SYNAGOGUE NEWS
December 2023
Federation Star
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TEMPLE SHALOM
Temple Shalom’s collection for Israel By Jeanette Fisher
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n Mo n d a y, Oct. 23, a call went out to our congregation for desperately needed supplies for the IDF and displaced persons from southern Israel. Asher Saida, Rabbi Ariel Boxman’s husband, left for Israel the next day and delivered them in person. The response from our congregation was incredible. All day long, generous members of our community stopped by with bags full of supplies. Volunteers stayed busy helping to sort, fold and pack. Using vacuum sealing, 19 large duffle bags were packed and driven by volunteers to the Miami Airport. Israeli officer loading supplies Rabbi Ariel Boxman with Asher Saida and their sons Asher arrived in Israel to support this effort and all the volunalso the largest civilian shipment that Thank you, Asher, for transporting all and was met by army personnel who teers who helped throughout the day they had received. You can watch a 19 bags of supplies to Israel and to EL helped him transport the supplies to the with sorting, packing and transporting video from Logistics Officer Yigal Ben AL for waiving baggage fees and limbase. The soldiers were overwhelmed these much-needed goods to our family David of the IDF Gaza Region on its. We thank everyone who brought and overjoyed to receive them. They in Israel. our website at naplestemple.org/israeldonations on such short notice as well said that not only was it everything resources.html. as those who generously donated funds that they desperately needed but it was
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