Rabbi Gloiberman helps needy child
Rabbi Gloiberman helps needy childChabad.org

Thousands of needy Israeli children received costumes in advance of the holiday of Purim when the Yad B’Yad charity organization opened its warehouse for those whose families couldn’t afford to indulge the traditional custom.



“Poor children also need costumes,” said Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Yaakov Gloiberman, director of Yad B’Yad in the central city of Lod. “It helps bring happiness on Purim.”

Beginning this year on the night of Feb. 27, Purim recalls the events of the biblical Scroll of Esther. Celebrations are characterized by the wearing of masks and the donning of costumes in remembrance of the Persian queen who hid her identity until the last minute in order to save the Jewish people.

All told, some 10,000 children went home with new costumes donated by various businesses and individuals. Over the course of two weeks, families stopped by the warehouse, as did teachers who knew of students in dire straits.

According to Gloiberman, most of the boys preferred soldier and policeman costumes, while the most popular girl’s outfits were princess dresses and queen costumes.