No young girl should have to face the world on her own.

Lev Lalev provides a warm and loving home to orphaned, neglected, and abandoned girls throughout Israel.

Lev Lalev provides a warm and loving home to
orphaned, neglected, and abandoned girls throughout Israel.

This is their Safe Place.

For young girls who have suffered loss, neglect, abuse, or abandonment by the people who are supposed to care for them the most, the world is a scary and lonely place.
That is, until they walk through the doors of Lev LaLev.

Lev LaLev means “Heart to Heart.” Since 1962, we’ve provided a nurturing home for hundreds of girls on our beautiful Netanya campus, nestled in Israel’s Northern Central region. Our girls receive more than just hot meals and a warm bed—they get a family who will love, protect, and empower them.

Learn
Our Mission

Learn Our Mission

We embrace every girl with a full heart, treat her with dignity and compassion, and won’t rest until she has a fair shot at the brightest possible future.

Hear
Their Stories

Hear Their Stories

There is one common thread among the hundreds of girls who have lived here: Lev LaLev has given them love and support when they needed it the most.

Support
Our Girls

Sponsor a day’s expenses in the merit of a loved one, give a girl the bat mitzvah of her dreams, or help a young bride prepare for her wedding.

We can’t erase their trauma, but we can help them rewrite their story.

We can’t erase
their trauma, but
we can help them
rewrite their story.

Some of our girls arrive as young as 7 years old—hearts broken, self-worth shattered, fear in their eyes. Some are unable to smile or speak. But with intensive therapy, emotional support, and a whole lot of heart, we help them grow into the strong, joyful, confident women they were meant to be.

Every hour of every day, we’re there for them.

Every hour
of every day,
we’re there
for them.

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A care that goes beyond the basics

Physically

  • Three nutritious, hot meals
  • A new, well-fitting wardrobe
  • New toys and books
  • Beautiful living spaces
  • Health insurance, an on-site nurse, and medical care

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    Educationally

  • A full-time educational director
  • Lessons in music, art, dance, and drama
  • Scholarships and stipends
  • Library, computer room, music room, and auditorium
  • Summer camp

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    Emotionally

  • A social worker and therapist assigned to each child
  • Skilled mental health counselors
  • Scholarships and stipends
  • Pet therapy, music therapy, and horseback riding
  • A “house mother”

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    Spiritually

  • First-hand experience with Jewish life
  • Trips throughout Israel
  • Bas mitzvahs, graduations, and weddings

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    LEV LALEV MITZVAH PROJECTS

    Mazel Tov!
    Want to make your Bar/Bat Mitzvah 2x as special?

    Double your celebration by sharing it with a girl from the Lev LaLev Orphanage in Israel

    Our Mitzvah Project Coordinator will help you with ideas and tips to make it meaningful, memorable and fun.

    Choose a Mitzvah Project to make your big day even more meaningful!

    Join us in charting a new path for our girls, and for generations to come.

    Without a positive model to emulate, our girls are at great risk of recreating the unhealthy dynamics in which they grew up. But by giving them the tools to break the cycle, you can change this narrative—not only for them, but for future generations.

    We know it’s possible, because we’ve witnessed it first-hand. Today, our 900+ alumna are living happy, healthy, wholesome lives. After leaving Lev LaLev, many continue on to pursue higher education, create successful careers, and build beautiful families of their own.

    Yet none of this would be possible without the support of generous donors like you.