Wed Sep 25 07:47:30 UTC 2024: ## Chabad of Poland Prepares for Rosh Hashanah with Aid for Local Jews and Ukrainian Refugees

**WARSAW, POLAND** – Ahead of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, Chabad of Poland has launched a campaign to ensure over 5,000 local Jews and displaced Ukrainian refugees can celebrate the holiday. This includes providing meals, food packages, and communal celebrations.

In Warsaw, Chabad will host festive meals, prayers, and celebrations for hundreds of community members and Ukrainian Jews. To accommodate the growing number of attendees, events will be held at the Chabad Jewish Center on Słomińskiego Street and at six satellite locations across the city.

Ten rabbinic interns from Israel will lead prayer services and perform the traditional shofar blowing during Rosh Hashanah, which begins at sundown on October 2 and concludes on October 5.

Chabad of Poland has gathered thousands of apples, jars of honey, round challah bread, chicken, fish, wine, and other traditional foods to be served in Warsaw and shipped to families in Ukraine.

“Our sages teach us that on this holiday, the heavenly courts review our actions from the past year,” said Rabbi Sholom Ber Stambler, Director of Chabad of Poland. “The High Holidays are a time for action—repentance, prayer, and charity—demonstrating that we want to improve and be judged favorably for the year ahead.”

Rabbi Mayer Stambler, Co-Director of Chabad of Poland, emphasized the ongoing need to support those impacted by the conflict in Ukraine. “It has now been more than 30 months since the start of Russia’s incursion into Ukraine. During that time, Klal Yisrael has partnered with us to help tens of thousands of Jews both in Ukraine and those who have fled,” he said. “As the holidays approach, we once again turn to our partners to help us bring Yom Tov to our brothers and sisters.”

Since the start of the war, Chabad of Poland has provided refugees with shelter, transportation, kosher food, medical aid, financial assistance, and educational and social services. The organization’s expenses have increased by over $2.5 million since the conflict began.

“At the climax of our holiday prayers, we call out G-d’s recipe for success: repentance, prayer, and charity,” Rabbi Sholom Ber Stambler added. “This Rosh Hashanah, we ask for the charity we hope G-d will bestow upon us, and in turn, we extend it to those in need.”

For more information or to contribute to relief efforts, visit http://www.saveajew.org.

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