Rabbi Itzik Schwartz from Chabad of Sheepshead Bay, NY, had 3000 sets of Shmura Matza to give out which should have been plenty. But then he read a letter of the Rebbe which changed everything.
Rabbi Itzik Schwartz from Chabad of Sheepshead Bay, NY, had 3000 sets of Shmura Matza to give out which should have been plenty. But then he read a letter of the Rebbe which changed everything.
Rabbi Itzik Schwartz shares:
When we planned the quantities for this year’s Matzah distribution, we decided to distribute to 3,000 families—a goal we hoped to meet with a ton of effort. But then, I saw the following letter from the Rebbe, and I realized that the Rebbe wants more.
This is from Igros Kodesh Vol. 19 (letter #7292):
“Surprisingly, it seems from between the lines and from information I have received from others, that this year’s Shmura Matzah operation seems to have been lessened compared to the previous years, although logically, it should have been the opposite.”
I consulted with some friends and decided to purchase an additional 600 sets! That was also a lot of money, and I had a hard time believing that we could distribute it all (a total of 3,600 sets).
To my surprise, on the morning of Yud Nissan, we found out we had distributed it all! We want to make the Rebbe happy on his birthday, and purchase another 1,200 sets, to ensure that as many Jews as possible can eat Matzah on the Seder nights as the Rebbe wished!
I am starting an emergency fundraising campaign for $12,000. If there is money, we can buy the matzahs. BH we already raised $790.
I am reaching out to you, if you haven’t yet participated in Mivtza Matza this is your chance to do so. And if you have, you can add to your donation, and Hashem should bless you with all the brachos!
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