Rabbi Mendel Zarchi and his wife Rachel Zarchi have spent 19 years building up a small Jewish congregation in Puerto Rico. To do so, they’ve drawn from Jewish communities as far away as Canada, Israel, and other nations.
Right now, the rabbi is busy preparing for Yom Kippur services, which begin on Friday at sundown and mark the start of the most most holy day of year for the Jewish people. However, he is doing so in an environment of destruction, squalor, and a mounting humanitarian crisis.
In a series of emails to supporters around the world, which were provided by a supporter of the Chabad of Puerto Rico congregation, Rabbi Zarchi provided striking documentation of how a bad situation immediately after the storm has transformed into a truly desperate one today. Read more…
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