Rabbi Raichik Memorial Award

David Kracov was commissioned to create an award to be given in honor of, and named for, Rabbi Yossi Raichik, the beloved director of Chabad's Children of Chernobyl.

The award, "Book Of Life", was created by David and inspired by the extraordinary life of Rabbi Yossi Raichik. The sculpture depicts the "Book Of Life", each page filled with words from those he touched, with those pages and thoughts transforming into butterflies, each representing the 2.547 children he helped save and give new lives.

To learn more about the inspirational life of Rabbi Yossi Raickik and the organization, Chabad's Children of Chernobyl, the he developed into successful and inspiring organization that has saved thousands of children's lives from the devastating effects of the Chernobyl disaster, go to Chabad's Children Of Chernobyl: www.ccoc.net

"Only 55, but you lived 2,547 lives."