September 2017

The beautiful and important custom of checking tefillin and mezuzahs in Elul

Rebuilding begins slowly as aid shifts in the right direction

Unity the focus as residents make their way back home

Private donors contribute to vital airlifts of food, water and other essentials

Agency has touched the lives of more than 300 with special needs and their families

Handgun used as Arab workers entered the village of Har Adar

Growing community in the far suburbs, right next to a nature preserve

Flooded synagogue serves as a shelter and place of worship

Major damage feared on island that has been a primary conduit for Caribbean aid

Rabbi prepares for Rosh Hashanah and a new onslaught of severe weather

Recovery efforts from Houston to the Caribbean foster unity in trying times

Hearing the shofar in unlikely places sparks participation throughout the year

Drawing in families and serving longtime residents in a background of art and nature

Events mark the 36th annual cycle of learning

Chabad on Campus shifts efforts from refuge to relief and recovery

Jewish communities near and far help out as food, water and supply crisis grows

Cooking, serving, packing and delivering grows daily as millions remain without power

Caring for islanders’ spiritual and material welfare after Irma's devastation

Some areas are still not accessible, others were relatively spared

Reaching out after new orders to evacuate from Naples up to Tampa