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| DATE | 2015-05-28 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Fwd: Please give to the Houston Relief Fund
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Houston Flooding - How you can help
Houston Flooding The Jewish community of Houston needs our help to
recover from severe floods that began on the second day of Shavuot and
caused devastating damage. The homes of many of the 40,000 Jews who call
Houston home are presently unlivable; several shuls and other communal
facilities will also require extensive repair. Some elderly members of
the community had to be rescued by boats and kayaks when torrential
rains inundated the canals that criss-cross the city, causing them to
overflow.
Rabbi Steven Weil, senior managing director of the Orthodox Union, flew
to Houston and helped assess the damage. He reports that flood waters
stood several feet deep in many structures, ruining a great deal of
property, including many seforim at both United Orthodox Synagogue of
Houston and Meyerland Minyan. Thankfully, sifrei Torah survived
unscathed at both shuls.
A letter from Rabbi Barry Gelman to his congregants at UOSH is here.
The Orthodox Union will coordinate the distribution of financial aid to
the Houston community through its disaster relief fund. Please help.
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