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NEWS
Avos U'Bonim Materials Held Up At Ben Gurion Airport —
20,000 Children Hold their Breath
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
When a power cut hit Ben Gurion Airport's freight security
checking facility last week, the most important consignment
to be held up was one and a half tons of materials for Avos
U'Bonim programs around the world. So argued the program's
director, Rabbi Dovid Herskowitz, and shipper Yossi Landau.
They persuaded the airport management that their consignment
had to be processed first when power was restored, so that
20,000 children would be able to come and learn Torah this
motzei Shabbos.
Thanks to their understanding and the determination and
professionalism of Landau Express, Avos U'Bonim participants
in most locations should have their program materials in time
for the opening of the new zman on motzei Shabbos
Parshas Noach.
The consignment consisted of diaries, posters and fliers to
encourage fathers and sons to come and learn together each
week at their local Avos U'Bonim center. There are currently
150 affiliated centers in the United States and a further 50
in South America, Australia and Europe. The pocket diaries
are printed in three languages — English, Yiddish and
Hebrew (for the 60,000 Israeli participants) — and
feature inspiring weekly stories, as well as other useful
information and charts for tracking their Torah learning.
Avos U'Bonim is an international network of weekly learning
centers for boys and their fathers, spanning the entire
Jewish spectrum around the world. Rabbi Herskowitz explains:
"Our aim is to encourage fathers to learn and connect with
their sons, as a guaranteed way of strengthening the
relationship between them, supporting their child's academic
progress, and confirming the value of regular Torah
learning."
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