Hatzolah Air left South Florida on Friday morning for Chabad of Jamaica, bringing much-needed supplies to an island nation that was devastated this week by Hurricane Melissa.

During the height of the winds and water on Oct. 28, Rabbi Yaakov and Chaya Raskin, co-directors of the Jewish center in Montego Bay, and their family sheltered in a windowless room at the center of their home as Category 5 winds damaged the building . Within 24 hours of the storm passing, they were already coordinating relief efforts—operating phone charging stations, distributing water and essential goods, and arranging for a private plane full of relief supplies to take off from Miami.

The flight was made possible through coordination with supporters in the United States, Hatzolah Air and Jamaica’s minister o

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