Operation Matok: Northern Israel and Sderot

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July 20, 2006/24 Tammuz 5766

Dear Friends,

Shalom! But as you all know Israel does not have Shalom, Israel is presently at War.
In this war the front lines are Haifa, Tzfat, Teveria, Nahariya, Kiryat Shemona,
Sderot, (Down South) and dozens of other villages and towns. Over one million
Israelis are stranded either in or near bomb shelters for over a week. No one knows
how long this war will last, but we have no doubt that the people and Government of
Israel are determined to defeat her enemies.

The ability of Israel's civilians to withstand the daily pressure of rocket and missile
attacks is a very important variable in this war. Hence we believe that all steps that
strengthen the Israeli Home Front are vital for both humanitarian and strategic
reasons. That is why we began, and now are expanding "Operation Matok"
(Sweetness). We have mobilized appliance, candy, and food distributors, bus
companies, teenagers, Hesder Yeshiva students, and concerned citizens, all for the
purpose of delivering "Goody Bags" (candies, snacks, etc.), and badly needed
cooler/fans to bomb shelters up North and in Sderot. To date 1,500 "Goody Bags"
have been delivered to the Kiryat Shemona area. Attached you will find some pictures
that illustrate how this project helps raise morale, and sends a message that "Am
Yisrael" stands with them at this difficult time.

We are asking you, "Acheinu Kol Beit Yisrael" (Our Brothers and Sisters) to help
pay for "Operation Matok". We would now like to raise $50,000. We intend to buy
500 cooler/fans (Which can be used in the future as well, should the need arise.) at
approximately $70 a piece, and we intend to distribute 13,500 more "Goody Bags" in
the days ahead. It is very important to note that every person working on this project
is a volunteer.

We thank you for your assistance. With Gods help, and with "Sata D'Shemaya", Am
Yisrael will emerge victorious!

Should you be interested in joining us here in Israel and helping in the distribution of
the "Goody Bags" and the cooler/fans please contact Effy Rifkin at 011 972 2 537-
9777, or you can email Effy at: menahel@chessed.org.il

Please make out your checks to Rambam Mesivta (Memo: Operation Matok)
Please mail your checks to: Rambam Mesivta
Attention: Operation Matok
15 Frost Lane
Lawrence NY 11559

Sincerely,
Yotav Eliach - Principal Machon Ha Torah Moti Yogev - Colonel IDF Reserves
Ori Schechter - Lt. Colonel IDF Reserves Eli Moyal - Mayor of Sderot
Uri Ariel - Member of Knesset Effy Rifkin- Director, Orot Chesed
Chanan Porat - Former Member of Knesset
Yiftach Rontal - General IDF Reserves

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See a list of ways to help at What We Can Do To Help Israel

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