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Today we gain beautiful insight into Abraham's generous ways. The "eshel" was a fruit tree that
Abraham planted to serve fruits to his guests. Our Sages go even deeper and say
that "eshel" is an acronym for three Hebrew words: eating (אכילה a-khee-la),
drinking (שתיה sh'tee-ya) and escorting (לויה levaya), the three types of
hospitality that Abraham was famous for offering to his guests. Colel Chabad,
Israel's oldest charitable organization, follows in the footsteps of Abraham by
helping Israel's neediest citizens- widows and orphans, the sick and elderly,
poor immigrants, and hospitalized children. Among many projects to help the
poor, Colel Chabad now operates 18 free soup kitchens, serving up over 1 million
meals annually. Many of the recipients are aged Holocaust survivors who come as
much out of their need of a warm smile and simple human contact, as they do for
the nutritious food.
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