Special Needs Children Enjoy Sukkot Holiday Retreat in Ashdod
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
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- Over 100 special needs children attended a two-day Sukkot retreat in Ashdod.
- The event was organized by the "Mishpacha Echad" organization.
- Activities included a "Police and Community" day with emergency services.
- The retreat concluded with a "Simchat Beit Hashoeva" celebration.
- Prominent rabbis and public figures attended the final celebration.
Over one hundred children with special educational needs, affiliated with the organization "Mishpacha Echad" (One Family), recently participated in a two-day holiday retreat in Ashdod. The organization is patronized by Rabbi Shlomo Werdiger, chairman of Agudath Israel in the US. The retreat allowed the children and their families to celebrate part of the Sukkot holiday with greater peace and tranquility.
During the two days, engaging activities were organized for the children, including a "Police and Community" day. Ashdod police forces, a mounted unit, and firefighters presented their equipment and vehicles, much to the children's delight. Approximately 130 volunteer Torah scholars (avreichim) left their homes to spend the holiday days with the special needs children, providing support to their families. Professionals in special education were also present to offer support and intervention as needed.
The retreat concluded with a large "Simchat Beit Hashoeva" celebration, featuring prominent singers Yechiel Stein and Moti Goldman, accompanied by an expanded orchestra and choir. Several Rebbes from Ashdod, including the Rebbe of Pittsburgh and the Rebbe of Talna, attended, along with public figures like Member of Knesset Yitzchak Goldknopf and Moti Babchik. Rabbi Shmuel Werdiger, son of the organization's patrons Rabbi Shlomo and Esther Werdiger, traveled from the US to participate and bring joy to the children and their families.
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