Our hearts go out to all those affected by the devastation that Hurricane Harvey brought to the Houston area.
Tomorrow at Shabbat services we will recite a special prayer for the citizens of Texas and I will share my thoughts on the Hurricane and its aftermath but for now I will suffice with these brief words:
We must offer any and all our assistance, and let us pray together that they find the strength to overcome this very challenging time.
Our role is not to understand the ways of G-d and why He brings such painful events to the world. Rather, our role is to jump into action to offer any help that we can those in harms way.
I'm proud of the fact that once again the Jewish community is on the front lines of the massive hurricane relief efforts.
Please CLICK HERE to make a contribution towards Chabad's Hurricane Harvey relief effort.
To quote the words of Psalm 107, “They cried out to the Lord in their distress and He brought them out from their calamity. He transformed the storm into stillness and the waves were quieted.”
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Benjy Silverman