Slow Progress in Case of Three Abducted Children in France; Court Date Approaching

PARIS, FRANCE – Positive reports are coming in from France where askanim have managed to have three frum children heartlessly torn away from their mother moved from Catholic facilities to a Jewish state-run institution.

The situation is still far from ideal. In the completely secular group home, the children are being served kosher and can keep Shabbos, but they are being denied a Torah education. In place of their former frum cheder and school experience, they are socializing only with irreligious children who are indifferent to Torah and mitzvos.

Askanim on the case are working on government approval to transfer the three children to the care of a devoted uncle. The process is costly and complicated. The authorities insist the uncle’s home be expanded so it is legally large enough to host the three additional children – a construction project the family can ill-afford.

Meanwhile, the trial date is nearing. Next Thursday, July 25, the court is due to determine the future of the family. The judges will rule whether the mother should be entitled to visitation rights, if she will be allowed to remain with her two younger children, or whether she will chas v’shalom be placed behind bars.

Klal Yisrael will not sit with folded hands while this terrible danger hovers above an entire family, so ruthlessly torn broken apart from both father and mother! A public yom tefillah has been set for the day of the court case – Thursday, July 25. Please daven for Maimon ben Rivka, Esther bas Rivka, Shlomo ben Rivka, and their mother Rivka bas Gila and the two children still in her care, Rachel Bracha and Avraham. Donations for the astronomical legal expenses are welcome via charidy.com/kids or (732) 301 3993.

Will this family survive?

On July 25, their future will be determined.

FRANCE – Three innocent frum children were ripped out of their mother’s arms and placed in a secular government-run institution. Askanim are working round the clock to have them transferred to the custody of kind relatives, while their mother’s fate hangs in the air.

Will the children merit a frum chinuch?

Will the mother have visitation rights?

What will be with the two younger siblings?

You can help!

YOM TEFILLAH

The Court Date is Approaching:

Thursday, July 25

Please daven for

Maimon ben Rivka

Esther bas Rivka

Shlomo ben Rivka

And their mother, Rivka bas Gila, and the two children still in her care, Rachel Bracha and Avraham

כל המקיים נפש אחת בישראל כאילו קיים עולם מלא

Incredible: Heroic 7 year old kidnapped boy refused treif for over 6 months!

In the ongoing heartrending saga of the Sephardi French children, in which three innocent Jewish children were forcibly taken from their home, the court case has commenced and the judges will issue their ruling in less than two weeks. The future of these children hangs in the balance; whether they will be allowed to return to their heartbroken mother or not. In another alarming development, the court has decided to consider whether the two remaining children, a toddler and a baby boy a few months of age, will be allowed to remain home. The ruling is set to be delivered on July 25th.

In the interim, with tremendous siyata diShmaya Askanim succeeded in having the children transferred from the non-Jewish institution to one under Jewish ownership which is somewhat accommodating to the religious needs of the children. The current institution is still primarily irreligious, but here the children are able to keep Shabbos and have contact with other Jews. In addition, this coming week they will hopefully be able to start attending a religious day school.

In a sensational incident this past week, the local Chabad rabbi Rabbi Dovid Ben-elbaz was able to bring them Yarmulka and tzitzis as well as kosher food and cake for Shabbos, which were accepted excitedly by the children. Upon receiving the kosher meat and chicken, seven year old Maimon exclaimed excitedly in a tear choked voice, “For over 6 months I resisted eating the treife food that they tried feeding me. Now for the first time in over 6 months I am able to eat fleishigs!”

Incidentally, other children, formerly from frum households, were given the opportunity to join the three children, and a bittersweet Shabbos seudah ensued.

The legal process as well as the constant shtadlanus is extremely costly and we have only been able to reach these milestone with the help of the entire community. However the Judge has the power to overturn all the progress that has been made by the July 25th verdict. A tremendous amounts of funds are still needed so that the askanim will be able to continue their efforts and successfully save these children and return them to their mother.

Donations can be made by phone at 732.301.3993. Checks payable to Chesed of Lakewood (case 10316) can be mailed to 19 Yehuda Way Lakewood NJ or placed in Yoshon locker #50.

Donations can also be made online at abcharity.org/farchapt

Tefilos Yisroel are still needed for Rachamei shomyim to ensure the continuous progress and for a positive verdict on July 25th. Please continue to daven for Rivkah bas Gila and her children Maimon, Esther, Shlomo, Rochel Bracha and Avrohom.

Bez”H in the zechus of this great mitzva everyone will be zoicheh to see only nachas from their children and we will be zoicheh soon to celebrate the redemption of the children with their return to the mother and the Geulas Yisroel with Moshiach Tzidkeinu very soon.

Contact number 7323013993, checks

can be made payable to 'Chesed of Lkwd' (case number 10316, tax id 460826352)

And mailed to 19 Yehuda Way Lkwd NJ