Jewish Life Digital Edition July 2015 | Page 69

Dear Friend, A day in the life of Chabad House is filled with endless activity. The entire country is serviced with our centres in Joburg, Cape Town and Umhlanga. With teams of Rabbis, teachers and councillors and a wide variety of programmes aimed at uplifting every level of Jewish life, our programmes ensure that the lives of others are given a sense of purpose and meaning. To highlight a mere sample of our broad range of activities in Johannesburg: More than 6000 children attend our heritage workshops annually 1350 children attend Gan Yisrael camps in July and December Up to 80 children from special needs schools attend our camp in August 10 000 Purim packs distributed annually Over 2000 people receive Shmurah Matzah every Pesach Up to 100 senior citizens attend Chabad House daily for shiurim On a monthly basis, 1400 people are provide hot meals monthly as part of Something Filling Over 180 previously unemployed individuals have been given entrepreneurial employment opportunities through One Time Shoe Shine 10 Grow Your Life Libraries have opened in various informal settlements throughout Gauteng As part of the Change the World for Good campaign, over One Million ARK’s to be distributed this year None of the above would be possible without the commitment and support of our loyal sponsors, as well as supporters like you. Our first prize in this year’s Miracle Drive draw is the All New Nissan X-Trail. Please support our sponsors! If you are looking to purchase a new or used vehicle, pop into your nearest Nissan dealership, or for more information, visit: www.nissan.co.za. Kind regards, Rabbi David Masinter Director