Chabad Tokyo Japan

 

This past Sunday we had our first women’s get together at Chabad Japan. It was a very uplifting, meaningful and fun experience.
The women made presentations that were extremely informative and enjoyable. Some of the activities were, cooking demo, Yoga meditation on gratitude, learning about Women and Chanuka and a delectable gourmet meal as the finale. All of the participants resolved to come every time to strengthen the unity and joy among us.

The Kumzitz is in loving memory of the Rebbetzin of Chabad of New Delhi, India, Rebbetzin Mira Rut Sharf who was killed by a rocket last week. May Moshiach come now!

 

Yesterday, Thursday, the first of Kislev, exactly 4 years after the murder of Rabbi and Mrs. Holtzberg in the Chabad House in Bombay, a rocket was fired from Gaza and hit a four story building in the city of Kiryat Malachi, killing Mrs. Mira Sharf, Rebbetzin of Chabad House of New Delhi. Her husband, Rabbi Shmuel Sharf and her three children were hurt but thank G-d alive and in stable condition. The Sharfs were in Israel for a visit and scheduled to return to Delhi, India to continue their activities.

We are deeply saddened by this loss, and find no words to describe the difficult feelings after such a tragedy.

We beseech G-d to have mercy on His people, and bring the Redemption which will bring an end to all death and sadness. May we merit the Ressurection of the Dead and Mira Rut Sharf will be among them.

May G-d avenge her blood.

We at Chabad of Japan have taken upon ourselves to start a Jewish Women’s group who will get together in joy and unity in Mira’s loving memory.

Please help continue Mira Rut’s selflessness as the emissary of the Rebbe to Delhi India by contributing to Chabad House New Delhi

For more information, how to help them, please contact us.
 

 

One of the educational goals of Chabad Japan is to develop a love and appreciation for nature, G-d’s world and for the hard work farmers do on a daily basis to develop and upkeep the gifts Hashem gives to us.
During the rice harvest, Rabbi Edery organized a field trip to the bountiful rice fields in Chiba. They came to Mr. Suzuki’s rice field where his wife and son were waiting for the ”Boshi Crew”. (Boshi is Japanese means hat, referring to the Kippa).
The kids took turns on the rice cutting tractor, while the rest of the children were given sickles to cut the edges of the rice fields, form bundles and feed the sorter, which sorts the stalk from the grain. The children greatly enjoyed being part of the rice cutting process and seeing it from beginning to end.

In May they partook in the planting and now they joined the harvesting.
This was an incredibly fun learning experience for the children and adults as well. One can truly understand many things in the Torah from physically working the ground.

We would like to thank Mr. Suzuki and his family for allowing us to take part in his special work, we wish him much success and long life and good years.

It is customary on the morning of Yom Kippur eve or the days preceding Yom Kippur to say the

following prayer using a live chicken, live fish or money.

The prayer is said with the intention that the money given to Tzedaka is an atonement and an exchange for anything bad that was G-d forbid supposed to happen.

Scroll down to say the prayer in Hebrew or English.

It is customary to give the value of the live chicken to Tzedaka.

One can fulfill the tradition of Kaparot by donating to Chabad Tokyo