SEPTEMBER 1 • 2022 | 17

Ukraine’s territorial defense 
forces.

HELP FROM ALL ANGLES
Originally, IFAKS, or individual 
first-aid kits, were identified as 
the biggest need in war-torn 
cities in Ukraine. Yet, due to 
an ongoing delay in the supply 
chain, IFAKS initiatives are 
paused as the synagogue piv-
ots to assembling hygiene kits 
instead.
“We’re trying to approach 
initiatives that we’re doing with 
regard to Ukraine in a lot of dif-
ferent directions,
” Couf-Cohen 
says. “From a learning stand-
point, a hands-on standpoint 
and a financial standpoint.
”
The Pack for People event, 
she explains, falls into the 
hands-on category of the broad-
er Ukraine effort. For the edu-
cational component, Shaarey 
Zedek will include learning 

sessions with Rozenberg on the 
first and second day of Rosh 
Hashanah, where the Ukraine-
born congregation member will 
speak about the war to teens 
and tweens.
A teen from Ukraine will also 
join Rozenberg to share more 
about the crisis with Shaarey 
Zedek’s younger congregants. 
“
A lot of us can say we have per-
sonal connections to Ukraine,
” 
explains Couf-Cohen, whose 
grandparents were also born in 
Ukraine. “It becomes another 
way of reinforcing and connect-
ing us to our heritage.
”
The financial component, 
on the other hand, includes 
sourcing donations for Shaarey 
Zedek members who are 
bringing family to Michigan 
from war-torn areas of Ukraine.
“Our congregants want to feel 
a sense of ownership,
” Couf-
Cohen says. “Rolling up your 

sleeves and getting involved 
is one of the best ways to feel 
like you’re really making a 
difference.
” 

To learn more about Ukraine efforts 

or how to get involved, contact 

Congregation Shaarey Zedek at csz.

info@shaareyzedek.org or visit shaar-

eyzedek.org.

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