Outreach

Yad Yisroel - a helping hand for Jews throughout Belarus. Although its focus is in Pinsk, where the schools are located, Jewish communities far and near benefit from Yad Yisroel’s outreach efforts.

Kehilla Work

There are some elderly men in the Town who attend shacharis every morning. Bochurim from Yeshivas Pe'er Yisroel in Pinsk are allocated to visit them, taking along Tefillin and davening with them. This gives meaning and brightness to lonely elder men.

Chesed

The Jewish community also hosts some elderly Babushkas, some who still remember Pinsk being heavily chassidish.

Often ill or lonely, these people are often visited by the girls school who lighten their load with singing or even just a caring conversation.

Kashrus

A kashrus campaign has been undertaken by some of the bochurim involving koshering kitchens, finding means and purchasing new ovens and constantly stocking the kitchens with kosher food. To this date five families and couples are under the program with more work on the hold for when funding is available.

Yom Tov

Yom Tov is a very special time in Pinsk. It is a time that the entire community gets involved in some way. On Chanukah and Purim concerts are arranged in which both the Beis Aharon Boys School and the Chesed group perform. On Yomim Tovim such as Rosh Hashanah, Succos, Pesach and Shevuos there is a special atmosphere in the Jewish community.

Shabbatons

Another programme Yad Yisroel offers to communities in Belarus is the much sought after Yeshivas Pe'er Yisroel Shabbaton. This has involved a group of bochurim going to a city for Shabbos. The bochurim then help with everything necessary for a true, uplifting Shabbos atmosphere including davening, leining, singing and even cooking. So far Minsk, Mogilov, Gomel, Bobroisk and Vitebsk have been the prime locations.