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IllumniNations — Vayikra 5782

Выпуск: IllumniNations — Vayikra 5782. Темы: kashrut, family_education, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: кашрут, кошер, kosher, kashrut, כשרות, כשר, воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. This Vika explained to her counselor that she in- $200 could have bought her so much, and One of my favorite and most meaningful tended to read the Shema every night be- programs is running our overnight camp in she chose to give it to the community. Of course, a Project of wears a cross?” we don’t have any blood relatives in Russia, I apologized to the mother and told her it but Miriam was a great surrogate grand- YadLShliach.org mother for my children. I ’m from Canada originally, and never A couple of days later, he came back with I tried to return to my life in Canada, but I had any connection to Russia growing the same request. At first, I had no interest in But when he came back a third time, I real- of communism; on their parents’ and their going - I already had my plans in place to grandparents’ lives. We planned fun adven- of whom have never even heard of matzah remember a week into camp, a young boy tures, daytime trips, and overnights, as well or menorahs, all getting brissim? “You need this to live.” were signing each other’s autograph books That week, we sold our belongings in Pasa- and saying their heartfelt goodbyes, Vika Miriam shook her head. I don’t think wear- She had no family of her own, but was ex- ing a cross sends the right message.” I hung tremely active in our community. But, lo and behold, on one of the last friends are all on the court.” days of camp came, the Mohel arrived and It was never easy, but I know it was worth it. I was in Israel, and my roommate was planning all gone!” watching them turn their backs on 70 years on spending his summer volunteering at a camp in Russia. Just two 18-year-old boys, planning to run last day of camp.” It was this thought that inspired me to start a camp for kids with whom we couldn’t Camp Yeka.

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IllumniNations

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10 марта 2022 г.

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2

Темы: kashrut, family_education, parsha_commentary