A recent Bar Mitzvah celebration held in Odessa, Ukraine, highlighted the dedicated service that Chabad Shluchim are providing.
A special Bar Mitzvah celebration was recently held in Odessa, Ukraine. The Bar Mitzvah boy hails from Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he was cared for by the Shluchim Rabbi Elchanan and Leah Cohen. At the age of 6, he was sent to Chabad’s Mishpacha orphanage in Odessa, under the care of Rabbi Avraham and Chaya Wolff.
Now, at the age of 13, a special Bar Mitzvah was made for him. The boy washed his hands and cut a large challah, distributing a piece to all participants. The event began with the reading of the Rebbe’s letter to Bar Mitzvah boys. The Bar Mitzvah boy then recited the discourse (maamar) “Isa b’medrash tillim” which speaks about the virtue of the mitzvah of Tefillin.
The Shluchim, Rabbi Mendy and Mushka Wolff, invested great thought in caring for every detail. “This special celebration is another step in the development of Jewish life in Odessa, a city that has endured many missiles and shelling for over two years,” concluded Mr. Igor Shtehin, Chairman of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Southern Ukraine.
