Tag Archive: esther

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

Israel_January_Wedding_092

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 …

Continue reading »

An Orphan Invented Your Computer!

First Lady and activist Eleanor Roosevelt was orphaned at the age of ten

(…and your microwave, and the music streaming out of your headphones….) Doesn’t it seem like Purim was ages ago? Only last week we were celebrating the life of Queen Esther, an orphaned girl who saved her nation. Our appeal was to consider the disadvantaged girls at the Rubin-Zeffren Children’s Home in Netanya, many of whom …

Continue reading »

To Enter the Heart of the King

image001

Only hours remain until we usher in Purim, the happiest day of the year! As we tie up the loose ends of our mishloach manos (beautifully wrapped gifts of food for our friends) and put finishing touches on our children’s costumes, we are hoping that those around us get the most out of this holiday. …

Continue reading »

Esther, the Orphan Queen who saved a people

Achashverosh and Haman at the Feast of Esther, Rembrandt (1660)

As we approach the joyous holiday of Purim, celebrated this year from the evening of March 7th-8th, I have been reflecting on the holiday as my first year celebrating it with Lev LaLev. And I noticed something about the holiday story that before seemed like just a small footnote to me. … The story of …

Continue reading »

Happy Days are Here Again!

shutterstock_79011601

One thing I love about my job is that special people are never far away. Besides those with whom I work, there are hundreds of you who carry the girls in your thoughts and express this heartfelt connection in so many ways: There’s the man who momentarily left his wife’s labor room to add merit …

Continue reading »