Shabbat Message - Information about Ukraine
Parashat Pekudei begins with an accounting of all the materials needed in the mishkan.
We begin with:
אֵ֣לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן הָעֵדֻ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר פֻּקַּ֖ד עַל־פִּ֣י מֹשֶׁ֑ה עֲבֹדַת֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם בְּיַד֙ אִֽיתָמָ֔ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
These are the records of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of the Pact, which were drawn up at Moses’ bidding—the work of the Levites under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
The details that follow concern both the materials and the people who contributed to those materials. Ukraine needs us now to be held accountable and to contribute.
It was very inspiring and sobering to learn from Alisa "Tzipi" Zilberstein last night about her personal and professional connections to Ukraine. She spoke honestly and passionately about the needs she is seeing right now and ways that we can help. If you missed the program, you can view the recording here:
Topic: Supporting Ukraine
Start Time: Mar 2, 2022 07:23 PM
Meeting Recording:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/v3h8PiFl1oCpa4nr-Imec4bVODwZ3Qj-8Cx91WgUFrCA0RWpoOqyL0jUDt72tPmu.0Lmbnq_20vOQOdh6
Access Passcode: U4@ghvxu
Here are some ways that we can help today from Tzipi: Ways to Help Ukraine
1) Donate to my Jewish community in Ukraine. This money will go to people who got evacuated to Chernowitz on the Romanian border or stayed in Kyiv.
Emergency Campaign for Masorti/Conservative Communities in Ukraine
https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Emergency-Campaign-for-Masorti-Conservative-Communities-in-Ukraine.html?soid=1102405988674&aid=5whtS-6n_c0
2) Most comprehensive list: Official funds, requests, materials (doc updated live, hourly).
https://gskyiv.notion.site/gskyiv/Real-ways-you-can-help-Ukraine-as-a-foreigner-0d581603e9b34df490f6e6adad1969bc
3) 20+ Ways to Help Ukraine
https://linktr.ee/RazomForUkraine
4) List of trusted Ukrainian News sources in English
https://gskyiv.notion.site/Read-info-from-the-source-7eafea1833044c4e80dafe4d602c06aa
Shabbat Shalom and Chodesh Tov,
Rabbi Russo