May

We started the month with the celebration of Yom Hashoa the Memorial Day for the Holocaust. The whole community went together to the building of the Uruguayan community building for a ceremony in memory of our 6,000,000 brothers and sisters that perished during the war.

The following week we celebrated the Memorial Day for the Israeli soldiers that died during the whole time of the State of Israel. We organized monologues to the whole Yavne School.

Right after we arrived at Yom Ha’atzmaut, the Independence day of Israel. We attended a party of the whole community and then came back to school where we were up the whole night decorating the school.

On the afternoon we organized a “happening” for the Yavne community, children and teenagers.

Right after that we started with closed by activities by different families, to wish “despedidas” to Elkana. We had Pizza parties, azados and etc in his honor.

Now we arrived to Lag Ba’omer we had the great Pleasure of hosting here in Montevideo the Sfaradi chief Rabbi from Israel Rabbi Shlomo Amar the Rishon Lezion. In the evening we organized a fire, an azado and a Lag Ba’omer party for the Teenagers.

Right after Lag Ba’omer we started thinking how we can help the High School kids raise money for a trip to Israel.

For Yom Yerushalayim we decided to make a new “happening” like on Yom Ha’atzmaut. Just this time the entrance required payment and we made a raffle of different prizes. This is what actually happened and the youngsters were able to raise some money. This is also an occasion in which we as well as the Uruguayan boys and girls want to thank Moishe House very much for your help.

Right after Yom Yerushalayim my parents arrived, a day before our extensive work to be ready for the Inauguration of the new Yeshiva (after 40 years of not having one), Bet Ezra in Uruguay.

The inauguration was a great success with standing room only and hundreds of people attending. We had the pleasure of hosting Rabbi Mordechai Elon from Israel.

Rabbi Elon took part in Tikun Shavuot in which he gave a number of Shiurim with hundreds of people participating.

At the same time we organized classes with children and youngsters through the whole night.

In the morning we were close to 150 in the synagogue after being awake the whole night.

One more thing… I want to wish Happy Birthday to my Moishe House roommate Yonatan! 10^th of Kislev, this Friday!

Wishing you a great month,

Lior Sztrigler
MH MVD