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A Moment to Celebrate

Over 200 Religious Zionist Shlichim

Head Out to Serve Am Yisrael

n July, World Mizrachi’s Shlichut who represent six different Religious the past year, interacting with Jews
Center hosted a Birkat HaDerech Zionist organizations. She spoke about from across the globe.
farewell event for shlichim (emis- her personal experience of shlichut.
Isaries) heading to the Diaspora. “During the Coronavirus pandemic,
Her parents escaped from Soviet we have been unable to welcome Jews
This summer, 225 Religious Zionist Russia to Israel, but they returned as from around the world to Israel, but I
shlichim are setting out to serve Jewish shlichim to the USSR to strengthen Jews have had hundreds of Zoom meetings
communities all over the world. Ful- and Jewish communities there. with Diaspora communities. I recall
filling the dream of Ki Mitzion Teitzei “My childhood experience taught me speaking to a group of Australian stu-
Torah, bringing the Torah of Israel to that we are part of a large and global dents during Operation Guardian of
the whole world, the shlichim will take people. We cannot simply focus on the Walls. One of the students started
up positions in all six continents, from our homeland of Eretz Yisrael and crying, explaining how hard it is to be
Australia to Austria, California to Can- ignore the destinies of our eight mil- Jewish on campus when her friends
berra, and Nairobi to the Netherlands. lion brothers and sisters living around turn against her.
At the Birkat HaDerech event, former the world.” “You, as shlichim, have a critical role in
Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Omer She also shared some of her experi- strengthening and supporting Jewish
Yankelevitch, addressed the shlichim, ences as Diaspora Affairs Minister over communities around the world, in

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