By the Grace of G-d
Eve of Search of Chametz
Dear Friend,
At this very moment, while millions of Jews worldwide are finalizing their
Passover preparations, scores of Chabad.org's Ask the Rabbi responders and their
families are doing the same.
With one important variation:
In between scrubbing their stoves, mopping their floors, grinding their Maror (bitter herbs), setting their tables, and preparing their children's Haggadahs, these men and women are summoned continuously by the buzz of their email:
"My daughter is stuck in Bali without a seder. Can you help her?"
"I'm looking for a Pesach Seder for my brother in Lagos."
"Cartegena, Colombia?"
"Bulgaria?"
"I'm alone without family or a seder in Midtown Manhattan..."
And:
"My mother just died. Do I sit shiva during the seder?"
"Can you eat dairy at the seder?"
"Can I kosher my plastic containers for Passover?"
“Are there special requirements this year, when the seder falls out on Shabbat?”
"I’m traveling for business, what should I take for the seder?"
"What’s the deal with the Wicked Son?"
"Are pets allowed at the Seder table?"
"We live in a town with no other Jews and we've never celebrated a seder before...”
"What did the Rebbe say about the Fifth Son?"
"We live in ___ and have no money for food for Pesach. Can you help?!"
With their selfless patience and care, our team members painstakingly respond to each individual, helping to ensure that he or she feels connected to and comfortable with his or her Jewish heritage.
Indeed, all year 'round our Ask the Rabbi scholars, along with our editors, designers and programmers, cater to millions of individuals, connecting them to three millennia of timeless, priceless wisdom and guidance, in eight languages. (FYI, during the past two weeks alone more than 2.4 million unique individuals have come to Chabad.org to access these resources!)
Throughout the world, people of all levels of knowledge and observance – all "Four Sons" – know to go to Chabad.org for meaning and answers and for help with the most important of life's questions and challenges.
However, our job has really only begun. As the Rebbe, of righteous memory, taught, we dare not rest until every Jewish child – even the Fifth Son who doesn't know about the seder! – has a Jewish education.
Which, of course, requires serious financial commitment as well.
So, on behalf of the entire Chabad.org team, we turn to you once again and ask you for your generous partnership:
As you sit down to your seder tomorrow night with family and friends, it will surely be fulfilling to know that you've given most generously to engage the "Fifth Son," the child – or adult – who doesn't know that there is a seder at all.
Please partner with us in this effort and contribute generously to our pre-Passover fundraising drive:
You can also contribute via
PayPal or
E-check. Checks can be mailed to:
Chabad.ORG • 770 Eastern Parkway • Room 405 • Brooklyn, NY 11213
Please also remember Chabad.org in your will.
And please be sure to tell your friends and acquaintances to check out the amazing Passover offerings at Passover.org! (If you have not yet sold your chametz this year, you can still do so in most parts of the world by clicking here.)
With blessings for a truly liberating and enjoyable Passover — a Shabbat Shalom and a Happy and Kosher Passover from all of us at Chabad.org!
Sincerely,
Rabbi Zalman Shmotkin
Director
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PLEASE NOTE:
If you've already contributed, please accept our sincere apologies for
sending you yet another appeal! Perhaps you contributed using a different email
address – please reply to let us know so we can connect the two. Or perhaps you
sent a check and we have not yet received it but will soon, please G-d.
Thank you in particular for your patience and understanding about the multiple emails we've sent. It often takes multiple attempts nowadays before most people actually take notice – and thus help ensure that the Jewish People's #1 educational tool can serve all who need it!
Also, if you are unable or do not want to contribute, we fully understand. These solicitations are purely elective for those able to help. Please do not hesitate to use our services!