APFEL FAMILY’S ALIYA

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Many of us cherish memories of our families’ Passover Seder, beginning a new Jewish year with joy over Rosh Hashana, cheesecake on shavuot, and building the family Sukka in the back yard. Nice clothing and special recipes added to a festive atmosphere that many of us will never forget. In Israel today tens of thousands of families do not have the budget to provide festive family meals. What memories will they have of the holidays if they see friends and neighbors celebrating while their homes are empty?

For those barely managing to put bread on the table, holiday expenses can spell crisis. What a terrible dilemma for parents to have to choose between eating meager meals without the traditional dishes, or going further into debt in order to have a modest celebration.

Children look forward to wearing beautiful new clothing and eating sumptuous meals. They see their neighbors' new clothes, and smell the aromas of abundant meals being prepared. They know that it is a holiday, and can't help but wonder why they have been left out. We cannot sit by and allow Jewish families to be hungry and feel ashamed as we celebrate. Yad Eliezer wants to enable every Jewish family tocelebrate the holidays with joy and dignity.

Our celebration means so much more when we know that we have helped the poor of Israel to celebrate as well.

In Honor of the Apfel Family’s Aliya

Dear Friends and Family of Debbie and Mark Apfel,

For almost thirty years, Debbie and Mark have made a life together, where they put the needs of others in front of their own. They truly exemplify chesed and have been role models to all of us. Whether it is for a member of their family, community, a friend, a patient, or even a total stranger, Debbie and Mark, in their quiet and unassuming way, have offered their help to so many. Most of what they do is under the radar. Just a small sample of some of the things that we are aware of include setting up shiva houses, running a wheel chair gemach, checking for shatnez, and making house calls to anyone with a toothache at any hour�patient or not. Debbie and Mark have a way of making you feel as though it is you who did them a favor by allowing them to help you�that is because they truly believe this.

Now Debbie and Mark are embarking on fulfilling their lifelong dream of making Aliyah. Please consider making a donation in their honor to Yad Eliezer, one of the many tzedakot that is near and dear to them. When you checkout you will have the ability to include a personal message to the Apfels in the comment section (the donation amount will be private). Additionally, please feel free to forward this email to anyone whom you feel might like to contribute and was not on the list of recipients. As the Apfels will be leaving on August 25^th, it would be great if you could please attend to this at your earliest convenience. Thank you in advance.

May the Apfels have hatzlacha and much nachat from their children and grandchildren. They will be missed!

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