Chabad Mivtzoim at the World Cup
South African residents have been waiting in anticipation for the Fifa 2010 soccer world cup, yet Chabad of South Africa has begun its operations and preparations way in advance, with an expected influx of jewish tourists from all over the globe.
Directors of Chabad House Rabbi Dovid Masinter and Rabbi Michael Katz are being assisted by bochurim; Aharon Mendel Adelist, Dovid Rendler and Shuie Gestetner.
With a base in Village Walk Sandton; the local hub for all tourists, hotels, soccer teams and various fifa officials, the bochurim have set up a world cup chabad headquarters in the heart of all the hustle and excitement surrounding the world cup. The site will serve as an information kiosk for all things Jewish, a place to grab a kosher bite, and a welcoming hub amid the tumult that will continue through the end of the month. They will host daily Torah classes, Friday night dinners, and “everything else a Chabad house offers.”
In the meantime, concierges at every hotel in the Sandton area as well as the greater Johannesburg area are prepared with relevant information provided by Chabad for Jewish guests. The headquarters have been fielding calls and emails from hundreds of incoming tourists. People wanting to know where to buy kosher food (Chabad is catering meals), Shabbat and weekday prayer schedules, and even accommodations. Outreach activities include a tefilin stand at Melrose Arch, Mandela Sqaure Sandton where people have come to put on tefilin , some for the very first time.
One of the campaigns of the Rebbe was to educate the public in a non-obliging way. Thus in line with this campaign, Chabad’s World Cup bocherim are currently in the process of distributing 50 000 inflatable soccer balls throughout the country, as well as in Fan Parks throuhgout the cities. Each ball carries with it a flyer encrypted with seven universal laws for all kinds of people.
Tourist Andie Mendez; hailing from Argenitna expresses his gratitude in his broken english “ Coming to South Africa, i wasnt sure of what access i would have to all my jewish needs, chabad have been amazing in their efforts to help me ” He explains that he bumped into the bochurim by chance while they were hosting a barbeque for jewish tourists who had come to SA “ you felt at home!” he exclaimed.
green
beautiful!! continue ur great work!!
michoel shwatzer, chaim kewell
Sorry we had to leave south africa prematurely, but i want to thank chabad for there help!!
Michoel H
Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Way to go Dovid, Aharon and Shuie!!
NEW YORK
GOOOO SHUIE GESTETNER!!!!! WE R SOOO PROUD OF U!!
CHT
Go Argentina, beat the Nazis this time
Slomo T.
SHUIE, DOVID, AND AHRON MENDEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! U GUYS ROCK!!!
biggest fan
addddddddddddddddddddddddddi
To 5
Lets hope Holland will beat the Germans now in the finals!
to 8
Indeed, Holland gotta win. HUP HOLLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yossi D.
OKES, LEKKER JOB U DOING!!!
Fun fun fun
Reb liebel mesievich from nevilee is proud of you it’s a pity that you cN only watch aryeh robbenovich and rabbi van peretz Dovid villa is suposedly a merano Jew
coogee shule fan club
howzit shuie we hrear youre doing a great job and having fun too regards joel patrol and friends
uruguay
to #8
sorry, you forgot tha URUGUAY will be in the finals and, YIH will the worldworld champion 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!
go uruguay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
family
Go Dovid Rendler!!!!!
the long lost shliach!!!
lol you guy are unreal, but i wonder why you arent doin ur shlichos in rabbi wagners camp?haha.
anyway love you guys.
me
GO Aron Mendel
CHT
When you cheer for the final remember: in 14th century many Jews escaped Spanish inquisition by running to Netherlands.
Go Netherlands!!!