Two Simple Words…

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THANK YOU!! Thankfully with your support, and through the generosity of 4,916 contributions, we have been able to accomplish the following at Lev LaLev’s Children’s Home in Israel this year… Twelve great successes in the year 2012: Began the healing and rehabilitation process for nine new girls who we took into the Home. Instituted a …

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Mourning and Moving Forward from Sandy Hook

Twenty bright first-graders were gunned down Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Six school staffers, including a teacher and a principal, also died. -ABC News

Take a look to the right of these paragraphs and scroll down until you see the option for ‘Live Traffic Feed,’ then note the countries listed. Behind each entry is someone who used their computer to access this blog containing the latest happenings of our Children’s Home and what’s on our minds. People like you …

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MAZEL TOV: Chanukah Miracles Strike Again!

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Life is full of ups and downs, but if you’re a New Yorker, these past few months have felt like a roller coaster. It began with Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the East Coast, promptly followed by the war in Israel. The sobering world climate hung heavy over our daily tasks as we found ourselves appreciating …

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Rosh Chodesh Kislev: Our girls are off to war

Israeli APCs get instructions before leaving a base in Kissufim, next to the border with the Gaza Strip, southern Israel, 15 November 2012. (Credit: EPA)

“Is everyone ok? Do you have a home? Was there any damage?” These have been just a few of the questions in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Surely, the most popular is: “DO YOU HAVE POWER????” and if so, you are admired like royalty among a society struggling to return to its former self, sometimes …

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Surviving Sandy

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At Lev LaLev, we’re surrounded by miracles that stretch from our office here in Monsey, New York, all the way across the Atlantic and onto the shores of Netanya, where our Children’s Home nurtures our girls. Astute readers of this blog will recall an entry from almost one year ago when I shared my own …

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The Afterglow of Giving

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Just one week ago, I was on such a ‘high.’ But it wasn’t only because my elevator had just stopped on the 39th floor of a skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles. I was feeling great because I was about to meet one of our most prestigious Lev LaLev donors. While other moments can be preceded …

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The Weinstein Vault of Secret Recipes, Part II (For your eyes only……)

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Once again, we’re inviting you to enhance your Succos holiday with a VIP visit to our secret vault of sacred recipes. That’s where you’ll find everything from a unique Mexican-style crowd pleaser to exotic Moroccan cuisine. We know you’ve never tasted anything like the treasured gourmet chocolate pie featured here. Yet my favorite Succos evening …

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Being Relevant is Being Alive

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I’m not sure when it happened, but somehow we all transitioned from carefree summer days into the solemnity of the High Holiday Season. There we were, perfecting our backstroke and barbecuing, when suddenly we became dizzied with school supplies and the search for a fish head. Very soon, we will be standing next to our …

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Fishing for a Lifetime

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I know I think of the girls a lot, but I never imagined how they’d come to mind on a remote, scenic peninsula. Let me explain: After so many summers of talking about camping, my family finally decided that THIS would be the summer to do it. That’s how we found ourselves – and loads …

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Sun, Surf and….School???

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This may be a bit of a shocker, especially if you’re relaxing by the pool as you read this. So get a good grip on your pina colada as I point out that, here in the US and other parts of the world, we’re just weeks away from another school year. Ooops! Did that jolt …

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