Hundreds of Hanukkah kits comprising menorahs, candles, dreidels, chocolate Hanukkah gelt, and prayer texts were transferred in recent days to Jews residing in enemy countries, among them Iraq, Yemen, and the territory of Kurdistan.
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The kits were transferred by a special task force from the NGO Yad L'Achim, which maintains contact with Jews in these countries throughout the year and helps them strengthen their Jewish identity.
Due to the large demand, this year Yad L'Achim increased the usual number of kits it sends out.
"Jews in Arab countries, for the most part, live in fear and observe their Judaism secretively," said Nir, the task force manager at Yad L'Achim. "Each time, we have to find creative solutions to transfer the kits, whether the four species for Sukkot or menorahs."
He added: "On many occasions, we have to distribute other types of items related to Judaism, which the residents of these countries have no way of getting."
Rabbi Shmuel Lifschitz, one of the heads of Yad L'Achim, said: "We remember well the slogan of our organization – 'We don't give up on even a single Jew.' This is also the reason we make herculean efforts to reach every Jew, man or woman, who turns to us and asks for our help in this regard."
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