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Retired Therapist and Gulf War vet visits the Home in Netanya

Mon, 13 May 2013 21:22:34 +0000

Valerie Knowles did not need more than smiles and giggles to communicate with our girls during her recent visit to the Children’s Home. Spending her afternoon at the Rubin-Zeffren Home, she and her friend Eileen Lowey met our Programs Director Bracha Runes who gave them a grand tour. Valerie, who is a retired colonic therapist, spent …

Will you be at their bat mitzvah next year? Win a free flight to Israel!

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:52:11 +0000

VERY exciting news! Thanks to a suggestion from Baila’s mom (see this month’s mitzvah profile) we are adding a new raffle contest to our mitzvah project program. Starting from this month, for each $100 a bat mitzvah girl raises, her name will be added to our annual ‘Fly to the Gala’ drawing. The winning name receives 1 free …

Mazel Tov News from the Home

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:43:52 +0000

It’s always thrilling to report happy occasions from the Rubin-Zeffren Children’s Home. We have the pleasure to share two wonderfully joyous events and we know that as friends, you will be as excited as we are. Malkie G.’s Engagement Living in the Home for virtually a decade, Malkie G. has made great strides in so many ways. …

New York family visits the Home in Netanya for second time

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:28:26 +0000

It’s not every day that parents with two small children who are touring Israel on a family vacation take the time out to visit a Children’s Home all the way in Netanya. But, this young family is quite unique. Friends of the Rubin-Zeffren Children’s Home and the Lev LaLev Fund for five years now, Avi …

Letter from a Gala Bat Mitzvah 2013 attendee

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:49:19 +0000

Sheena, It was so nice meeting you in person on such a happy and emotional day! I want to thank you and Bracha for giving us such a beautiful opportunity to celebrate the girls Bat Mitzva. It was so emotional for me and for Sarina to be there. We felt so connected to the girls. Sarina felt …

A Granddaughter’s Yom HaShoah Memorial

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:29:16 +0000

It is seven decades since they were gassed at Treblinka – I lost them all. I never knew them, yet I imagine their beautifully gaunt faces and frightened tear-filled eyes. They never had a chance to touch me, to see me, to kiss me. And, I cannot even honor them by visiting their graves. I …

Ride for Lev LaLev this Passover!

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:40:45 +0000

Will you be in Israel this Passover? Do you know someone who will? Looking for an amazing Chol Ha’Moed activity for the whole family? Get some great scenic exercise, and help disadvantaged young women at the same time! We hope you will take advantage of an amazing new opportunity to raise funds for Lev LaLev …

Highlights from the Gala Bat Mitzvah of 19 orphans

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 23:19:29 +0000

I am writing this post on my laptop in Netanya on February 18, 2013; just after returning from a wonderful evening celebrating with the ladies of Lev LaLev in Israel. I wanted to make sure to share my experience with you right away… The gala bat mitzvah was held in a brand new hall in Netanya, …

Witnessing a Winter Wedding Celebrated with Warmth: Our Esther Gets Married

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:52:57 +0000

One of the greatest joys each of us from the LevLaLev Team can derive, is to see one of our dear and precious girls stand under the wedding canopy – the chuppah, together with her intended one, about to embark on a new and wonderful life together. On the eve of January 20th, Esther was married, and …

The Power of the Bat Mitzvah

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:28:23 +0000

by Sheena Levi Originally published on January 30, 2013 on the Jewish Women’s Archive: Jewesses with Attitude blog When I was brought on board at the Lev LaLev Fund in May 2011, I was asked if I could run the bat mitzvah project program. I thought, sure, how hard could it be? I was once a bat mitzvah girl too after …