Rabbi Edery and volunteers for Chabad Japan organized many events in the months after the Tsunami. The goal of these events was to strengthen the unity and good feeling among the people. To make them feel happy, loved and cared for. These events gave them the feeling that they were not alone, and someone is thinking about them. Rabbi Edery organized BBQs, with best cuts of meat from National Azabu Supermarket. Since the Rabbi has a longstanding relationship with the…
When the Tsunami happened on March 11, 2011, the Japanese people were stricken with extreme fear. There was the threat of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Many people were afraid to go outside. Many basic necessities were gone from the store racks because people were buying in panic. Embassies sent out mails urging their citizens to go back home. Narita was packed with people sleeping in the airport lobby waiting for upcoming flights. Panic and fear loomed in…
The Tsunami brought with it incredible destruction. Many people’s lives were lost. This was incredibly sad. Rabbi Edery, helped the Japanese army in the first days, find bodies among the debris and absolute destruction.Many people put pictures of their missing loved ones on the bulletin boards of the city halls, asking did anyone see them. It was of utmost importance to give the last respects to people who passed on and bury them as soon as possible. Houses, buildings, factories,…
הפוסט הזה נכתב ביחד עם הרב בנימין אדרעי מחב”ד, ומנוסח מנקודת המבט שלו. בלילות הקרים של החורף, תשמעו לפעמים קול איטי ומלנכולי- יאאאקיאימו אאאאאייייישייי יאאקיאימו. משאית היאקיאימו- התפוח אדמה המתוק האפוי בתנור אבנים- מגיעה. המשפחה יוצאת מהבית, וקונים את הדבר החם הטבעי והממלא הזה, והקור שבחוץ מתחלף בחום מלטף ובשמחה מבפנים.בעשורים האחרונים, אני רואה פחות ופחות משאיות יאקיאימו בסמטאות טוקיו. התופעה המסורתית והאהובה הזאת הולכת ודואכת, מתחלפת בסופרים ובחנויות קומביני. אבל אין דבר שמביא חמימות ושמחה כמו יאקיאימו, ובשביל הילדים…
With the coronavirus spreading in the spring of 2020, Rabbi Edery thought of a way to occupy the children. Being indoors all the time would be hard. The solution: He bought 10 Boris Brown, chicks from Kyoto, and sent them via Yamato (a Japanese shipping company) to Tokyo. The city office explained that up to 50 chickens were allowed. The delivery man said, that in all his 30 years of service, this was the first time that he delivered live…