Rockland Jewish Community Pledges $1 Million Relief Aid For Haiti
Members of New York’s Orthodox and Hasidic Jewish communities came together Tuesday to announce a massive relief effort to benefit the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti, where more than 2,200 were killed and entire towns destroyed.
“Some world tragedies are beyond control of mankind, but we must take control of how we react to those catastrophes,” said Rockland County Legislator Aron Wieder (D-Spring Valley). “We are now approaching the Jewish High Holy Days where we pray and beseech God to heal the world and for a better tomorrow. It is also a time where we are being judged by God and there is no better way to enter God’s courtroom than by helping your fellow human being in pain.”
Wieder, a main organizer of the relief effort, said the Hasidic community is pledging to do all it can to bring relief to Haiti and that already, two shipping containers of essential items and nonperishable food exceeding $1 million has been put together and will be shipped to Haiti.
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#HelpHaiti effort in the New York Jewish community led by Rockland County Legislator @AronWieder and @AlexRapaport with the help of business leaders including @metrexrealty and the assistance of @ykahan. NYS Assemblyman @SEichenstein and other electeds addressed the presser. pic.twitter.com/ku8kCEthkx
— OJPAC (@OJPAC) August 24, 2021
