Chabad Tokyo Japan

Welcome to Rabbi Daniel and Yael Aldrich to the Holy City of Tokyo. The Chabad House staff- aka Aldery Children pack the 30 Kg Challah prepared all for Rosh Hashana.

There is a famous Jewish tradition to hear the shofar blown every day of the month prior to Rosh Hashana.
Rabbi Edery goes on a daily ”Shofar Blowing Route” to have more people merit hearing the Shofar as a preparation for the High Holidays.
This week Rabbi Edery was invited to a gift show where he met Jewish people at the exhibition. He blew the shofar, put Tefillin on them and organized a Torah class all very quickly and efficiently. They were very moved. One commented :” I thought I am coming today to the gift show to make money, but I came to collect Mitzvahs!’

When you come to Chabad House you are sure to enjoy a cherry tomato fresh from the garden or a hot tea with fresh ”nana” spearmint tea.

The Edery kids along with the Chabad House gardener aka Rabbi Edery, have planted a garden full of corn, tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. They are now fully grown and the beginning of the corn can be seen and the tomatoes are almost ripe.
Two weeks ago there was a strong typhoon, with extremely strong winds and rain that knocked down the stalks of corn after they had grown about one meter high. But as the saying goes ”have no fear, Rabbi Edery is here” worked miracles once again. The next morning, the Rabbi built a wooden frame to support the fallen corn and they continue to grow taller and taller.

The Chabad House Herb garden is a real delight. It has around twenty kinds of herbs, such as Lemon Verbena (Heb. Luiza), Oregano, Basil, Rosemary, ”Sheba”, Sage, Fennel, different kinds of mint and many others. They have been planted a few years ago and are a great asset to the daily cooking.

The growing of vegetables and herbs is educational, healthy, and a great deal of fun.
It is a worthwhile way to spend time with one’s children, family and friends. They learn to appreciate what they eat, and have more respect for the hard work that goes into

We can’t take it for granted, nowadays, there might be children who think that a tomato comes from the computer or another electrical machine. You just press a few buttons on the computers and the tomatoes are at your door!

Rabbi Edery just arrived back from his trip to Israel. Among the many things accomplished, Rabbi Edery invited the Japanese Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Hideo Sato for a tour of Kfar Chabad his hometown. The ambassador heard about the many activities and of the dedication and ongoing efforts toward the people of Tohoku. He was very moved by Rabbi Edery’s work toward the Japanese people, helping to make their lives better on all levels.

Rabbi Edery took the ambassador to the replica of 770 (Lubavitch World Headquarters) in Kfar Chabad. It was very interesting to see the synagouge and house of learning and the many people who attend daily. After seeing and learning the uniqueness of this building, he turned to Rabbi Edery and said:” Let’s build 770 in Japan!”. Right on.

The last stop was to Rabbi Edery’s parents house, where he was introduced to Rabbi Edery’s parents. Rabbi Nissim and Simcha Edery take care of mentally handicapped war veterans, for over forty years. All the guests drank L’chaim with Rabbi Edery’s Kosher Dassai Sake, made in Japan. The ambassador expressed his admiration and appreciation for the Rabbi’s tireless work, and blessed him with continued success.

We would like to thank Rabbi Levi Tzik for organizing the interesting tour, for the refreshments and all his continuous help to Chabad of Japan from its establishment in 1999.

Special thanks to Rabbi Yitzchak Rechimi from Chabad Headquarters in Israel.