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RABBINICAL BOARD

Rabbi Yehuda Azancot
Rabbi Shmuel Choueka
Rabbi David Ozeri
Rabbi Meyer Yedid

BOARD MEMBERS

Harry Adjmi
Mark Adjmi
Elliot Aizer
David Assis
Morris A. Dweck
Jeffery Franco
Joey A. Franco
Albert Gammal
Jack I. Hidary
Nathan Hoffman
Zuki Jarada
Michael Jemal
Abraham J. Kassin
Gabe Khezrie
Alan C. Maleh
Joseph Mansour
Mark D. Massry
Moshe Nachum
Steven S Safdieh
Sammy Saka
N. Sam Sasson
Freddy Sayegh
Leon Shama
Zudy Shehebar
Abe E. Sutton
Michael S. Wahba
Isaac Yedid
Ezra A. Zaafarani

INITIATIVE

Dear fellow community member,

As our community grows, there are numerous opportunities for us to join in celebration!

We would like to introduce you to a simple new concept in collecting funds for such occasions via the Semahot initiative.

While a simha - a milah, a bar-mitzvah, or a wedding - is a tremendously joyous occasion for the family, for many it is also a source of great stress. The cost of raising a family in our community continues to rise, and the added and often unexpected financial pressures that semahot and their associated costs bring, can push overtaxed budgets far past their breaking points. With these costs weighing on the minds of parents, the elation felt at momentous occasions is often marred with financial anxiety.

If given the opportunity, we would all want to help our friends celebrate their happy times with complete peace of mind. Unfortunately, the sums needed just seem too great a financial burden for any one individual to bear. 

The Semahot initiative was created to give all community members the opportunity to assist their friends who are struggling with these huge costs and to help alleviate some of the financial pressures associated with making a simha and its associated costs.

HOW IT WORKS

APPLY
A family applies for assistance and undergoes thorough research by the Semahot initiative board to ensure that the money is needed and the planned Simha is financially responsible. Multiple methods will be used to research the validity of a need before giving it "verified" status.
WE CHARGE YOUR CARD
After the need is verified, all participating community members will be charged via their credit card which is stored on file. 
Participants will not be charged more than:
$2.60 for a new born baby
$5 for a bar-mitzvah
$26 for a wedding
Initial response to the initiative has been very enthusiastic. We have already obtained commitments from many who wish to participate. We believe that we will have thousands of people signed up in a short period of time. If we use a modest number of one thousand participants, the above charges will add up to:
$2,600 for a new born baby
$5,000 for a bar-mitzvah
$26,000 for a wedding
All this will happen at the click of a button, where the credit cards will instantly be charged the designated amount.

NO MORE THAN $100 A MONTH
Participating members will never be charged more than $100 in any given month.

BENEFITS

Here are some of the benefits of this initiative:

Save families

Save families from taking on unrepayable debt.

Save time

Minimize the time-consuming task of collecting money.

Privacy

Avoid the embarrassment that many have to suffer in these situations as they beg their family and friends for assistance. This initiative will protect their privacy and give them the chance to make their simha with the utmost dignity.

Sharing the burden

By sharing the burden together at a minimal and affordable amount, we will all have the chance to participate in this great mitzvah which is often the privilege of only a limited number of individuals.

Unity

Bringing a greater unity to our community! By joining forces with each other, we can collectively contribute a significant sum towards a friend's simha expense.

100% charity

We are a non-profit organization with 100% of the proceeds going toward charity. There are no fees involved, and no money will ever be held in the account. Whenever funds are needed, they will be charged and immediately distributed to those who need it.

Volunteer Opportunities

Please send us a message and we will be in touch

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