Dear Fellow Activists, amv'sh
I have known about the Machlis's since the 1980's At that time as a newly married couple with little kids they had around 5-15 guests a week for Shabbos. I lived in Kiryat Arba at the time and even then they had a reputation for Hachnossas Orchim. Now it's close to 100 guests for Shabbos bli ayin hara.
Friends and relatives used to go to Israel with a suitcase of cholent beans from America for them since apparently beans from America was easier to check for bugs.
They get a motley crew of guests besides the homeless including American and Canadian students studying in Yeshivoth and Seminaries in Israel for the year, out of high school. This past year my daughter Chaya and her friend ate there for the Purim Seudos and went to help out the Thursday before.
As you can read they operate from their apt. This is a very worthy Tzedaka.
On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 9:00 PM, chesed l'orchim <chesed.lorchim@gmail.com> wrote:
Rabbi Machlis's itinerary for his emergency trip to the US and Canada.
Tomorrow evening (Monday, November 16) at 8:30pm Rabbi Machlis will be in Teaneck, New Jersey at the home of Jack and Lori Brauner, located at 591 Grenville Avenue, Teaneck, New Jersey 07666. For more information, please call Lori and Jack at 201-530-1179.
Rabbi Machlis will be saying a few words on the subject of Yerushalayim Shel Chesed , "Jerusalem, City of Kindness".
Refreshments will be served.
On account of the fact that this event was only set up very recently, I expect it to be a very cozy crowd. If you would like to have the chance to meet with Rabbi Machlis in a small group, this is likely to be an excellent opportunity for it.
At the same time, Rabbi Machlis of course is in the US for an important reason and you're receiving this email only because you're a partner with him as one of only a few dozen people who have contributed to his organization recently. Of course Rabbi Machlis wouldn't expect you to make any kind of financial contribution if you've helped out his organization so recently but if you know people who you could bring along to this event who may be inspired to help out, please do bring them along.
Tuesday evening (November 17) at 8:30pm Rabbi Machlis will be in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens at the home of Yermi and Tamar Ornstein at 147-17 72nd Drive in Queens, NY 11367. For more information please call Yermi and Tamar at 718-263-4424.
Rabbi Machlis will be sharing his thoughts on the subject of "Avenues of Chesed in the Modern World".
Refreshments will be served.
Wednesday evening (November 17) at 7:00pm Rabbi Machlis will be speaking at the Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh at 5685 Beacon Street in Pittsburgh, PA, followed by a parlor meeting at the home of Eytan and Jamie Rosenthal at 8:30pm at 2293 Beechwood Boulevard in Pittsburgh, PA 15217. For more information please call Josh Wander at 412-726-5408.
The event is sponsored by all of the shuls in the community and everyone is invited to attend both or either of these events.
Refreshments will be served.
Saturday evening / Motzei Shabbat (November 21) at 8:30pm Rabbi Machlis will be speaking in Thornhill, Toronto at the Sephardic Kehila Centre located at 7026 Bathurst Street in Toronto, Canada. For more information please call Victor Arrobas at 416-826-3711.
Sunday evening (November 22) Rabbi Machlis will be hosted for a parlor meeting in Montreal, Canada. If you're located in Montreal or would like to invite someone who is, please write me for details as they're finalized.
And of course, relevant to any of these events or Rabbi Machlis's schedule or fundraising opportunities, please feel free to call me, Moshe Rudner, at 760-880-1584.
Please seriously consider taking this opportunity to invite friends and colleagues who you think would like to learn more about the Machlises and their charitable doings and who might be inclined to make a positive difference for our favorite home away from home in Yerushalayim.You have already made a tremendous difference for the one-of-a-kind Chesed L'Orchim-Machlis. Please consider whether you know anyone else who should perhaps be informed about any of these events.
Bio of Rabbi Machlis
Along with his wife Henny, Rabbi Mordechai Machlis runs the largest home-based hospitality center in Israel.
Hundreds of people join the Machlis family for a multi-course, inspirational, educational, fun and festive Shabbat celebration each and every week.
In additional to Shabbat programs, Rabbi Machlis also runs a kind of home-based homeless shelter and soup kitchen out of his modest apartment where Jerusalem's indigent know that they have a place to get a home cooked meal, medical assistance and wise counsel from the Rabbi and Rebbetzin to help them get back on their feet.
It's no exaggeration to say that since opening their home-based hospitality center in Jerusalem they've been instrumental in saving the lives of dozens of people, ameliorating the unfortunate conditions of hundreds of the poor or suffering and inspiring literally hundreds of thousands of visitors, Jewish and non-Jewish, from around the world.
www.themachliscampaign.com
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