My Friend , Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin, Visiting A Sick Young Man At TMC
Chabad Tucson
Chabad Tucson • 520-881-7956 • info@ChabadTucson.com • www.ChabadTucson.com
Message from the Rabbi
Last week, Scottsdale Councilman Adam Kwasman asked if I would be attending the annual Chabad of Arizona gala, where he was being honored. I told him I’d make an effort, which I successfully did.
On Sunday, I drove to Phoenix and celebrated Adam and his wife being honored.
During the gala, I met others participants, including Rabbi Dovie Shapiro, Director of the Chabad Jewish Community Center of Flagstaff. Since we rarely meet due to the 260 mile distance, catching up was a great opportunity.
Our conversation reminded him of a young Jewish man who had previously worked for him and was now hospitalized at Tucson Medical Center.
“His name is Adam Fox, and he would appreciate a visit from a rabbi,” he said.
On Monday, I did just that.
At the hospital, I met Adam and his caring parents. As we chatted, he shared that he had been involved with Chabad, Hillel and JCCs, including the one in Akron, Ohio.
He then mentioned a “great guy” he used to work with there—Scott Zorn, now of blessed memory.
"I knew Scott from his time at the Tucson JCC," I replied. We spent the next few minutes reminiscing about Scott, his wife Julie, and their wonderful family.
Then Adam revealed that Monday was Scott’s birthday (leading me to later reach out to Scott’s family).
Adam put on Tefillin, and we prayed together. He was grateful for the visit and for the friends who had been reaching out to him as he battled his medical condition.
This series of events, starting with a brief chat with a Scottsdale Councilman, was like a thread woven into a chain of divine interconnectedness—bringing people together, spreading comfort, and strengthening hope.
It was appropriate that it occurred on the week that the Torah reading is titled “Vayakhel,” which means to gather and connect people.
Good Shabbos,
Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin
Chabad Tucson
My Friend , Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin, Visiting A Sick Young Man At TMC
Chabad Tucson
Chabad Tucson • 520-881-7956 • info@ChabadTucson.com • www.ChabadTucson.com
Message from the Rabbi
Last week, Scottsdale Councilman Adam Kwasman asked if I would be attending the annual Chabad of Arizona gala, where he was being honored. I told him I’d make an effort, which I successfully did.
On Sunday, I drove to Phoenix and celebrated Adam and his wife being honored.
During the gala, I met others participants, including Rabbi Dovie Shapiro, Director of the Chabad Jewish Community Center of Flagstaff. Since we rarely meet due to the 260 mile distance, catching up was a great opportunity.
Our conversation reminded him of a young Jewish man who had previously worked for him and was now hospitalized at Tucson Medical Center.
“His name is Adam Fox, and he would appreciate a visit from a rabbi,” he said.
On Monday, I did just that.
At the hospital, I met Adam and his caring parents. As we chatted, he shared that he had been involved with Chabad, Hillel and JCCs, including the one in Akron, Ohio.
He then mentioned a “great guy” he used to work with there—Scott Zorn, now of blessed memory.
"I knew Scott from his time at the Tucson JCC," I replied. We spent the next few minutes reminiscing about Scott, his wife Julie, and their wonderful family.
Then Adam revealed that Monday was Scott’s birthday (leading me to later reach out to Scott’s family).
Adam put on Tefillin, and we prayed together. He was grateful for the visit and for the friends who had been reaching out to him as he battled his medical condition.
This series of events, starting with a brief chat with a Scottsdale Councilman, was like a thread woven into a chain of divine interconnectedness—bringing people together, spreading comfort, and strengthening hope.
It was appropriate that it occurred on the week that the Torah reading is titled “Vayakhel,” which means to gather and connect people.
Good Shabbos,
Rabbi Yehuda Ceitlin
Chabad Tucson