We have been praying for the
hostages................................................................... 122
We have been praying for the
soldiers.............................................................. 300,000
We have been praying for
injured........................................................................
3,500
We have been praying for
the displaced.............................................................
60,000
We have been praying for the kids hiding from flying
rockets.......................... 2,800,000
We have been praying for Holocaust survivors who are
reliving the horrors........ 132,826
We have been praying for those who lost their place of
work............................ 100,000
We have been praying for all other Jewish people in
Israel.............................. 4,030,544
Whilst all the above is still happening, we in Great Britain:
We have held vigils
outside Downing Street
We did coffee mornings for a better Israel
We have reflected
We have stood silent
for two minutes
We held a garden party with strawberries and cream
We have been biting our nails during the Euro 2024 football cup final
On the 20th of June - Day 258 of the war in the holy land - we watched England V Denmark game
On the 18th of June, we joined the War for the Torah, by donating $250.00 towards the $1,500,000.00 fund established by the holy Belze Rebbe to support the families whose livelihood was put in danger by the Israeli government, when it decided to cut its monthly stipend to the holy students who dedicate their life to Torah studies.
On the Sunday, 23rd of June - Day 258 of the war in the holy land - we attended a small and exclusive Private Viewing of Exhibition by David Breuer-Weil
We celebrated Yom
Ha’Atzma’ut
We played five-a-side football
We held Yom
HaZikaron
We had Annual General Meetings
We joined the Film Club, where we watched 'Crossing Delancey' - a funny movie about getting serious.
We went on a fabulous day out at Waddesdon Manor, the stately home of Baron de Rothschild.
We indulged in politicking by participating in UK General Election Hustings
We celebrated Yom
Yerushalayim
We arranged a summer picnic in the park and enjoyed a chat, games and sports
We biked from the East Coast to London Bridge
We held Yom HaShoah
We cheered on the Israeli contestant at Eurovision
We have held rallies
We celebrated the Gold winners of the Israeli Olympic team
We lit black
candles
We baked cheesecakes
There was even a BBQ / Al Ha'esh!
We planted trees
We have come
together for demonstrations
We have marched
together for the hostages
We have petitioned
government ministers
We have sent
messages to the world
We have partnered
with Matkon Im Zikaron to launch a Recipe in Memory project
We held a Movie Night for Yom Yerushalayim
We tagged hashtags
on the various social media channels
We ran the Maccabi
GB Fun Run
We rejoiced with the
renewal of Bendick’s Kosher status
We joined a music
concert with coffee and cake
We went up and down
the escalators at Westminster underground station, holding up pictures of the
hostages
We commemorated
D-Day
We walked around
sporting our customised hostage tee shirts
We even ran a
Fashion Show
We heard musical
recitals
We walked from
Downing Street to Trafalgar Square, bearing torches
But, have we really
changed our hectic life schedule?
Did we stop
attending national football matches?
Have we refrained
from filling the cinemas?
Is our shopping
still full of sweet food?
Has anyone cancelled
their place on a cruise?
Did we stop waxing lyrical about "The Last Dance" - a 10-part Netflix documentary on Michael Jordan or the Disney plus piece: "Thank You, Goodnight: - The Bon Jovi story" for anyone that likes Bon Jovi?!
Are our synagogues attendance levels up?
We know from the teachings of our Sages that apart from
prayer, we also have to do physical helping.
Is there anything that we in the UK could do – as a
community or as individuals - to improve the lot of our brethren in the holy
land?
How about making a dent in the gigantic problems that are caused to the 60,000 homeless people in Israel, some of whom are - to some degree:
