First a little background… Aliza suffers from a mental disability so when her house caught fire three years ago she had no idea what to do, how to do it, or even where to go for help. She was hospitalized shortly after the fire, and when she was released she went home to her burnt […]
Just a Few Weeks Away From Rosh Ha Shanah
As we ramp up for the holiday season your gifts helps fill a need that is bigger than normal. It comes at a time when many of the people we help, on a good day, struggle to make ends meet, no less meeting the added demands on their already depleted pocketbooks to provide for the […]
The Month of Elul
As we move into the month of Elul (on the Hebrew calendar) we move into the fall holiday season. The word Elul in Hebrew means “to search or to search out”. The fall feasts are a time on introspection, of searching out one’s heart. But for some the fall feasts become more difficult than for […]
When The Kids Are Away The Cats Will Play
We have been busy building and making home improvement. One of our local kindergartens called us for some help. It seemed that the faucet in the kitchen was leaking and they had tried for months to get the city to come fix it for them. With some Teflon tape and new washers the problem was […]
Last “Replacement Car” Artical!
On April 5, 2015 we ran our first story about the need to replace our “Herby” our pick-up and delivery vehicle. With great joy and Thanksgiving I am pleased to say that through your generosity the $4830 needed to purchase the car and put it on the road has been raised. Though this will be […]
A Helping Hand
We had an opportunity last week to help a woman that five months ago had a stroke. She spent four months in the hospital and came home paralyzed from the waist down and is now confined to a wheelchair. She is presently in deep depression over her situation and that is understandably. For the last […]
Meet Herbie
Named after the VW in the Disney move “the love Bug”, Herbie is our little work horse. We got it six years ago from one of the people we help. They needed four thousand shekels in order to keep their home from going into foreclosure so they sold it to us. It has become a vital part […]
We Need Help With Passover
It has been quite a while since we have been it this situation but as of today Feb. 26, 2015 we have not been able to place our food order for March. We still have a ways to go to fund our normal food order plus the special food items for Passover and we could […]
A Look at Hanukah 2014
They say a picture is worth a thousand words… so my words will be few. To those who helped make our Hanukah Party this year a success THANK YOU! For the first time ever we had people standing outside waiting for an hour before the party started. Needless to say the party was a […]
Hanukah Is Just Weeks Away
Hanukah 2015 Hanukah is just around the corner and we need to finalize our plans if we are going to have a Hanukah party for the children of Sderot this year. We are still a ways from our goal to make it happen but with your love, help and support we can make it happen […]