Machne Israel Announces Grant Funding New “Mitzvah Tanks”

Machne Israel — the social services branch of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement — has announced a new initiative that will provide grants to three Chabad centers for the purchase and outfitting of three “Mitzvah Tanks.”

The Mitzvah Tank came into use in the early 1970s, and has since become a familiar fixture in many cities, offering Jews the opportunity to participate in a mitzvah on the go. Today these mobile homes are synonymous with Chabad-Lubavitch and its goal to provide Jews everywhere with access to and the opportunity for Jewish engagement. 

The three winners selected from scores of qualifying applications via a randomized lots process will each receive $18,000 toward the purchase and outfitting of a Mitzvah Tank are:

• Rabbi Yaakov and Tiferes Cahnman – Rural Northeastern AZ, USA

• Rabbi Yisroel and Sarah Bernath – Montreal, QC, Canada

• Rabbi Mendel and Musya Shemtov – Montevideo, Uruguay 

“We are so blessed to have the opportunity to build a Mitzvah Tank which will, G-d willing, bring much light and joy throughout Arizona,” said Rabbi Yaakov Cahnman. 

Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, who spearheaded the establishment of the initiative, congratulated the winners, wishing them success with their new vehicle that will empower them to bring the Rebbe’s mitzvah campaigns and much more to Jews living off the grid. 

Machne Israel established the Keren Mamosh initiative — which is sponsoring this program — in the days following Gimmel Tammuz 5754 to strengthen Chabad-Lubavitch institutions and advance the Rebbe’s mission. For more than three decades, it has supported initiatives that bring that vision to life.

To learn more and to contribute to Keren Mamosh, visit www.Magbis.org/keren-mamosh.