Tag Archive: gratitude

Retired Therapist and Gulf War vet visits the Home in Netanya

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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 …

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Mazel Tov News from the Home

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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. …

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New York family visits the Home in Netanya for second time

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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 …

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Letter from a Gala Bat Mitzvah 2013 attendee

Sheena Levi, Director of Outreach, with Lana and her daughters (left) at the Gala. Bracha Runes, Director of the Home, stands far right.

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 …

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Highlights from the Gala Bat Mitzvah of 19 orphans

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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, …

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

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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 …

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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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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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