Summer Fun for Orphans in Israel!

| By Chavi Weiss
Categories: Events, Fundraising, Jewish Moment, Non-Profit

Have you got summer plans yet? Do you know where you will be taking your children this Summer? I’m sure by now your plans underway, and I imagine you know where you will be visiting. (And if you plan on coming to Israel, please do let me know, I would love to give you a …

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Jewish Orphan Wedding in Israel

| By Chavi Weiss
Categories: Fundraising, Jewish Moment, Non-Profit

Last night I had the privilege of attending the wedding of Racheli, one our dear girls at Lev LaLev. While most of our girls come from broken or challenging homes which require them to live with us, Racheli, has been left without a mother or a father. Lev LaLev is her ONLY family. The best …

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The Olive Oil Burns Brightly

| By Shimon Pepper
Categories: Jewish Moment

The girls at Lev Lalev are in desperate need of a second chance. Your dedication and commitment makes a difference in their lives. As I was preparing for Chanukah, I was thinking about our girls. A famous Chassidic Rabbi asked an interesting question: On Chanukah why are we instructed to use olive oil to light …

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Chanukah, Then and Now

| By Shimon Pepper
Categories: Jewish Moment

There is a well known question that’s asked about Chanukah. The Rabbis ask, “Why do we light the Menorah?” After all, the Macabbis did find one small jar of oil – then, it lasted for seven more days. Why shouldn’t we celebrate Chanukah for just seven days? There are numerous answers offered. Perhaps, the most …

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Lev Lalev Grand Rabbi

| By Shimon Pepper
Categories: Jewish Moment

Lev Lalev Orphanage was founded by the Grand Rabbi of Klausenberg over fifty years ago. He was a Holocaust survivor whose wife and eleven children were murdered by the Germans. I was thinking about the character of the Rabbi yesterday, when I was studying on the telephone with one of my grandchildren. In Pirkei Avos …

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