#toysagainstterror: Emergency Care Drive Brings Toy Care Packages to Children in Israel By Ronit Mershon | May 20, 2021
As news of Hamas rockets raining down on Israel kept pouring in, Congregation Bnai Yeshurun Youth Directors Rivka and Yehoshua Szafranski felt compelled to do something to help ease the suffering of thousands of Israelis forced to flee to bomb shelters day and night.
Together with the Bnai Yeshurun youth committee, headed by Dr. Doron Katz, Sari Sheinfeld and Henry Orlinsky, the team sprang into action. Dr. Katz reached out to one of his contacts at Colel Chabad, knowing that the organization already has a well-established infrastructure and abundant network of volunteers to help facilitate this initiative. When he asked the organization what the kids really needed most, he was told they needed things to do while spending their time in shelters.