your partnership makes everything we do possible.&lt;/p&gt;
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				<pubDate>Thu, 3 Jun 2021  9:59:00 AM</pubDate>
				<title>We Want to Help…</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=104720</link>
				<description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/1158/LXnp11587281.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;RJCF.jpg&quot; real_width=&quot;225&quot; real_height=&quot;115&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 24px;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We Want to Help&amp;hellip;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They wanted so much to help as Israel faced unceasing rocket fire over 11 straight days.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So Dr. Lana M. Rifkin contacted Dr. Mendy Uminer of Chabad of Chestnut Hill and told him :&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;ldquo;Our organization, Russian Jewish Community Foundation (RJCF), has raised emergency funds for Israel. &amp;nbsp;We&amp;rsquo;re looking for a non-profit that is on the ground and has been, specifically during the rocket attacks and now during the cease-fire we hope will last.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rabbi&amp;nbsp;Uminer immediately put Dr. Rifkin in touch with Chabad&amp;rsquo;s Terror Victims Project (CTVP).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dr. Rifkin asked what CTVP was doing to help the suffering families. Moshe Gruenberg of CTVP told her that among many other things, emergency aid was being distributed to families who lost their homes from rocket strikes. CTVP was ensuring that the children of Ashkelon and Sderot were&amp;nbsp; being treated by post trauma professionals. Presents were being delivered to the children of the Eshkol region (over 1500 rockets fell there over the 11 days). CTVP is organizing a Bar Mitzvah for a child whose father was severely hurt in a direct rocket attack.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Moshe told her CTVP is there for the families of victims of terror and war and has been since the Six-Day War in 1967.&amp;nbsp; Dr. Rifkin &amp;nbsp;knew her organization had found the right people to most effectively utilize the funds they had raised. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Moshe said:&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;&amp;ldquo;We deeply appreciate that they want to stand with us and help us. As soon as it is possible to come to Israel, we invite them to go with us to the hospitals and areas hardest hit by the rockets. &amp;nbsp;RJCF and their community&#39;s monetary commitment will help bring these families support and their presence will bring&amp;nbsp; comfort. We thank RJCF and their community for their care and concern.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And we pray with everyone around the world that the cease-fire will last.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2021  11:16:00 AM</pubDate>
				<title>Arutz Sheva interviews CTVP</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=104856</link>
				<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://youtu.be/SFRCSR7knJo&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/1159/cENy11598128.png&quot; alt=&quot;arutz 7 MG.png&quot; real_width=&quot;465&quot; real_height=&quot;194&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;baseline&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Rabbi Moshe Gruenberg, Director of Chabad Terror Victims Project, talks about the organization&#39;s work assisting victims of Hamas rocket attacks.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For over 50 years, the Chabad Terror Victims Project (CTVP) has been assisting and comforting Jewish families during times of conflict in Israel.&lt;font face=&quot;Georgia&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;The organization was started by the Lubavitcher Rebbe after the Yom Kippur War.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Because of all the young soldiers who were falling, most of them were young husbands, and there were many orphans and widows, the Lubavitcher Rebbe started an organization that Chabad emissaries and widows of other soldiers that have fallen will comfort the families of the dead,&amp;rdquo; said Rabbi Moshe Gruenberg Director of CTVP), in an exclusive interview with&lt;em&gt;&amp;nbsp;Arutz Sheva&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Today, the help that CTVP gives involves many different ways of assistance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;There are many different way of assistance. Both spiritual and physical material assistance,&amp;rdquo; said Gruenberg. &amp;ldquo;We help them in every sense with bar mitzvahs, conducting weddings, britot &amp;ndash; whatever they need. And also financial means. We&amp;rsquo;re there for them throughout the year. We&amp;rsquo;re in touch with them throughout the year. At least once or twice a year we visit each one of the families throughout the country.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During Operation Guardian of the Walls they were out in the field. They visited Ashkelon and Eshkol, Ashdod and Be&#39;er Sheva. &amp;ldquo;We were there when the sirens were going off. We visited the bomb shelters in Ashkelon.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They met a family at the Ashkelon Barzilai Medical Center. The father was &amp;ldquo;severely injured by a direct rocket at the home. When we met him he was crying, he had tears in his eyes. He told us my son&amp;rsquo;s having a bar mitzvah in two weeks. We&amp;rsquo;re thinking twice about conducting the bar mitzvah. We told them there&amp;rsquo;s no way, you have to do the bar mitzvah. We&amp;rsquo;ll take it upon ourself to do this bar mitzvah.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Otherwise, the boy would be traumatized by not having his bar mitzvah, and it would be a win for Hamas. They &amp;ldquo;took it upon themselves to take care of (the bar mitzvah).&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They sent them shopping to get clothing. They hope the father will be able to leave the hospital and be part of &amp;ldquo;this amazing bar mitzvah. It&amp;rsquo;s going to be a real miracle.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They also plan on taking him once he&amp;rsquo;s out of the hospital to the Kotel for a &amp;ldquo;thanksgiving party.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gruenberg said that it&amp;rsquo;s hard to understand what the people hit by rockets go through unless you visit them or are there during the attacks.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;It dawned on us what these people go through, a rain of rockets, over 1,000 rockets hit Ashkelon, 1,500 rockets hit Eshkol. The kids are traumatized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And it&amp;rsquo;s been going on for 21 years.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How can the worldwide Jewish community help those traumatized by rocket fire in Israel? There are 400 Chabad Centers in Israel with over 1,000 emissaries. &amp;ldquo;Each and every one of the Chabad Centers is actually a bridge, Chabad of Israel acts as a bridge to worldwide Jewry, the Diaspora. And the emissaries around the world ask &amp;lsquo;What can we do to help? Our community wants to help.&#39;&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For instance, the Jewish community in Durban, South Africa sent special presents for the kids of Ashkelon. There was also money to help buy cheesecakes, and to send candy packages to families.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;It gives them a fulfilment that they feel they&amp;rsquo;ve here with us. We&amp;rsquo;re standing together as one large family,&amp;rdquo; he said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With Operation Guardian of the Walls, everyone was trying to imagine what a &amp;ldquo;victory picture&amp;rdquo; would look like. &amp;ldquo;As we sit here there&amp;rsquo;s not just one picture. There&amp;rsquo;s thousands of pictures. And these are all those stories of the bar mitzvah, the wedding, all these people that we helped and assisted, these are the victory pictures. That we stand together, the Jewish community as a whole outside the country, stands together with the Jewish community in Israel.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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				<publisher>Rabbi Mordechai Telsner </publisher>
				<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021  10:06:00 AM</pubDate>
				<title>Searching through the rubble of their home they were so thankful</title>
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				<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/1157/Rpmk11572270.jpeg&quot; alt=&quot;MG in Yahud.jpeg&quot; real_width=&quot;350&quot; real_height=&quot;467&quot; vspace=&quot;1&quot; hspace=&quot;1&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; align=&quot;right&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; height=&quot;267&quot; /&gt;&amp;quot;You&amp;rsquo;re here. That&amp;rsquo;s all I need.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Wednesday evening, May 12th)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For the first time we were able to go out and help people in the areas hit by rockets and assist families in shelters.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the areas we visited was Yahud, a city close to Ben Gurion airport.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We joined a family frantically searching through the rubble of what had been their beautiful home. It had taken a direct hit from a rocket from Gaza at 3am.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Miraculously, miraculously, no one was hurt.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Their gratitude left me speechless. Here they were searching and hoping to find some remnants of their life, yet they were so thankful and grateful to us for being there with them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As we were leaving &amp;ndash; we had many other areas we had to visit before dark &amp;ndash; I recognized the street, despite the devastation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A young widow who we&amp;rsquo;ve been helping for the past three years lives on that same street. I told Rabbi Kutner we have to check in on her to see how she&amp;rsquo;s doing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/1157/hqXr11572278.jpeg&quot; alt=&quot;Yahud home 2021.jpeg&quot; real_width=&quot;225&quot; real_height=&quot;169&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What greeted me was the most incredible experience I have had since I joined CTVP.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When she saw us, she covered her face with her hands to hide her tears. When we asked her what she needs right now and what we could do to help, she just shook her head, but the tears didn&amp;rsquo;t stop.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Last night,&amp;rdquo; she said, &amp;ldquo;when the rockets hit, the children were so scared, they were crying and wailing from fear. I too was as frightened as they were, but I knew I had to be strong for them. I&amp;rsquo;m alone with the children and I had no one to turn to. You&amp;rsquo;re here. That&amp;rsquo;s all I need.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Then, we went to Holon, accompanied by the local Chabad Shluchim Rabbis Gorlik and Gurary, where we visited with the four wounded victims &amp;ndash; two seriously, two moderately &amp;ndash; by a rocket that hit next to a bus.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A little 5-year-old girl was among the wounded.&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/1157/ElWn11572275.jpeg&quot; alt=&quot;Holon.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;251&quot; height=&quot;155&quot; real_width=&quot;535&quot; real_height=&quot;331&quot; vspace=&quot;1&quot; hspace=&quot;1&quot; border=&quot;1&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tonight, when I go to bed and say the Shema, I&amp;rsquo;ll be praying that I won&amp;rsquo;t be woken up by sirens or ground trembling rockets and that tomorrow I&amp;rsquo;ll wake up to a better day.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But I am grateful for today. Today, a young widow taught me that just my presence can be a blessing. What a gift.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Moshe Grunberg&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div&gt;When you make a donation to CTVP, you are there with our Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel. It tells them loud and clear that Jews 6000 miles away will never forget them and will never abandon them.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please stand with the people of Israel.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please make the largest donation to CTVP you can during this emergency.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;They need us and we need you. Thank you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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				<publisher>CTVP News Staff</publisher>
				<pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2016  1:44:00 PM</pubDate>
				<title>CTVP Mobilizes to Aid Victims of Fire All Across Israel</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=63829</link>
				<description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/989/VcbY9892375.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;#1.jpg&quot; real_width=&quot;225&quot; real_height=&quot;169&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/989/DtvT9892376.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;#3.jpg&quot; real_width=&quot;225&quot; real_height=&quot;169&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: rgb(255, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;CTVP Mobilizes to Aid Victims of Fire All Across Israel&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Immediately upon returning from the convention of Chabad Shluchim in New York, Rabbi Menachem Kutner, Director of Chabad&amp;rsquo;s Terror Victims Project (CTVP) and Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Freiman, Shaliach in Zichron Yaakov, began visiting families in that area who have been impacted by the terrible fires that raged everywhere. Fires that are the newest weapon in the terrorists&amp;rsquo; arsenal of violence.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is just the beginning as Rabbi Kutner will be going to all the families and, with the help of the Shluchim in the Chabad Houses in their areas, will bring relief efforts to all the suffering families.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rabbis Kutner and Freiman sat with several families the first day, listening to their stories and assessing what their immediate needs are so that they could provide not only emotional comfort, but replace the basic needs lost in the fires.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In one home the father was distraught. His tallis and tefillin had been burned and there was no trace of them. Rabbis Kutner and Freiman left and returned a short time later with a tallis, tefillin, a set of Jewish books, and a tzedakah box. &amp;nbsp;The father was overwhelmed with gratitude, tears falling from his eyes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In another home, it became clear immediately that the family could not remain there, there was too much damage. CTVP arranged to have them moved to another apartment.&amp;nbsp; Rabbi Freiman invited them to come to all the Shabbos meals in his home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the items this family lost in the fire was their washing machine which is critically important for a family with children. The government would eventually cover the cost of this, but it could take three months, so Rabbi Kutner told them not to worry. CTVP would provide one for them right away.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In another home, Rabbi Kutner said, it was eerie. The ground floor, which had mezuzahs on all the doorposts, was not damaged. The top floor, however, where there were none, was totally destroyed. CTVP is helping this family with basic needs now, and once the repairs are done, will provide them with new mezuzahs for the top floor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We will keep you updated as Chabad&amp;rsquo;s Terror Victims Project (CTVP) and the 300 Chabad Houses across Israel move forward in relief efforts &amp;ndash; efforts only possible through your partnership and generosity. Thank you.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;To make an emergency donation directly to Chabad&amp;rsquo;s Terror Victims Project, go to &lt;a href=&quot;/Article.asp?AID=3508192&quot;&gt;ctvp.org/fire&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/989/GeSK9892588.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Abi #5.jpg&quot; real_width=&quot;225&quot; real_height=&quot;169&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/989/NKMt9892379.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;#2.jpg&quot; real_width=&quot;225&quot; real_height=&quot;169&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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				<publisher>CTVP Staff</publisher>
				<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016  2:38:00 PM</pubDate>
				<title>Tens of Thousands of Israeli Lives in Chaos from Fires in Israel</title>
				<link>http://www.ctvp.org/go.asp?P=Blog&amp;AID=2652136&amp;link=63786</link>
				<description>&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/988/HgrW9889878.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;image_update_img.jpg&quot; real_width=&quot;225&quot; real_height=&quot;126&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ctvp.org/media/images/988/iRHm9889879.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Mideast-Israel-Fires-NH-816x460.jpg&quot; real_width=&quot;225&quot; real_height=&quot;127&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 18px; color: rgb(128, 0, 0);&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Israeli Lives in Chaos&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Since September 2015, terrorists have murdered 42 Israelis and wounded 573.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Now the terrorists are using arson to try to burn us out of Israel.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;These devastating wildfires have raged throughout the country.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;The homes of thousands of Jews have been burned.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;They have nowhere to go.&amp;nbsp; Many have lost everything.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Schools are closed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Our help is urgently needed right now.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;With over 300 Chabad Houses all across Israel, Chabad&amp;rsquo;s Terror Victims Project (CTVP), is bringing help to &lt;u&gt;every corner of the country&lt;/u&gt;.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;We are wherever the victims of the fires are - wherever there are homeless families.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Please help us bring food, shelter, clothes, comfort and more to those who have been left bereft, to those whose lives have been shattered.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/Article.asp?AID=1126583&quot;&gt;Please make an emergency donation to CTVP today. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot;&gt;Together we will ensure that all Jews in Israel have the help they need &lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;now&lt;/u&gt;. &lt;/b&gt;Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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