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Saturday, February 26, 2022
Ukrainian rabbi says Zelensky asked him to ‘pray for safety’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUkrainian rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich says President Volodymyr Zelensky called him today.
“President Zelensky called me today and requested that every Jew in Ukraine pray for safety of each person in Ukraine and the end to the Russian invasion of our country,” Bleich says on Twitter. “The Russian invasion threatens every Jew in Ukraine.”
President Zelensky called me today &requested that every Jew in Ukraine pray for safety of each person in @Ukraine and the end to the Russian invasion of our country The Russian invasion threatens every Jew in Ukraine הנה לא ינום ולא יישן שומר ישראל #StandWithUkraine @MFA_Ukraine pic.twitter.com/ot1vXLeeZj
— Chief Rabbi Bleich (@Ukrainerabbi) February 27, 2022
The US-born Bleich is one of several rabbis who claim to be Ukraine’s chief rabbi.
On Friday he said he was sheltering outside Kyiv and attempting to evacuate to the west.
The Times of Israel Community.