In the early 2000s, Jewish travelers preparing for Sukkot faced an unexpected and frustrating obstacle: many had their lulavim and esrogim confiscated at border posts. These essential ritual items, used for the arba minim mitzvah, were being seized by border authorities unfamiliar with their religious significance. For the Jewish community, this created serious concerns, especially for those crossing international borders to observe the holiday. Recognizing the growing number of complaints and the severity of the issue, the Jewish Community Council of Montreal (Vaad Ha’ir) decided to take decisive action. Rabbi Saul Emanuel, executive director of the Vaad, spearheaded the effort to resolve this issue and ensure that future travelers would not have to face the same challenges.

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We have been receiving urgent requests for tefillin from IDF soldiers being deployed at the northern border. Thanks to a generous Colel Chabad donor, all donations will be doubled to the Tefillin for Soldiers campaign until we reach our goal of $1,000,000 for the 750 soldiers on our waitlist right now.  Instead of the normal $700, you can now sponsor a pair of tefillin for just $350! Double your donation here! If you donate $350 here that will sponsor one pair of mehudar tefillin for an IDF soldier or donating $700 here will sponsor a pair of mehudar tefillin for a civilian. Now it’s up to everyone to donate and let’s get more soldiers tefillin! The Torah tell us one secret to defeating our enemies in war, one way to get our enemies to fear us.

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