The following is a public letter from the gabboim of the main shul of 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, NY:
To our dear friends, leaders of the Jewish community of Dnipro, Ukraine, under the leadership of Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki shlita,
Greeting and Blessing!
In the name of the tens of thousands of chassidim, Tmimim, and Yidden of all stripes who come to 770 to daven, learn and farbreng; and on behalf of the countless who have been inspired and uplifted by a visit to the Rebbe’s shul, we extend our most profound thanks for your generous contribution for the upkeep of 770.
Dnipro shares a unique connection with 770, being the city where the Rebbe lived during his childhood and his father R’ Levi Yitzchok served as Rov. It is only fitting that the connection be expressed in such a manner, and it is a tangible expression of the care and responsibility felt by the Dnipro community for all Chabad chassidim across the globe.
Indeed, it is truly admirable, that at a time when the eyes of the entire world are focused on Ukraine, the Dnipro community is focused on something else entirely: the upkeep and beautification of the Rebbe’s shul in New York.
During these weeks we read in the Torah about Hashem’s commandment, “And they shall make Me a sanctuary and I will dwell in their midst.” Our sages teach, that during the times of exile, this verse refers to shuls and houses of study, and as the Rebbe explained, especially “Beis Rabeinu Shebebovel” – 770.”
Your generous contribution will help upkeep the Rebbe’s shul, and assist in accommodating the tens of thousands of Jews who flock from all around the world, to be with the Rebbe on Shabbos, Yom Tov, chassidishe dates, or just a regular weekday.
In merit of this generous contribution, may G-d Almighty grant you a double portion on benediction in both the physical and spiritual, and may He grant peace and protection to the Jews of Ukraine, among their brethren wherever they may find themselves.
May it be G-d’s will, that speedily in our days we will march, with the Rebbe at our head, to the “house of Hashem” in the Holy City of Jerusalem, the third and eternal Beis Hamikdash.
The Gaba’im of 770
