Yechiel Eckstein at the Colel Chabad Dinner - 2013 / 5774

a true Visionary with global impact sums up Rabbi yil alexin he has done things and gone places where no man has gone before he is making a mark and lasting impact in Uncharted Territory he serves as an orim a beacon onto Nations spreading illumination and righteousness everywhere and anywhere he deserves it the Karen hay idea was his alone and he nurtured it relentlessly into a global movement of Good Deeds he galvanizes moral material and political support for Israel he cares greatly for the helpless the ignored neglected and rejected men women and children especially the elderly and Holocaust Survivors Rabbi Xin and his staff is a strategic partner of K kabad he is personally involved in our activities especially in feeding the poor and supporting pioneering programs in helping victims of multiple sclerosis Rabbi yil Xin Trailblazer Award presented to Rabbi yilin a Visionary and Pioneer who is a beacon to the Nations kabad International award dinner one thank you to uh I want to tell you that I was on my way to Israel today and I was supposed to be in Israel already yesterday uh I Happ I was here in Chicago in the United States and when the snowstorms hit I uh we have distribution centers in Jerusalem and different parts of the country the fellowship uh or the kly dut as we're called in Israel has become the largest philanthropy in Israel and in the former Soviet Union I might add and umal teach that uh if you're fortunate the work is done by others I want you to know that the soup kitchens that K kabad sponsors the restaurants as they call them the incredible work that we just saw on the screen happens every day day and night whenever it's needed in emergency times when elderly can't get out and in regular times when they can get out and so I made a decision that I would not go to Israel till tomorrow in order to be here here and to show my support and importance of K kabad and I want to say thank you this year I want to say toara as I get older my heroes change when I was younger and I say this uh oh they they steep down already to the young leaders and the Future Leaders of the Jewish commun when I was younger I used to admire successful people when I got a little older I used to admire wealthy people I used to admire smart people I used to admire people who really were successful in life and whatever it is that they did I used to admire happy people and as I got older I came to admire people who are kind I want to take this opportunity on your behalf certainly on mine to say toara thank you for giving us the opportunity the privilege to be part of kabad each and every one of us giving us a credible trustworthy vehicle to help the poor to help the less fortunate and to be kind Rabbi Shalom dman toada rabes should bless you with many many more years of good health and I'll just close with everyone took out their their phones take out a piece piece of paper okay don't take out a piece of paper put it in your machines three words in fact why don't we do something say it after me let's hear you again the world is created on on loving kindness every day you should say this sentence and make the The Branding and the identification in our lives to do in our own lives and to do it also in conjunction with and through kabad to R