Chabad Emergency Relief

Phyllis and her friend Mary Alice were at home in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Monday afternoon, and they were cold. Like millions of other Texans, they had no power and no means to get warm as the temperatures outside continued to drop.

“It was very difficult to deal with,” the 73-year-old Phyllis, a member of the local Jewish community, recalled on Thursday. “We were wrapped in a number of layers of clothing and winter jackets.”

Everywhere one looked in Texas, the picture was the same. Power outages plunging people into cold and darkness; burst water pipes flooding homes and leaving many without fresh water; and even where water remained, it was in some cases contaminated and not safe to drink.

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Several Chabad Centers around Texas sustained damage from the freeze this week, but that didn’t stop their emissaries from helping others in need.

“The main objective was to get food and clean water to people that didn’t have it,” Rabbi Chaim Lazaroff of Chabad Lubavitch Center, the Texas Regional Headquarters, told the JHV.

Read story in Jewish Herald Voice  

Chabad of Texas has activated the emergency system. If you need help in any way reach out to your local Chabad center and they will try their best to assist you under these extraordinary circumstances.

Many Chabad Houses remain without power, some sustaining significant damage, yet they are selflessly taking care of the community.  

Please give generously to the relief fund. Choose "Storm Relief" on the drop down at www.chabadhouston.com/donate or paypal at www.paypal.me/chabadtexas