Rebbetzin Traveled to Argentina, Shocked By What She Found

Yael

Thu, Oct 25 2018, 8:54 am

Rebbetzin Kolodetsky, daughter of Rav Chaim Kanievsky and leader of klal yisroel in her own right, often travels the world to inspire women with words of Torah. On a recent trip to Argentina, however, she heard a story which shocked her:

Nurit Laniado was abandoned by her parents at just 12-years-old. Kicked out of her home and passed from foster family to foster family, she suffered unspeakably. Now she is engaged to be married to an Israeli boy, but has no family to help her prepare for her family. The girl cried out of desperation on the Rebbetzin’s shoulder, and Rebbetzin Kolodetsky took it upon herself to do what she could to save this special young lady.

The Rebbetzin penned an emotional letter to the public, and released a video [below] where she speaks of how impressed she was by young Nurit: “A tzadekes with a true fear of Heaven … She was passed from family to family and still managed to maintain her yiras shomayim.”

“They are getting married without a shekel to the name,” she says in her address to the Jewish People. “Whatever you give, you will get back 1000 times.”

They are strong, striking words from a truly respected member of klal yisroel. Rav Chaim himself has also gotten involved, calling the kallah a “true orphan,” and saying that it is a “great mitzvah” to help her. Nurit’s kallah fund paints a heartbreaking story:

“I am not asking for I am not asking for anything that a girl with parents wouldn’t get … the things you might think are basic but that I dream of affording: like a fridge, an oven, food for shabbos and the chagim.”

It is an understandable request, from a girl who truly has nothing. Nurit may have been abandoned by her parents, but she has been adopted by the gedolim. Though she cries herself to sleep each night, strangers around the world have the opportunity to join the Kanievsky family in making her dreams come true.

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FranticFrummie

Fri, Oct 26 2018, 3:21 am

The Jews in Argentina are in a terrible state. The poverty there is unimaginable.

I have a good friend who coordinates assistance for the people who are lucky enough to get to Israel through Nefesh b'Nefesh. She collects household goods, clothing, and toys for the new olim, because they literally arrive with just the clothes on their backs, not even a suitcase.

I donated about 5 large boxes of items to them. I am not well off, but I was made aware of how incredibly blessed I am that I had what to share. DD donated a lot of her clothes, and 2 large bags of stuffed animals and baby dolls that were practically untouched.

My friend told me that the children had never had a toy of their own before. It was always a matter of food being the first priority. Think about your children. Can you imagine reaching the age of 8 and never having had a single toy? She said that the look on the children's faces when they were not only given a toy, but allowed to pick what they wanted, was enough to bring the entire staff to tears.

When I told DD that the kids had never had a toy before, she started to cry and said "What else can I give them?!"

I'm writing this to tell you that any plea for help from someone from Argentina is absolutely legitimate. There's poor, and then there's POOR. Even a dollar will make a difference. If you can't spare that, then "like" and share this on your social media. You never know who will see it and help out.

We should all be blessed, have everything we need, and appreciate what we have.