Tag Archive: Holiday

Ride for Lev LaLev this Passover!

Cycle for Unity - Passover Rides 2013

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 …

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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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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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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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Shabbat or Tisha B’Av?

Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av, is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar. A day of mourning. A day to memorialize the myriad of tragic events and persecutions throughout Jewish history and even to today. Yet, this year the 9th of Av falls on Saturday, July 28th…on the joyous day of rest, shabbat! So, …

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The Answer to Your Prayers

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Here’s the first email that greeted me this morning: Mrs. Rachel Weinstein – Hi, Hello. Please, take me off your sending e-mail list. I thought it was a simple prayer request… I want you to know that I donated to an orphanage in Jerusalem, Israel a couple of years back…I never got my blessing at …

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The Chessed of Shavuos: Royalty and the Harvest

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Each year on the holiday of Shavuos, in the midst of beautiful flowers, staying up late to learn Torah and enjoying dairy delicacies, the biblical Book of Ruth is read. This year we start the celebration right after Shabbat, the evening of May 26th, and continue through May 28th outside of Israel. On Shavuos, the …

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Yom Yerushalayim, Shavuos and the Kotel

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On Thursday, May 24th, our girls will journey to the Western Wall in Jerusalem to pour out their hearts in prayer for themselves and others (Join our friends who are taking advantage of this opportunity, at no cost - www.levlalev.com/kotelprayers). Upon reaching the most significant Jewish site in the world, they will meet hundreds representing various …

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