The month of Adar is the month of many miracles and good luck for the Jewish people. I am happy to share with you one of the great miracles we experienced in the Chabad House of Tokyo. In December of 2002, my brother in law was getting married in Paris, and I suggested to my husband to join his family for the wedding as it was a great opportunity to see his family. He told me: ” I can’t leave…
When building a new house, we make sure everything is well built; the floors, windows, doors, electrical wiring and plumbing. G-d gives us the commandment of putting a Mezuzah on every door for security; it protects all the people who live in the house and anyone coming in and out. This week Rabbi Binyomin Edery put up many mezuzot, on a new house in Nakano, a new office in Yokohama and on doors that never had one in Shinjuku. In…
Recently, Rabbi Binyomin and his four eldest children took a trip to a US Navy base in Yokosuka. There he greeted and put tefillin on Jewish servicemen. Shachar, a kosher observer who has made many visits to the Tokyo Chabad House with his wife Suzy, took the family on the USS Blue Ridge Flagship. Over the past nine years, many US servicemen have reached out to Chabad of Japan for moral and spiritual support. Many participated in the ongoing activities…
With the help of Hashem, 3 years ago, Rabbi Binyomin Edery, director of Chabad House of Japan, opened Kosher Delica. It is the first and only kosher place to eat out in Japan. Recently, it has been redesigned and renovations were made. It is now called King Falafel and located in the heart of Tokyo, right in front of Temple University. King Falafel attracts many local Jews and non-Jews who are interested in kosher and healthy food. Local businessmen who…
This year Chabad Tokyo Japan, directed by Rabbi Binyomin Edery, made a ‘’Parade of light’’. The cars with beautiful menorahs on them traveled as far as 1,000 km, from Tokyo, to Chiba, Saitama, Yokohama, Nagoya, Kobe, Kyoto, meeting many Jews along the way. Even Mount Fuji merited a menorah lighting. Most of the Jews are assimilated, but the heart of the Yid is always awake. They were all so happy and moved by Rabbi Edery’s visit with the menorah parade….