JEM: A Mission to Venezuela

They were preparing to visit Jewish communities in three countries: Cuba, Colombia, and Venezuela.

Concerned about the growing political upheaval in Cuba, Rabbi Moshe Herson—then a young yeshiva student—asked the Lubavitcher Rebbe for a blessing before departing.

Instead of focusing on Cuba, the Rebbe asked a surprising question:
“Why are you visiting only one city in Venezuela?”

But no matter what they tried, the flight just wasn’t able to be changed.

But God had other plans…