Books filled to the brim with names of people fill the home of a Lubavitch Chossid, Rabbi Yosef Shugerman, OBM. The names in the books are those of the thousands desolate people who passed away with no family members to recite Kaddish after their passing. For these, Rabbi Shugerman created the 'Mes Mitzvah' Gemach, and Rabbi Shugerman used to see to it that these lonely souls would have people to say Kaddish after them.
Rabbi Yosef Shugerman of Petach Tikvah returned to his Jewish roots 20 years ago, and at the time he married his wife Yocheved. About sixteen years ago, he was introduced to Chabad and wholeheartedly embraced its way of life.
Caring for Desolate Souls
Books filled to the brim with names of people fill the home of a Lubavitch Chossid, Rabbi Yosef Shugerman, OBM. The names in the books are those of the thousands desolate people who passed away with no family members to recite Kaddish after their passing. For these, Rabbi Shugerman created the ‘Mes Mitzvah’ Gemach, and Rabbi Shugerman used to see to it that these lonely souls would have people to say Kaddish after them.
Rabbi Yosef Shugerman of Petach Tikvah returned to his Jewish roots 20 years ago, and at the time he married his wife Yocheved. About sixteen years ago, he was introduced to Chabad and wholeheartedly embraced its way of life.
In an article in ‘Mishpacha Magazine’, Chana Afik writes that for three months, Rabbi Shugerman has not been answering phone calls and the one to receive the names of the deceased, and appoints people to say Kaddish after them is his wife, Mrs. Yocheved, תבלח”ט.
