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Dear
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We are only days away from Chanukah,
but my head is already in February 2013.
That is when 17 of the orphaned
girls living at the Children’s Home in Netanya will be joining together with
their “sisters”, staff of the Home, classmates, and teachers to celebrate their
Bat Mitzvah year!
Want to know who else is invited?
YOU! But first we desperately need to raise the funds for these girls to be
able to mark the occasion with the dignity and joy that this special birthday
deserves.
 Please help us here at Lev LaLev; we
hope to provide each Bat Mitzvah girl with a new dress and a special hairstyle
for their simcha. We also need to rent a hall, hire a DJ, photographer,
videographer, caterer, and purchase special Bat Mitzvah gifts for the young
women of honor. Not only that, we also want the younger girls to feel like part
of the event; to help them take dance and theatre lessons and afford costumes
in order to perform for the Bat Mitzvah girls.
Please contact me if you want to
help raise awareness and funds in your community, and of course, if you will be
in Israel in February and would like to attend the Gala Bat Mitzvah! Together
we can make this amazing event a day that these most deserving girls will
remember forever!
Visit support.levlalev.com/gala for more information about the Gala.
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Sheena Levi
Director of Outreach sheena@levlalev.com |
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Sell V'debarta Balm lip balm to benefit orphans
 The
Chanukah and New Year season is a time of warmth and giving, people want to
make sure everyone has a share in the joyous season. Everyone is also looking
for that ‘perfect gift’ for their friends and loved ones. You can help them
solve both needs in one!
Encourage them to gift this
small token that not only moisturizes lips, smells and tastes great, but also
helps victims of abuse and neglect, Jewish girls in Israel who are looking for
new memories of a brighter Chanukah and Bat Mitzvah celebration in February.
Buy some to share with your friends as well! The lip balm (which comes in 6
different delicious flavor options) can be purchased on support.levlalev.com/estore
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Taylor Kahn-Perry, SC on her
bat mitzvah this month!
Rachel Smith, NY on her bat
mitzvah this month! Rachel is helping sponsor
the Bat Mitzvah needs of one girl at
the next Lev LaLev Gala Bat Mitzvah celebration.
Elisheva Berretta, on her
bat mitzvah this month!
Vanessa Waldman, CA on her
bat mitzvah this month! Vanessa is helping
sponsor the next Lev LaLev Gala Bat Mitzvah celebration.
Naomie Ryba, NJ on her bat
mitzvah this month! Naomie is designing
bracelets with the guests at her Paris theme bat mitzvah to gift to the
orphaned girls in Israel.
Briana Garden, CA on her bat
mitzvah this month! Briana is sponsoring all the
Bat Mitzvah needs of one girl at the next Lev
LaLev Gala Bat Mitzvah celebration.
Maya Robinson, England on
her bat mitzvah this month! After her
visit to the Children’s Home in Netanya, Maya is sponsoring new
furniture for the Home’s common room.
Alana Segelman,
NJ on her bat mitzvah this month! Alana is sponsoring all the
Bat Mitzvah needs of one girl at the next Lev LaLev Gala
Bat Mitzvah celebration. |
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Yehudit: The woman behind the miracle of Chanukah
Chanukah
is the holiday of Jewish pride; a time when we made a historic commitment not
to blend in. Despite the allure of Greek society, Jewish heroes knew they held
a more precious treasure, the Torah.
One of the lesser-known heroines of the Chanukah story was
the young widow Yehudit, daughter of Yochanan the High Priest and aunt of Judah the
Maccabee.
 Her city under siege by the Assyrian Greeks and on the verge
of surrender, Yehudit stepped forward and requested a meeting with the Assyrian
General Holofornes; claiming she had knowledge which would help him defeat the
Jews. She gifted him with great quantities of cheese and wine as they dined together.
Full from the rich delicacies, he fell into a deep drunken sleep.
Without wasting a moment, Yehudit grabbed his sword and cut
off his head. The severed head was displayed on the walls of the city,
terrifying the Assyrian army who panicked and retreated. Because of this, the
Jewish soldiers, the heroic Maccabeas, were victorious; the Jewish Temple was
saved and assimilation into Greek culture was evaded.
When our people are at risk, women
have the power to save them. Jews at Chanukah said, "We're not afraid to
be different; we're proud of being different. And we'll fight to the death for
our privilege and responsibility to remain different." |
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