Category: holydays

Israel Prize Recipient, Rabbi Yitzchak David Grossman:  “My dear loved ones, the true partners in the education and rescue of the Migdal Ohr children.

As the new  year approaches, I wish to bless you, in the name of the thousands of Migdal Ohr pupils and in the name of the staff, that the Holy One Blessed Be He grant you a good and blessed year.  We have undergone a very difficult year and we must ask God that this year and its curses be soon over and a new year begin with blessings.

We believe that saving the souls of the children and their education is a great privilege.  As our partners, this privilege will, with God’s help, reward you with a good and blessed year.  A  year of happiness and security.  A year in which the hostages return to us, the IDF wounded soldiers are rehabilitated and have a full recovery, our soldiers return home safely and we all can return to a life of tranquility and security.

Happy and Blessed New Year.

It may seem to us like only yesterday, but for many long years, Rabbi Grossman has worked to support the absorption of new immigrants, helping them integrate into Israeli society.  He has always believed that Aliyah is essential to the continuation of the building of the Jewish State in the Land of Israel.  In this way, he also assisted Ethiopian Jews who immigrated to Israel.  He helped with their absorption and included their children in the Migdal Ohr educational institutions that he established.  He provided them with a supportive educational framework and met their needs.  The children who grew up and were educated at Migdal Ohr have successfully integrated into Israeli society and become outstanding citizens.

We wish all of our graduates, who are members of Israel’s Ethiopian community, a happy Sigd holiday!