Chanting “Bring Them Home,” a crowd of about 650 people gathered at Frontier Park in St. Charles, Mo., on Sunday to show their support for Israel and the hostages held in Gaza.
Rabbi Chaim Landa, co-director of the Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County, with his wife Bassy, opened the event with fervent words. “Silence in the face of evil is not an option,” Landa declared, emphasizing the community’s commitment to outspoken support for Israel.
Landa urged those present to undertake additional “mitzvahs for Israel,” including the more than 200 hostages being held by Hamas and other terrorist groups. Many Jewish men participated by donning tefillin while women received Shabbat candles.
Landa’s rallying cry, “Let’s Bring Them Home,” encapsulated the event’s theme of Jewish unity and positive action.
I am a teenager from St.Charles MO, and I'd like to say that Rabbi Chaim Landa is truly my biggest inspiration. Rabbi Chaim Landa has brought a community together that is rarely mentioned here in St.Charles, and he is not only bringing us together but bringing us together for a good cause. Rabbi Chaim Landa is truly an amazing Human, Husband, Father, and Rabbi.
Hearing your words, it's comfting to me. It's about time we hear the rally cry from our Jewish youth. We are the bringers of light and the word of G-d. I feel like Jews have become somewhat complacement in society today. Now is the time for us to regain our voices and sound the shofar. Were Jewish! It's time we start acting like it. ❤ Am Yisrael Chai ❤