by Dr. Lana Madorsky Rifkin

I’m back and only now beginning to process and reflect on the nearly three weeks I spent in Israel. We brought 80 kids from Sderot - a town on the Gaza border, deeply and personally affected by the October 7th massacre - to a sleepaway camp run by us. Many of these kids are living with PTSD and fears that most of us can’t imagine.

Kids who were afraid to fall asleep unless their counselor stayed beside them until they drifted off (just ask my daughter), kids who don't know routine because their schooling and lives are too disrupted by falling rockets.

Our American counselors gave these Israeli kids something even more meaningful than a summer camp. They gave them the knowledge that someone cares. That someone sees them. That someone is willing to ...

We hosted over 100 widows and 300 orphans for a 5-day, all-inclusive retreat in Jerusalem.
 
Your support throughout the year makes incredible moments like this possible and gives these families strength to move forward.
 
Thank you, and wishing you and your family a sweet, healthy New Year!
 
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