Chief Rabbi Isaac Sacca participated in the Charity Night, the mega event that brings hundreds of young people together every year, and which had been limited as a result of the pandemic.
This year the Charity Night coincided with Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, and more than 450 youngsters attended the event at Rose in Rio.
“It was a huge joy to see the young people who participate in the different Menora programs to be able to meet each other again ”, said the Chief Rabbi.
Sacca participated in the lighting of the Hanukkah candles and gave an inspiring message to the young people, to motivate them to continue growing each day and developing their full potential. He also congratulated them for their participation in the different solidarity campaigns and training courses.
During the year, youngsters participate in a lot of proposals. Volunteers are the pillar. In Programs such as Hands on Deck, in which every Sunday they repair houses in a vulnerable situation, or Make the difference, where they gather to cook and clasify clothes in order to distribute them to people living on the street. Menora Youth also organizes solidarity campaigns such as hair collection for cancer patients and blood donation.
Young Jews for Peace is a program in which young people work together with embassies and diplomats to promote the union of society and respect for all cultures.
There are also conferences for couples, activities for teenagers and after-office meetings. Job trainings are given on Linkedin,such as digital marketing, coaching, law for entrepreneurs, cryptocurrencies and human resources.
We mustn’t forget to mention the spaces of awareness and memory like Grandchildren of the Shoa.
Despite the pandemic, and taking care of all protocols, Menora is still organizing trips to Israel, Spain, the United States and national destinations.
The Charity Night gave young people the feeling that together they can do everything. The desire to continue doing for the others and for themselves. Find shared interests in peers to work together; assume the different opinions that form critical and respectful human beings.
“These are the youngsters we accompany every day. They are the young people who build a beautiful reality that makes our society better, ”concluded Chief Rabbi Isaac Sacca.
