Dearest friends and comrades, shalom from Yerushalayim.
I hope that everyone had an uplifting and rejuvenating Purim experience. Purim is meant to start again and give us the strength (and courage) to properly receive the upcoming Pesach festival and lights.
A few things:
Please take some time to listen to the latest audio classes given these last 2 Wednesday evenings: http://ge.tt/6VoDKEa/v/0?c and: http://ge.tt/9xxykMa/v/0?c . These classes are given every Wednesday evening at the Jerusalem Soul Garden: http:// thejerusalemsoulgarden-com. webs.com/events
A personal request: As Pesach approaches, so do the expenses. I am a father of (BAY"H) 8 kids, with a wife who is slowly recovering from symptoms of post-trauma (and whatever else...), leaving an enormous burden upon my shoulders.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. As a token of appreciation, I will (bli neder) daven on behalf of those who can help, bli neder, by the tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron. About 2-4 times a year, the big hall containing the well-hole directly above the actual opening of the cave down under (see link: http://upload.wikimedia. org/wikipedia/en/2/2d/Abraham_ cave.jpg) is accessible to the general public. One of these times will be BH on Chol HaMoed Pesach.
Here is the link to make any contribuiton: https://www. paypal.com/il/cgi-bin/webscr? cmd=_flow&SESSION=O1vKN- fEEdjAmYUAL4YSbwQZTakfGLW- OhW6sLm2HHGU6OUahJdJPzq5Xg8& dispatch= 50a222a57771920b6a3d7b606239e4 d529b525e0b7e69bf0224adecfb012 4e9b61f737ba21b081989ce41f911b 8b0f9abd5cb813489264cd.
In the details box please include your full Hebrew name along with mother's Hebrew name (if applicable) along with what you would like the gift to specifically go to.
The following is a breakdown of the general, approximate Pesach expenses for my family of 8 kids living in Yerushalayim:
- new Pesach outfit for all 8 kids (2 outfits per child - 250 NIS x 2) = 4,000 NIS
- socks/stockings (6 pairs per child) = 520 NIS
- underwear (4 per child) = 160 NIS
- undershirts (3 per child) = 192 NIS
- boys shirts (2 per child) = 180 NIS
- shoes (250 NIS per pair) = 2000 NIS
- kippot for boys (20 NIS x 2 each) = 120 NIS
- new tzitzit for boys (40 NIS x 2 each) = 240 NIS
- girls accessories (40 NIS per child) = 200 NIS
- disposable items (cups, plates, forks, spoons, bowls, small plates, napkins, sandwich bags etc.) = 500 NIS
- soda water, bottled water = 120 NIS
- dry items (tea, coffee, salt, sugar, vanilla, cinamon, paprika, pepper, garlic powder etc.) = 120 NIS
- meat (for 2 yom tov days and shabbat chol hamoed) (45 NIS per Kg. x 10 kg) = 450 NIS
- chicken (10 chickens x 22 NIS per kg) = 220 NIS
- fish (10 kg x 35 NIS) = 350 NIS
- Matzot (16 kg x 85 NIS) = 1360 NIS
- wine and grapejuice (14 NIS per bottle x 12) = 168
- fruits (apples, oranges, bananas, etc. enough for the whole festival) = 300 NIS
- vegatables (cuc's, carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, red peppers, kohlrabi, beats, yams, eggplant, onions, garlic, lemons etc.) = 450 NIS
- salads (lettuce for marror, dill, parsley, coriander etc.) = 80 NIS
- spreads (chocolate, jam, honey, date spread, etc.) = 80 NIS
- nosh for kids (e.g. chocolate, pesach cookies which are a bit expensive etc.) = 250 NIS
- dairy (milk x 12, yogurts x 20, leben yogurt x 40, cheese x 5, soft cheese x 5, cottage cheese x 5, butter x 5) = 300 NIS
- nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecan etc.) = 120 NIS
- passover cooking oils (walnut, Macedonia, olive, hazel-nut, palm, etc.) = 100 NIS
- miscellaneous food items (e.g. vinegar, ketchup, canned items, lemon juice etc.) = 300 NIS
- Pesach help for cleaning preparations = 1000 NIS
- cleaning products (bleach, fantastic, windex, scrubs, soaps, etc.) = 150 NIS
- other odd items needed at home (e.g. tiny reparations, table cloths, and other things that presently have slipped my mind) = 800 NIS
Total: 14,835 NIS
In US dollars: (14,835/3.826)= $3,877
add 4% for money transfer/rate charges = $4,032
I am very open to clarify any items. Please feel free to email me or call me at: 972-57-317-2332.
May we all merit to taste the inner light of Pesach with an every growing closeness and awareness of Hashem, thus bringing us to true inner joy in performing all the Mitzot. And may this help us bring the final redemption speedy in our days, amen.
Sincerely
Meir Elkabas
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