Evacuated Israelis are starting to return home. They need your help.

Sponsored Advertisement Having trouble seeing this email? [Just click here for the web version.]( [Colel Chabad Letterhead]( [FLEEING THEIR HOME WAS A NIGHTMARE. SO IS GOING BACK.]( [Dear Lover of Israel,]( [For Sima Shmueli and her four kids, their tiny room in a small Tel Aviv hotel feels like a cage.]( [Now, after 108 days of exile from their home on the Lebanese border, Sima has had enough.]( [Sima and her kids are one of 16,000 families that are now heading home to their ravaged communities on Israel’s northern and southern borders. They were forced to flee after October 7th, becoming refugees in their own country.]( [These refugees will be returning to neglected apartments, to empty refrigerators, and to the inevitable damage that happens when you run for your life and forget to shut the windows.]( [Home sweet home? More like home bittersweet home.]( [Because it costs money to re-stock a pantry, purchase the necessary cleaning supplies, and repair even minor damage. Plus, there’s no husband and father to help with the work and with the bills.]( [That’s why Colel Chabad is launching a special program to provide emergency funds for families like Sima Shmueli’s.]( [Sima will receive 1,000 shekels to help turn the house they were forced to abandon back into a home.]( [A thousand shekels (approximately $276) is hardly enough. But it’s a start. It will help Sima begin the job of reclaiming her home. At the very least, it will cover the cost of that first visit to the supermarket.]( [More importantly, it will show her there are people who care… people like you who want to do something meaningful for Israel at this challenging time.]( [Help Colel Chabad welcome 16,000 Israeli families back to their own homes.]( [You can adopt a larger family for only $276 (1,000 shekels) or a smaller family for only $138 (500 shekels).]( [But any amount will give you a vital role in bringing Israeli families home.]( [And may G-d bless your own home with warmth, love and safety during these cold winter months.]( [Please click here to Donate Now.]( [Yours,]( [Rabbi Duchman signature]( [Rabbi Sholom Duchman Director]( []( [Info@ColelChabad.org](mailto:info@colelchabad.org?subject=EMT4%20025) TWO CENTURIES OF HELPING THE NEEDY OF ISRAEL IN A MANNER WHICH SUSTAINS THEIR SELF ESTEEM Because you are a registered member of the [timesofisrael.com]( email list, you are receiving this advertiser sponsored email. No endorsement by The Times of Israel of advertiser products or services, real or implied, is intended. For more information: The Times of Israel, 4 Washington Street, Jerusalem 9418704, Israel You are currently subscribed as {EMAIL}. [Unsubscribe from commercial offers from The Times of Israel]( Note: This will not unsubscribe you from Times of Israel editorial newsletters [View in browser](