We’ve been working very hard to improve the situation that surrounds detainees and prisoners, while we visit them weekly, to encourage them and give them hope. Today, Rabbi and Muto san met with Senior Vice-Minister of Justice, Toshio Ogawa. Rabbi spoke to him about the handling of Jewish detainees, especially one who has been detained for three years, without being allowed to keep our Jewish tradition and religious laws. Now that he has been convicted, they took away his Jewish…

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Rabbi Edery continues to bring relief to the Northern cities of Japan. Tsuneaki Iguchi san, the mayor of Iwanuma city, where Sendai Airport is located, invited Rabbi Edery and Muto san for a meeting at his office. He was very moved by the tireless efforts of the the Rabbi and his volunteers and discussed more ways to bring support to the refugees. He expressed his great appreciation for all the relief Chabad of Japan has brought until now.

Rabbi Edery is back from the US, to promote the first and only premium kosher sake made in Japan. The events were held in Beverly Hills and Manhattan and were a great success. Restauranteurs, chefs, kosher food distributors, and Chabad of Japan supporters all participated and greatly enjoyed the atmosphere, food and of course Sake.  The events were organized to salute the work and activities of Chabad of Japan. Many of the Japanese companies that came were especially moved to…

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On the day of the BBQ that Chabad of Japan organized in Sendai for the refugees, a young girl came to Rabbi Edery with a request. Her piano got swept away during the Tsunami and she very much misses playing music. By Divine Providence, on that very same day, Rabbi Edery got a call from a lady in Tokyo saying she has a new piano that she is not using and would he take it to Tohoku for the refugees….

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On May 22, 2011 Chabad of Japan organized a huge event, which brought much joy and hope to the refugees of Sendai. There was a big BBQ, magicians from Osaka, entertainment and dance. The famous sake company that recently received Rabbi’s Edery kosher seal, Dassai Sake donated many cases of sake for the event. The head manager, Sakurai san, came to see for himself the relief efforts of Rabbi Edery, Muto san and Chabad House crew. There were approximately 1,000…

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