(Courtesy of Kupath Rabbi Meir) Before Simchat Torah, Shmuel and Rochel lived comfortably in a small Yerushalayim apartment with their four children. Every day, Shmuel would go to the bakery he runs with his younger brother Dovid. Rochel would drive their children to school where she worked as a teacher. Baruch Hashem, they made enough to get by and even gave tzedakah to those less fortunate.

After Simchat Torah, Shmuel and Rochel are still living in their small Yerushalayim apartment. Schools have closed, leaving Rochel jobless and homebound with her children. They’re joined by their cousins, who are without a home since having to relocate from Sderot. Shmuel continues to go to work, but with Dovid called back into the IDF and supply shipments from the south cut off, there’s not much he can do. With no work and even more mouths to feed, Shmuel and Rochel are in desperate need of help.

This is the new reality countless yidden across Eretz Yisrael are suddenly encountering. In this time of crisis, our brethren are facing unprecedented financial pressure and hardships.

But while these challenges may be new to some, they are all too familiar to Kupath Rabbi Meir Baal Haness. Since their founding over 225 years ago, Kupath Rabbi Meir has always been on the front lines, helping the aniyim of Eretz Yisrael get through times of financial difficulty.

For the needy parents struggling to make enough to feed their children. For the displaced family, forced to leave home to escape devastating attacks. For the elderly mother, whose son has been called away to defend the Jewish people. Kupath Rabbi Meir has been, and always will be, there to provide direct care and support to those in need.

To learn more about or contribute to Kupath Rabbi Meir Baal Haness, visit kupathrabbimeir.org or call (718) 871-7807.