Our hearts are broken by the grief of the hundreds of families who have suffered the losses of loved ones, by the pain of the thousands wounded, and by the trauma of entire communities whose sense of security has been upended. We share in the agony of the hostages and their families as they find themselves in the hands of hate-filled captors who do not behave as people. Every single one us wants to do something to help. In addition to joining the nightly Tehillim gatherings, you are all no doubt aware of the massive funding necessary for equipment, supplies and food for the soldiers near Gaza, and for tending to the wounded and bereaved. I imagine you have all been overwhelmed with requests from dozens of organizations and individuals for these critical causes. In conjunction with the OU and as a part of the larger 5T community, we have launched this campaign to gather our resources into one fund to streamline the process and increase our power of impact. CBS will have sole authority to dispense the funds, which will be done under my discretion, with the advisement of the OU. Rabbi Freundlich