CAHAL 8th Grade Chesed Project

For the weekend of Shabbos May 12th, the CAHAL 8th grade class in the HAFTR Middle School traveled to the Catskill Mountains for a shabbaton. The highlight of the weekend was an amazing Chesed project on Friday. The boys had the opportunity to be part of the wonderful Mitzvah of donating shoes to needy families in Eretz Yisrael.

The boys and their teachers, Rabbi Moishe Rudich and Mr. Justin Lepolstat went to Smith’s Shoe Store on Main Street in South Fallsburg, N.Y. The store was closing and the owner, Mrs. Smith, decided that rather than having a liquidation sale, she would donate the shoes to poor families. She was thrilled that the boys came to help her. The boys spent most of the day packing over 8,000 pairs of shoes that she was donating. They were very excited to be part if this very special Chesed project. Knowing that they were helping poor families in Israel, the boys and their teachers had a very meaningful and fun-filled Shabbaton.