ATHENS, Greece — I arrived in Athens, Greece, two weeks ago on my way from Israel to the island of Crete, a popular tourist destination. The trip involved reviewing the possibility of making a local hotel kosher for the upcoming holiday of Passover. The entire journey was supposed to last no longer than 12 hours, but alas, G-d has a way of seeing things differently.
Rabbi Helps Correct Every Traveler’s Worst Nightmare
ATHENS, Greece — I arrived in Athens, Greece, two weeks ago on my way from Israel to the island of Crete, a popular tourist destination. The trip involved reviewing the possibility of making a local hotel kosher for the upcoming holiday of Passover. The entire journey was supposed to last no longer than 12 hours, but alas, G-d has a way of seeing things differently.
Beginning with our return to Athens from Crete, the trip became a harrowing adventure for me and my assistant.
The plane that we were supposed to board never actually arrived, making us take a later flight and missing our connection back home. We ended up landing in Athens at 10 a.m., with a full day ahead of us in a foreign city as we waited for the 1 a.m. flight to Israel.
With no knowledge of the local language, and no where to stay or get kosher food, we reached out to Rabbi Mendel Hendel, the local Chabad-Lubavitch emissary in the city, who immediately offered for us to come to his home.
c.s.
i read the full story on chabad.org as you suggested and its fantastic!!!!!!!!!
which shliach is this?
RGailor
Rabbi Mendel Hendel originaly from Migdal Ha’Emek. What an amaizing kiddush hashem!
Dovid
Being “stuc” in Crete doesn;t sound like a “nightmare’ to me