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We were just an ordinary family, six sisters sandwiching one brother. With three married daughters and 8 grandchildren, our parents were in the prime of their lives, shepping nachas from the grandchildren while busily raising their three daughters still at home. In her “free time”, our mother volunteered for many community organizations, not turning down opportunities even when it was challenging. She gave of her time tremendously to benefit the klal.
This Pesach, all six of us spent part of Yom Tov together. We talked about yet another upcoming surgery and brainstormed about a campaign for a zechus for a refuah shelaima for our mother, Ruchama Leah Fayga Sussyah bas Chava Breindel. We wanted a project that would reach as many people as possible to generate a tremendous zechus for our mother, so we chose charidy.com as a platform. A natural choice for the recipient organization was Keren Hakayitz, which was started by our sister Suri Robinson of Lakewood. Keren Hakayitz funds day camp for children going through family crises, making a difference in the lives of children and their families. We started with a modest goal of $20,000, and set out to find matchers. We turned to our extended family and friends, as well as our sister Shani’s neighborhood, Somerset Walk, to provide matching pledges.The response to our campaign was overwhelming and heartwarming. Our mother is everyone’s favorite person to be around, and those we approached were grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this meaningful project. Quickly, it became clear that we needed to raise our goal to $40,000. We happily undertook the additional efforts to make that possible.
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This is a great organization. I benefited from it personally. You can’t imagine what a difference it made in the life of my children.
This is such a touching story, and Keren Hakayitz is mamish a beautiful organization. You should have much Siyata Dishmaya, and your mother should have a complete Refuah Shelaimah bekarov.