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World Jewish News
Matzot for Veterans
01.04.2009
At the invitation of the leadership of Donetsk Jewish community, 120 veterans of the WWII came to the Donetsk synagogue to get a present which has already become traditional - matzot for Pesach - from the community's Vice-Chairman Y. Kelerman.
Funds for the purchase of matzot were provided by the Donetsk businessman and sponsor of several community projects Yuri Tkach at the request of the Chief Rabbi of Donbass Pinchas Vyshedski.
And even the general picture captured all the participants on the background of the very Aron Kodesh, created a few years ago due to Yuri Dmitrievich's financial and spiritual support.
Rabbi Pinchas Vyshedski Wishing addressed the veterans, these most distinguished members of the community, and wished them a bright holiday.
And then the long-awaited meeting was stitched with "Lechaim" and refreshments.
The meal, where much hamets was devoured, was a combination of business and pleasure.
In his attempt to tell as much as possible about Pesach, Yehuda Kelerman managed to teach dozens of people to sing Pesach songs.
And he even awoke memories: some of those gathered were able to remember these songs from distant childhood.
Another event that happened on the same day in the synagogue may serve as a confirmation of the restoration of the interrupted connection of times: an hour later tephillin was put on a thirteen-year-old boy and an 85-year-old veteran who performed this rite for the first time in his life. The calculation is simple: he arrived seventy-two years late! However, Y. Kelerman categorically denies this: "It is not too late! In our religion, it is never too late to come back."
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