הפוסט My Kind of Light הופיע ראשון בTzedakah V’Chesed

It has been half a year without my home. Half a year of on and off lockdowns which prevents me from meeting my family, friends, warmth, and love that my school provided me.

So, they say that it will all be O.K. but meanwhile, I know what I’m missing and it doesn’t feel like fun to be a little mom to my siblings and a student from afar…

I really miss my home…

הפוסט I Miss My Home… הופיע ראשון בTzedakah V’Chesed

הפוסט Keep the Doors Open! הופיע ראשון בTzedakah V’Chesed

הפוסט The strangest First of September הופיע ראשון בTzedakah V’Chesed

הפוסט A very special delivery הופיע ראשון בTzedakah V’Chesed

Yes, this really is a difficult time for us all but the excitement and joy of .these children revealed through the mask

הפוסט Sparkles everywhere הופיע ראשון בTzedakah V’Chesed

“New shoes… new shoes!!! I’m telling you those boxes contain new shoes…”

morning , 8:00 a.m. and the excited whispers run through the corridors. the excitement reaches a whole new level when the girls confirm what they thought, They’re getting new shoes for the holidays! the faces are peacking, The smiles are spreading, the voices are higher and  higher reaching.

No words in the world can describe the joy of our school girls from getting this big surprise – new shoes for the holidays.

הפוסט The holiday’s surprise הופיע ראשון בTzedakah V’Chesed

הפוסט A blessing from Rav Kanievsky for a good and sweet year הופיע ראשון בTzedakah V’Chesed

Shabbat. The Sabbath. Shabbos Kodesh. There many names for the Jewish weekend, but they share one meaning: The holiest time of the week.

As the sun sets on friday, slipping below the hills on the horizon, mothers and daughters from around the world come together for an exalted moment. Welcome to candlelighting: The opening ceremony of Shabbat. The Shabbat candles bring light into the home, so that we can see what blessing that there is in our lives. To appreciate every facet of our wonderful existence with from a newly illuminated angle.

As we step into Shabbos the world is pristine. It’s magical. Candle lighting welcomes us into the day from which all other days will bear us fruit and prosperity. There is much success waiting just around the corner, but it’s the Shabbos that opens the gates and ushers it in.

This is the true meaning of the candles that we light on the Sabbath. As we begin to receive the tremendous bounty that God releases into the world on this day, the first thing we do is light a candle. We want others to share in that light and to enjoy it with us. We spread the light of Shabbat in our souls, out to the whole world.

This explains the practice of giving a small amount of Tzedakah – charity – just before candlelighting. We are making the most powerful proclamation: God, on this day, before You energize my being with the radiance of Shabbos, I just want You to know that I’m not keeping it to myself. I want everyone in the world to be warmed with the light of Shabbos.

What can I do?

There are children in Safed who need your help. Their families need your help. Their future depends on You. And we’re here to help you make that incredible impact.

TVC provides free education, food and clothing for families grappling with severe poverty. Your tiny contribution is gigantic to them. When you choose to fund TVC, you are empowering life changing programs to continue doing what they do so well.

All you have to do is click this link.

הפוסט Shabbat: The Source of Blessing הופיע ראשון בTzedakah V’Chesed

A top Israeli charity supports the weakest members of its society. The greatest leaders have all agreed that a society is judged by how it empowers its weakest links, not by its more theatrical accomplishments.

In a certain way, we’re attracted to charity movements that display their achievements in big lights. Many organizations have created a tremendous amount of social fanfare to orbit their activities and garner new resources. The issue here is that the flamboyance of it all cheapens the experience.

It happens to be in line with an inner compulsion, set by our capitalistic society to acheive ever increasing levels of grandeur. But the true movers and shakers of our society reach their goals through more modest means. And if that means that they forgo the attention from the elite echelons… so be it.

At TVC in Safed, we’ve chosen this second path. To find families in crisis and then to “get our hands dirty” to help them out. This is what makes us a top Israeli charity.

Here’s a heart-wrenching story to bring the point home:

Struggling to Make it

Simi’s parents waited many years to have a child, and were thrilled when Simi was finally born.  Simi’s father was trained as a lawyer in a great American university, but after they made Aliyah to raise their only daughter in Israel, he was unable to find a job. Their economic situation deteriorated to the point where they didn’t always have food in the house.

There was certainly no money to give Simcha a quality Jewish education like they dreamed of.

But we found them.

Today Simi receives transportation to the Tzedakah V’Chesed nursery school free of charge, and a beautiful Jewish education from the devoted staff at this top Israeli charity school. We provide her with meals to nourish her body and love to nourish her soul. We even send home food packages so her parents will have food in the fridge for themselves too. Around the holidays, we send home clothing and more to ensure that family time is quality time.

We are the unsung heroes of Israeli social causes and that’s that makes us a top Israeli charity. Now is your chance to join us and make a massive difference.

הפוסט What Makes a Top Israeli Charity? הופיע ראשון בTzedakah V’Chesed