Nachum and Rabbi Mordechai Kanelsky Discuss Pesach, Chesed and Bris Avrohom

JM in the AM. Good morning all. Thanks for joining us. You know what we're in the midst of? We're in the midst of our Nissan campaign. That's what we're all about this time of year, reminding people to do good things for others. It's a message for all year round, but especially as we get closer and closer to the big holiday of Pesak. And I think every single year when we've introduced our Nissan campaign, we've made brisav part of it because Rabbi Kenki and his family and his staff make sure that anybody who's in need before Pesak has what they need. That includes thousands of pounds of matzah that he's distributing and of course grape juice and other items. And of course if there poor families out there that are in need, they take care of them. And we encourage people to support Brisav. You could sponsor Sturim. You could sponsor one of the two saters. You could sponsor distribution of matzah. You could sponsor their pesak activities. You could sponsor Moim money for the poor for the upcoming holiday. Just get in touch with her by Kenowelski. It's brisalraham.org. It's all O's. A V R O H O M brisraham.org or dial 908-2890770982890770. Rabbi Morai Kenowelski is the founder of Bruce. Rabbi Kenski, welcome back to JM in the AM. >> H good morning. >> How are you? >> It's a pleasure to be again here today. Bor Hashem and the most important just one small comment. He says when is we doing hassid for somebody else we're doing hasset to ourselves. When you help another Jew you're helping yourself because the true thing we are brothers and we help for the other brother we help to our father our father in heaven sees that we brothers helping one another. The the greatest joy to our father in says as we say three times a day god almighty give us a blessings because colono we all are the Jew in the galan heights the Jew ina the Jew in Tel Aviv the Jew in Bombay and the Jew in Russia in Ukraina And in America, we all are brothers of one father. And our love has to be one for another. To give away everything to help one more Jew to have a mat is the greatest joy with the national has >> we have most sorry. What? >> No, I was going to say we have a chairman as you know. We have uh an amazing chairman of our um foundation whose name is Ralph Rosenbound. And uh he uh aside from being so generous, the Rosenbound family themselves, one of the backbones of JM and the AM, he always says to me, he says, "Don't thank me because the more I give, the more I get." And this is his message. She says to everybody all the time, "Every time you give, you don't realize that you're receiving so much more." And this is what you're saying. You're saying that the when you're doing for someone else, you're really doing it for yourself >> as for ourselves, as for our children, as for our grandchildren. When our children see that we write the check, that we are doing that. And it's important that we as parents a part of our to our children the children should see that the father sits down in the evening with the mother and takes all the envelope that came in or it goes on the computer and says this let's say money this this family needs shoes for here will buy a dress for somebody he will send he will send wine and the children here the parents Parents are distributing docker. Then the children are growing up with that concept to give to give to give. And as more than you give, you will never have to get from anybody because at the hand of us we coming to the we say must be our when you open up your hand has a place to put in. But when our hand is closed, the wants to give in, but the hand is closed. When we opening up, the gives us, >> you know, it's funny you say this because I have a friend, a regular balabos. And I said to him, you know, you're so generous. You're so generous. Like people could depend on you for uh what they need, especially now before Peso. Like you go out of your way to find people that are in need to give to them. I said, 'You know, how did you become like this? And he said, 'Well, my father who uh who has passed on, I watched him do this all the time. I watched him give the rabbon money before Pesak. I watched the poor people money before Pesak. I watched the people in need money before Pesak and I just I guess I guess it rubbed off as we say here. >> I will tell tell you one word. You remember Milton Graa? Oh, do I remember Milton Gerella? >> When I met him the first time 40 years ago, >> in tears, he showed me something. He showed me I don't know if anybody on the radio remembers stills, the JNF blue box. >> Yep. Sure. >> Metal box. >> Sure. >> He took out this pishka. That was his words. He says his father used to give him an allowance and nickel a day. But his father never gave him a nickel. always five pennies. And he asked once the father, why you giving me five pennies, not a whole nickel? He explained, I'm giving you five pennies. The first penny put in the pishka and the other four pennies is for you. >> Mamesh. Wow. >> And he says because of that, I am giving vaka. And he showed the picture of the JNF and he said, "This is what made me >> to give today millions >> because my father taught me to give a penny >> from the nickel that I got." >> Our conversations are Canelski is always amazing, but the prep conversations are beyond amazing. Just incredible. Those of you who want to help out, Brisav 908-2890770 bris.org Very easy these days. You can literally just as you're sitting here and listening, go to your computer or go to your phone and put in Bris Araham. A vo.org. Uh Rabbi Kenowelski, why don't you tell us about some of the activities? Let's start with the sturum. Let's uh before we get to the sturum, let's start with the prep distribution because you're going to make sure that hundreds if not thousands of people have what they need for the holiday, right? >> Thousands. And I explain to you what made me a big change. We used to give out a,000 pounds of matzah. For the past 3 years, we're giving out5,000 of mata. 5,000. And hopefully next year we'll go to 6,000. And I and if carb are still in go. I tell you what, I saw a story and the story was really uh changed my entire look. The story I saw three years ago in one of these stories about the Reb's reflection with people shared stories. There was a person who came into the Reb in the early 50s when the Reb just became Reb. And he says, "Reb in Edish." He says it was probably was from Europe. I have a lot of money and I want to give or something that you recommend to do something a big thing. tells the Reb to him, "You have a lot of money?" He says, "Yes." He says, "I recommend that you should make sure that every single Jew in the world should have guilt I'm talking a lot of money tells the rabbit to him I'm talking Eden a lot of Eden [laughter] then the person continue to bargain and says I'm looking something to build a yeshiva to build a sh to build something does the to him the zohar says that the mat the first night is being called as bread as food that gives you a money in God. The second night is gives you health. When you have a moon in God and you have health, you will go to learn. If you don't have a money in God and you don't have health, you will not go to no building that will be built. Now before we building a building, we need people to go there and to your son giving money for masses that every single Jew no matter who he is is a Jew, he should have a Kaz for the P of and that will bring him and >> so that so Rabbi So Rabbi Kowski decided to take to take this kabola upon himself. in a miniature way. I'm not talking here 14 million or 15 million Jews, but 5,000 Jews. And I I recommend to many any listener that if you know anybody in your office or in any association that you have personally, please go and give that person three matches for the pace of feder. You will be the greatest friend of his be done that you will give him that matzah without any asking for that. Just give him the three mas and give him a pes and tell him this is for you a gift from God that God sends you that gift that you should celebrate the birthday of Israel. The kodes writes that is the birthday of Israel. This is when we became a nation for space. This is our birthday. >> What is better to celebrate birthday with three masses? >> Rabbi Kelsowski, isn't it amaz And excuse the way I'm saying this, but I'm trying to make a point. Isn't it amazing how a tasteless crackerlike item has such power, has such has such overwhelming effect on Jews around the world. Isn't it amazing? >> But look what says I remember your that you went after me in the desert way. There was nothing there. What we did? We t the masses on ourselves. We took the masses and we ran. We they had not chance to become baked even but we took them and we ran. We ran after God because we had the amun who of the we were we were stay from it triumph and in merit of the today we will be redeemed from our go. We are now in the war before Pes. The war is the coming of Msiah every single second. You go to a Jew, you bring him the moon and tell him this is God miracles. You don't have to buy glasses to see how God is saving our Jews in Israel with all the what going on around the world. Look what's going on. I speak to my father, to my mother, to my brothers, to my sisters, to my nephews, everybody who lives in Aratis Royal and he's saying every single day is saying how thank you to the for the mission that he did for us that he does for us. >> Yeah. Unbelievable. Uh how many locations is Brisav taking care of this year for the Pesak Seder? >> We are this year going to do the following. In America, we're sending out 5,000 boxes of matzah. We having seders in Saleon. We're having a seder in Brooklyn. We having a seder in the Bronx. We having a seder in a Jersey city. We having places to give to make a sader for the for the people that will be able to come to celebrate it. people that are borrow Hashem in America for many many years and in trying to make a sad at home. We have a bilingual brush and bilingual hagod. We have a hagod Hebrew Russian aagod Hebrew English. We have brochures with English with a peser guide brochure in Russian and a peser guide. And every single family gets a box of matzah with a brochure to the step by step how to make the pesto. >> Unbelievable. >> That's just here in America. >> Unbelievable. in Israel. >> Yeah, >> we bor Hashem gave 600 boxes of matzah to the battalion of Kronh. There is there a lot of soldiers that are guarding and we we sponsored Bavon sponsored 600 boxes of Ma for them. On top of this, we give masses to children and families that we rescued from Ukraina three years ago. It's already four years ago. As soon the war started, we saved 150 children and their families. They all live in Ashkawan. And Rabbi Wilh is giving out and making a seder for them and posted that he gives out 500 boxes of matzah plus clothing for these children. On top of this in Gavn another place in Israel a lot of seniors will get boxes of matzah. On top of this in Ukraine will be a place of fail in Jtomer. There is 90 elderly people who cannot go no place. Rab will son will be in and his son-in-law and will give out will make a peser both nights and giving out all food. He sent me pictures of the food that he bought. I have no idea how he got the food, but it's just unbelievable how they giving out and they going from family to family under bombs and delivering them to their house eggs and vegetables and fruits and masses and grape juice and everything. Then we have also our saders in Zaparo Ukraina. There is Rabbi Erant right there that for the past four years from the beginning of the war brie is sponsoring their different events. This space project is something unique and special at mama's saving the ses for food was here in our own communities people that need more than matters. Many people need just the children should be dressed normal in sho and feel that they are part of the community of helps in that in every single way. It's interesting that uh yeah I'm sorry >> when you are doing that you are making happy says when you making happy mine and this is his children says I will make happy yours. It is amazing that um you had dedicated so much time, resources and efforts and continue to do so obviously in Hillside, New Jersey and Jersey City. We're talking about decades ago that you started in those communities and now of rum is taking responsibility for worldwide communities in in in places that most of us either haven't been to or never heard of, frankly. So >> look, I remember in 1979, sorry, 78, I made my first pace of sedar in Robert Towers. I'm sure you know where Robert Towers is. That's a a place in East Orange, New Jersey. Please don't go there today. >> What was the name of it? >> Robert's Towers. >> Oh, I know where that is. Sure. >> Okay. in East Orange 60 East Main Street, >> right? >> We had there a seder and the Russian people, the Jewish from the Russia came there. The Jewish Federation settled them there until they got apartments, >> right? >> Then we had the seder there and the people say you're on the sed perfect 80% in Edish, 20% in Russian because I did not know so good Russian and I spoke in Edish. And then we used to make the sailor and that you definitely remember >> caret hall >> in across of the bus station. Sure. >> We had that pace of saders for 300 people >> and then a n avenue >> we in in the synagogue there I don't remember even the name and on temple avenue nearington >> near rabbi sky. >> Correct. We used to have there a pace of slowly and slowly here in our own community. Now we have a you have to count in the see harvest Kelski my dear wife prepares a program for children 70 Kinder are all having model seders and all having their own hag that when they will come home they will have a multicolor hag that the children will enjoy it of my demo spo things that they did they should be able to be enjoyed that I would like to say to the entire first of all to my dear wife for whatever she does not just with the but what she does every single day as a partner to me in every single step and and Rab Boro in Jersey City Rabbit Rabi he is running in the airport and make giving out masses to people there just unbelievable to Rabbi Mendelman in Fuon Rabbi Yosi Mson in Malbero all over everybody does one thing making sure that one more Jew will have a piece of >> um 9082890770 the efforts of bris are amazing and we're proud for all these years almost half a century of supporting their great work part of our Nissan campaign give a donation give a sponsorship at brisav.com or bris a vr.org. It wouldn't be uh almost Nissan if we didn't ask her by >> if we didn't ask her about >> I got a letter. >> Yeah. >> From from a person in California a year ago after Pacer and this person was living in Elizabeth and we made him a brief and he moved till now he lives in California. I don't even the the town but he was on the list. Then I sent him a box of he writes to me back. I live in a place that there is no Jews around but the only connection were 100ish kites that you made me a brief and you continue to send me the Russian calendar that gives me knowledge about every single holiday. But the matter that you sent me was a message of God that God did not forgot about me even in a place that I live that there is no Jew surrounding me sincerely and he signed his name. >> Pretty amazing. Pretty amazing. Um Genowelski comes from a place where Pesak was very different right in Moscow is a very different than than here in New Jersey. very very different. >> Um, [laughter] your colomoid was different. The availability of kosher food was different. You know, Raelski, I always wonder what you think when you walk into one of these places on a Sunday before Pesak and see thousands of people shopping, seeing a parking lot without a space because there's so many people shopping and every single product in the store is Kosha Pesak. That must be unbelievable coming from your humble beginnings in Moscow, Russia. >> You know, every single year when I share that and I remember that I really live in that. But boy Hashem, I had the privilege two months ago to be in soul with my parents and God should send a refu to my father and my mother and they all be healthy. Especially now my mother is on the on a bed and she cannot go to any place when there is silence. >> When I speak to my mom I say mama what do you do when there is a silence? She says I speak to the most powerful person in the world. I said to who? David. >> Wow. >> Me my husband me and my my mother my father say he says they say we speak to David. He's protecting us. We have no doubt that power say I cannot run on t get off the bed. It will be already not a minute and a half. It will take an hour and a half. But again, I'm coming I'm coming into my parents' bedroom and the number one where I look is on the closet on the left and I remembered as a child that the mattress was there covered because the Russian government made sure we should get the masses for pes of sheni. We never got the masses for for pes we always got the ms after pes >> and you and you would literally save them for the next year. My parents, not me. My parents, >> they deserve all the credit. They used to take this mis cover it in a white blanket and that was there in their bedroom and by the top of the of of of the closet close to the to the ceiling when we I read we had we were reading this shabas. You should guard the mus. I look at my I I remember my parents used to guard the mats 12 months >> 11 months they used to guard the mats the day you're coming to somebody and I I came to somebody this week to bring him mus and he with a joke says rabbi it's stale matz p is in three weeks I said this is stale matz this is mass >> you want to hear about stale matzas you can tell them about st >> I tell you what stale mas is all about [laughter] >> all All right, everybody out there. I could speak to my Kelsowski all day. Everybody out there, uh, Pesak's coming. Roesh is Wednesday night. Pesak's on the way. The Seder is going to be two weeks from Wednesday night. Help Brrisum. Spread the word. Give out thousands of pounds of matzas. Make the star all around the world at all their locations. 9082890770. Brisavum.org. Brissavum.org. I take this opportunity. Wish we kasher. I want to wish opportunity on behalf of my wife's journey to wish you and Stacy that the upcoming wedding should be for your daughter Bishop Matwas. >> Amen. >> And your son who is a soldier in the IDF should come and celebrate the sim with you together. >> Amen. >> And it should be from one sim to the next sim. Why do we say? Because we are connecting one G to the next G the G from Purim to G of PES. But I will add here one more thing. We had the the wedding of Amis Royal is we had the first wedding was Babatan Taylor, >> right? >> But the ultimate will be with the coming of Mashiach. >> Amen. the your ultimate wedding that you making taking your daughter down the aisle with such a great privilege and will say a day and is invited to come to that house as we say. May it be that your sim should bring us all and instead of your son coming here to celebrate, we should all come together in together with Msiah Ko and will be the greatest sim and your father who's your tonight will be the Messian and he will say thank you God for the privilege that I had the sim to be by the in >> there you go. Amen to that. Thank you Ra Kowelski. God bless you for that. Looking forward to celebrating with you everybody out there. Brisav is worthy of our sponsorship. 9082890770 brisav.org. More coming up. Barashem. We had an opportunity to spend some time talking about our Nissan campaign with everybody Kenowski here on a Monday morning at JM in the AM.