War brings the worst out in people, BUT it also brings out the BEST in people and Maya is no exception. This May, Maya will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah. On her special day, she wants to do something special, not for herself, but for others. She wants to help the people of Sderot. She contacted […]
Meet David
David suffers from Arthrogryposis Aaron and Miriam have six children, the youngest being eighteen months. David is the middle child. He was born still born but revived. He was later diagnosed with Arthrogryposis which is a congenital muscle problem that causes movement around a number of joints through tendon and muscle shortening. He first started […]
Religious School Hit By Kassam
The other day as we were taking an elderly person and their care giver to the hospital, the reality of where I was driving and vulnerability we were exposed to as we on our way. The main highway that take us to Ashkelon, where the hospital is, basically runs parallel to Gaza. Most of the […]
Sukkot Is Just Around The Corner
With Sukkot quickly coming upon us we look to you our supporters for help to feed the families here in Sderot who will be coming to us for help. The holydays are a special time to celebrate with friends, family members and loved one but for some it is a struggle to get into the […]
Our Summer Project Completed
We told you a while ago that we were going to do an extreme make over to one of our schools here in Sderot. This would be the third school we painted and fixed up during the summer vacation. In the past we would take on a job like this and see who YAH would […]
Our Summer Project
We seem to do a lot of painting. What a fresh coat of paint can do to a room, no less a school. Last summer we did a major renovation to one of our local school. The school supplied the material and Hope For Sderot provided the labor , the new design and the color […]
THANK YOU!
There are many people in Sderot that live in poverty. For the parents it is hard when they cannot provide the thing for their children that others parents are able to provide especially when it comes to their children’s Bar or Bat Mitzvahs. If you’re a boy in Israel, in the “Cycles of Life”, your […]
Meet Abagail
Abigail (who asked not to be pictured) is a Special Ed teacher during the school year. During the summer break she tutors children that have fallen behind during the school year. She does this at no cost to the students who are so desperately in need of the help. She uses a small two room […]
Here’s What’s Happening In Sderot
Many projects have taken place and the situation in Sderot and Israel have changed since our last newsletter, so we will try to bring you up to date. Cross border skirmishes have increased as have Kassam rockets fired from Gaza over the past few months and the Iron Dome has been deployed for some time […]
Paint, Paint and More Paint
Once again we found ourselves at the school painting. We were asked if we could just touch up a few areas outside where the condensation from air conditioners caused some water damage. We agreed to make the repairs but as we began to work we realized the repairs were a bit more extensive. We […]