We stand with I
On 7 August the Jewish Community of Estonia has organized an event called “Stand with Israel! Support Israel!” that gathered over one hundred participants in the courtyard of the Community Center at Karu 16 who came to voice their support of the people of Israel and to remember the fallen. The event was conducted by a well-known radio presenter Ilja Ban.
The Community Center’s courtyard was decorated with banners with words of support to the state of Israel. Each of the participants was holding a flag with the Star of David. Israel music was played.
Participants were able to take pictures against a specially made banner and the snapshot was immediately posted on the board titled “We stand with Israel!”
Everyone was able to add a wish to a photo: “Am Yisrael Chai!”, “The people of Israel lives!”, “Shalom!”, etc.
Among the speakers were Alla Jakobson, the chairwoman of the Jewish Community of Estonia, Igor Grjazin, a member of Riigikogu and a chairman of the parliamentary group for Estonian-Israeli relations, Gennadi Gramberg and Hanon Barabaner – memebrs of the Community board, Rabbi Shmuel Kot.
Jonah Adams, a US volunteer working in the Community, together with madrichs performed the prayer “ACHEINU. Our Brothers”.
In the end all the participants sang the Hatikvah together with the Jekaterina Erlich, the principal performer of the Community band “Machol” and then released to the sky balloons matching the colors of Israeli flag while once again chanting “Am Yisrael Chai!”
The picture of the participants near the board “We stand with Israel!” will become a part of the world-wide campaign during which people in different countries of the world take pictures with banners in support of the state of Israel.
It is important to note that we already had several solidarity and support events in the children camps Bamba and Olameinu. We are also preparing the 5775 year calendar dedicated to the state of Israel. We really hope that all these initiatives will become important steps on the way to peace and prosperity of the Jewish state!
We express our solidarity of the people of Israel and continue to monitor the events in the region, hoping that very soon the feeling of peace and safety will return to Israeli homes!
All the best and Shabbat Shalom,
Vadim
Vadim Ryvlin
Executive director
The Jewish Community of Estonia
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