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 …
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 …
Lev LaLev Honors the Late Founder of the Rubin-Zeffren Children’s Home Grand Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam, the Sanz-Klausenberg Rebbe, of blessed memory, on the 18th anniversary of his passing 1905: Rudnik, Poland – 9th of Tammuz, 1994: Netanya, Israel On the shores of the majestic Mediterranean Sea, the Rubin-Zeffren Children’s Home stands as a living …
I receive Google alerts. One of them is for “Israel girl orphanage”. It often does not result in many posts, but yesterday I was alerted to the following article: An Orphan in Pre-State Palestine The Israeli film industry is growing in popularity, and this latest film by well-known Israeli film connoisseur Dina Zvi Riklis, entitled The Fifth Heaven, is a period …
I know. I can’t believe it either. But that’s pretty much been my first thought upon waking each morning for the last week, besides what to make for dinner. I’m a grandmother. Until last Tuesday, being a mother was a cherished enough role. But this grandmother thing, well, it’s catapulted me into a whole new …
One month from now, Sarina Hilowitz of Savannah, Georgia will be celebrating her Bat Mitzvah, which she is twinning with one of our girls at the Rubin-Zeffren Children’s Home in Netanya, Israel. The sponsorship is in memory of her Zeyde whose life story is truly inspirational and miraculous. In honor of Yom HaZikaron - Remembrance Day for …
Dear Rachel, Thank you very much for the greeting card that you sent me last month. The card was really beautiful and more than that the smile on the face of your Girls was tooooooooooo beautiful. ……. I try to donate my money for a good cause. I feel that your charity have done some good …
I love Passover. Despite the strenuous efforts to prepare for it: cleaning, organizing and shopping, I still love it. Monsey is vibrant today as throngs of people strive to make this holiday the most joyous ever. But long lines and crowded parking lots can challenge this perspective, especially when coupled with lack of sleep. In …
I always look forward to posting here as an opportunity to focus on how our partnership is achieving extraordinary things for our girls each day. But as happy as I am to be with you, my heart is heavy from the news of the murders in Toulouse, France. A teacher, his two children, ages 3 …
Chanuka is finally here! It’s time to recall the small flask of oil that lasted for eight days instead of one, the divine message that what seems like a small effort can accomplish miracles beyond our imagination. For a moment, think about what it would be like to find the Temple desecrated. Its majestic glory …
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