After filling three large boxes with generously donated kosher treats and useful goods, KI shipped the packages off to Afghanistan last month. Rabbi Felzenberg recently e-mailed me that KI’s packages had arrived intact and that he will gladly share their contents with many appreciative Jewish GIs in Afghanistan.
When I first started e-mailing Chaplain Felzenberg, I learned he was in desperate need of 40 Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur machzorim for the services he planned to run for the Jewish troops in his area. KI’s leadership immediately jumped at the opportunity to participate in this mitzvah and asked me to send 40 of KI’s extra machzorim to Chaplain Felzenberg that very day.
An incredibly appreciative Rabbi Felzenberg e-mailed me last week to let me know that KI’s machzorim had arrived at his base in Afghanistan in perfect condition, and that he would now be able to conduct proper High Holiday services for the Jewish GIs in his locale.
KI is proud to have played a significant role in enabling our country’s brave military personnel stationed in Afghanistan to celebrate this year’s High Holidays. I thank everyone who helped make this wonderful project possible.
Rabbi Akiva Males
Kesher Israel Congregation
Harrisburg, PA