(UPDATED 09:55PM) Live Feed: Updates on Chabad Institution During the War in Ukraine
by CrownHeights.info
Since the war between Russia and Ukraine began, the conditions have quickly slid downhill. With the dawn of a new day and the understanding that time is very limited, many Shluchim took the chance to evacuate their communities and institutions.
Below is a live feed of updates regarding Chabad institutions as information becomes available.
9:55pm: Amazing news has arrived that the Silberstein family, the Shluchim to Chernigov, have reached the Moldovan border along with their entire group.
11:58am: Shliach in Kharkiv Rabbi Mendel Moskovitz made the difficult decision to leave early this morning, writing on social media that “We where bombarded since Thursday! Today it bacame impossible, windows where shaking bombs where falling all around us, today we left early morning.” He reported his plan to head to the border and from there to Israel.
11:20am: There are hundreds of yidden and Shluchim on their journey out right now with over ten hours left to go in their run for safety. Please keep them in your Teffilos.
11:15am: Rabbi Wilhelm from Zhytomyr pleads to help the Jewish people trapped in the ever-deepening crisis that has become of Ukraine.
11:10am: The Levinson family, Shluchim in Kharkov, have arrived in Dnepr, and are poised for the next step of their journey.
11:04am: Heartbreaking video from earlier today as Rabbi Avraham Wolff, Chabad Shliach to Odessa, Ukraine, waves goodbye to the 120 orphans from Chabad’s orphanage in Odessa. Rabbi and his wife stayed in the city, for now, to assist the elderly, and others in need of help.
11:00am: Boruch Hashem, both Chabad orphanages working their way out of Ukraine Tuesday successfully crossed the border.
Updates from 3/1/22
9:45pm: Please say tehillim for a group of Shluchim making a 24 hour journey through Ukraine with over 90 people in an effort to make it to Lviv-Poland.
מנחם מענדל ישראל הכהן בן נחמה דינה
חנה בת שרה
לוי יצחק הכהן בן חנה
נחום חיים הכהן בן רחל
נחמה דינה בת שיינא באשע בתי’
שניאור זלמן הכהן בן נחמה דינה
9:19pm: Shliach and Chief Rabbi Yonasan Markovitch was reportedly evacuated overnight as Ukrainian police reported an “immanent Threat” against him. Reports indicate he was accompanied by his wife and 15 other people.
4:22pm: Tehillim is being requested for the Moscowitz Family, Shluchim in Kharkov, as bombings are taking place in close proximity to their house.
מנחם מנדל בן מרים
חנה בת לאה
חייה מושקה בת חנה
רפאל עמוס בן חנה
שטרנה שרה בת חהב
ניסן שלמה בן חנה
משה בן עדה
מרים בת יהודית חנה
רבקה בת מרים
חיה מושקא בת מרים
שושנה בת מרים
שלום דובער בן מרים
ברכה בת מרים
שיינא בת מרים
יוסף יצחק בן מרים
ישראל אליעזר בן מרים
מלכה בת מרים
12:46pm: Please say tehillim for the safety of the Shluchim in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Rabbi Nachum and Nechama Ehrentreu as the city comes under attack.
נחום חיים הכהן בן רחל
נחמה דינה בת שיינא באשע
מנחם מעדל הכהן בן נחמה דינה
חנה בת שרה
לוי יצחק הכהן בן חנה
12:27pm: While some Chabad Shluchim are evacuating the country, others are staying put. Reports that the Silberstein family, the Shluchim to Chernigov, and some community members are attempting to make it to the border remain unconfirmed. Regardless, Tehillim can only do good.
ישראל יום טוב בן חייענקא פערל
עליזה חנה בת בתי’ רייזל
מנחם מנדל בן עליזה חנה
מנוחה בילא בת עליזה חנה
חיה גיטל בת עליזה חנה
חיים בן עליזה חנה
יהודית גולדה בת עליזה חנה
מושקא בת עליזה חנה
יהודה בן עליזה חנה
דבורה לאה בת עליזה חנה
דובער בן עליזה חנה
פריידא בת עליזה חנה
The community members allegedly fleeing with them:
לאה בת פאניא
דוד בן לאה
אודליה בת שרה
נתן מרדכי בן אודליה
לוי יצחק בן אודליה
מרדכי בן לאריסה
12:24pm: The Chabad orphanage in Odessa is also leaving the city today.
12:14pm: Another large group of Lubavitchers are slated to leave Denyeper today.
12:14pm: The Chabad orphanage from Zhytomyr is presently at the border. Due to the complexities of the situation, prayers are needed to ensure that all the kids cross successfully.
12:00pm: After an eleven-hour train ride from Dnieper to Odessa, the Chabad Dnieper Yeshiva reached the border with families and teachers. The border, a danger on its own, was miraculous as an Israeli Consulate worker (pictured below) assisted for hours to make sure the entire group passed the border successfully, despite legal issues.
