Calling All Angels

Anne Lieberman of Boker tov, Boulder! — from three thousand miles away — posts a call to help those affected by the San Diego fire, by helping a rabbi she knows well, who is there:

I just spoke with the rabbi of my heart, Yitzi Hurwitz at Chabad in Temecula, CA.  He needs help and I am hoping that BtB readers will come through in a pinch, because this is a big pinch.

Temecula hasn’t been hit by the fires, though they’re not far away.  The air is full of smoke and it’s hard to breathe, even inside with the AC on.  However, tons of people who have fled their homes elsewhere have ended up there, for the simple reason that it’s the closest place that’s not burning.

Rabbi Hurwitz et al are bringing vats of chicken soup to the shelter (and they’re begging for more, you can imagine), feeding and taking care of the firefighters and emergency workers, giving crayons and paper to the children.  He said you would be surprised at how much the smallest thing, the smallest kindness is appreciated.

Anne asks that “please, please we must help” and provides a personal assurance about Rabbi Hurwitz, if one is needed (“Would I trust this man with your money?  I would trust this man with my life.”)  

Those of us who will sleep tonight in the safety and comfort of our own home — particularly those of us in California — can at least click here and help Rabbi Hurwitz help others.  It takes less than three minutes.  I just timed it.