Yossi Popack - Colel Chabad Dinner 2013

[Music] Yoshi and Beva popac have a passion for building and developing Yosi in real estate and bacheva in creating celebration atmospheres however their real passion is building Sedaka anded institutions the popack have a special love for erit isal where he is obsessive about providing food for the needy the popac sponsor the K kabad daycare center in Kar kabad as well as the not for-profit supermarket in spat and the online food purchasing Network Yosi is a special bster we are thrilled to announce that on this occasion of the dinner he is giving an additional [Music] $200,000 I also want to add when the texting program began yusi told us that he will match up to $20,000 for all new and young K kabad donors I'm not I'm not exactly sure what the qualifications are for young but I think that for any new donors yussi will surely sponsor up to $20,000 thank you so if you're new and young get those pledges in we are proud to have them as our guests of honor for this 2013 International Awards dinner Yosi and bacheva po [Music] presented to ysf yak and panina Beva popac guests of honor continuing an Inspire Legacy that spans Generations kabad International Awards dinner [Applause] [Music] to everyone who has come here to support and celebrate the accomplishments of kabad my name is ysf y poek and I am [Music] alich and so was my father SCH Isaac of blessed memory as well as my grandfather my zi RAB Abraham of blessed memory in fact my grandfather studied Torah under the guidance and teachings of the rebi rashab the fifth laaba rebby in Russia and it was the re rashab who counseled and directed my grandfather to leave Russia and flee to safety before World War I as well as before the Russian Revolution after detouring through turkey and Palestine my grandfather finally made it to America and because he was laich and laich's are strict when it comes to kasus he was fired from his first job in New York as a chicken shakat on the very first day why because he refused to approve a chicken that he believed that was not Kosher and so approximately in 1917 my grandfather ended up as a rabbi in the state of Vermont in this remote Outpost of American Judaism he developed the Jewish community in the adjacent cities of Mount pilia and Barry he kept close ties with them after he left in 1942 to be with the F laab rebi in Brookland New York in 1948 it was this community in inspired by my grandfather that was instrumental in smuggling arms over the Canadian border for shipment to a newborn state of Israel at that time there was an embargo and it was illegal for Americans to send arms to Israel and without These Arms the new Jewish State might not have survived the attacks of its surrounding Arab neighbors because of the blessings and guidance of the Reb rashab the f rebi gave to my grandfather he saved both my grandfather's physical and spiritual life and by extension that of his children grandchildren great grandchildren and even great great grandchildren thank God so it is easy to understand why someone like me with the unconditional love and Partnership of my wife bacheva is committed to Israel in a uniquely labit way in other words we are committed through kabad [Music] now I know that kabad it's the do central I know that has been all things to many people for over 200 years I know about the free loan funds and the dental clinics I know about the multiple scolis residents and the mass bar and Bas mitzvah for Orphan children I know about helping new immigrants and daycare centers for children of poor Working Families and anyone and every one of these programs and projects is vital significant and reason to be excited and proud to be here this evening what impresses my wife and me is K kad's special effort to ensure that Jewish people of Israel are properly fed and nourished the opportunity that Bev and I have to make it possible for thousands of poor Jews to eat properly well this is a source of endless Joy and let me tell you it's a one-way Street we are the ones who receive the pleasure out of the Holy work of kabad after all the centuries of Oppression and poverty after the horrors of the Holocaust and the Soviet Union there was finally a place where a Jew never has to go hungry and why because of K [Music] kabad this is a gift which gives us fulfillment every single day of Our Lives the truth is in Ideal World we would be making a dinner inviting kabad as our guest of honor because kabad gives us great meaning to our lives kabad empowers us to have thousands of people in need men women and children Holocaust Survivors new immigrants widows widowers and orphans all sitting at our virtual dining room table morning noon and night and it's not just the 20 soup kitchens or the food baskets that get delivered to thousands of homes on a regular basis those are obvious but when I think of the unique hod of the subsidized [Music] supermarket inas and online which was one of the projects my wife bacheva and I were privileged to sponsor who know that this project saved proud but needy families approximately $1.7 million American dollars this past year alone on their fruit purchases well that's a feeling that is absolutely Priceless yes Co kabad eliminates all the barriers that confront the hungry even those who are too proud to dine at a soup kitchen or Too Proud to receive a food delivery they have a face-saving way to afford quality nutrition by having a store where they can shop the way you and I shop choosing what they like making proper meals for their families oil all while saving 40% this goes Way Way Beyond Sedaka this is pure and simple as a businessman I ask myself why am I in business and of course the answer is to make a profit but then what does one do with profit with one's business and the answer for most successful business people is that they use it to improve the quality of their life lives I am no different in this regard except that I like you have learned that the best way to improve the quality of Our Lives is by improving the quality of life of those who are less fortunate than we are so yes I am laicha and laicha proudly dedicated to call kabad and I especially proud when I see my own children follow ing in my footsteps and making their own important contributions to this holy organization my wife BV and I want to thank RAB dman and his remarkable staff both here and in Israel for their outstanding work these are men who could have made a fortune in business with their skills energy and single-minded focus yet instead they have chosen to work in the trenches of the Reb of the rebi sedoka so that those less fortunate can benefit from K various projects and so that people like us can find every day filled with purpose and meaning and filled with happiness because we are part of this fantastic Endeavor we thank you all for this meaningful honor and thank you very much [Music]