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Bouncing Back from Covid-19 Period, Supporters Launch Vital Response Campaign
 
In the two decades since its founding, Bonei Olam has continually said “yes” tens of thousands of times, helping, guiding, supporting and advising.
 
In a world where time stops for no one, couples who are faced with the possibility of a childless future are broken in more ways than one. It is imperative that they begin the necessary treatments once conclusions have been drawn about their medical condition. Of great importance is the atmosphere surrounding the couple, and positive, hopeful thoughts might be difficult to come by when weighed down by financial worries and other concerns.
 

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“If you listen closely, you can still hear her cries…”
 
In the little Israeli village of Shunem near Afula sits the home of the Isha HaShunamis, famous from the story of Elisha HaNavi, who sent his servant to visit her home. Elisha gave the woman a bracha to have children, and her prayers were answered.
 

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Moons wax and wane. Markets bull and bear. Suns rise and set. Seasons change and turn. Parks open and close. Day turns to night, night turns to day. Life starts and stops. Rivers ebb and flow. Work begins and ends.
As Dovid Hamelech writes in Koheles (3:1), לַכֹּ֖ל זְמָ֑ן וְעֵ֥ת לְכָל־חֵ֖פֶץ תַּ֥חַת הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
Everything has an appointed season, and there is a time for every matter under the heaven. 
Everything under the heaven changes. But that which us above heaven, always remains eternal. Hashem, Torah, Mitzvos, Yiddishkeit never change; they always remain true.

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Planning for the future is an idea that many people use as a guide throughout their lives. We surround ourselves with righteous people, and create important, long lasting ties. We know the value of eating the right foods, so that our bodies can develop healthily as we grow older. Unfortunately though, there are many instances where circumstances are out of our control despite our meticulous planning.
 
Rav Asher Weiss Shlit”a discusses this sensitive topic. Rav Weiss has chosen to disclose certain information about a close talmid of his. A man who always worked hard to provide for his family. A man that always made the right decisions, hoping for the best outcomes.
 

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Rayze.It Campaign in Lieu of Annual Dinner for America’s Largest Mosad Hachinuch
The Lakewood Cheder. Bais Faiga Girls School.
Household names. World-class institutions.
The Lakewood Cheder/Bais Faiga, in fact, is a one-of-a-kind chinuch empire. There’s no institution like it on the continent – perhaps the world – neither in size nor in educational excellence. 

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It was Rosh HaShana, and the seven Eichler children were dressed in their finest clothes, ready to go to shul to hear the shofar. As they prepared to leave their apartment, however, 10-year-old Tovi began to scream out in pain. Her parents were perplexed – nothing seemed to have happened. They rushed her to the emergency room and that’s when they received the diagnosis that would change their lives irrevocably.

Tovi has complex regional pain syndrome, or “CRPS.” CRPS is a disease which affects her central nervous system and causes her to be in excruciating pain at all times, with no relief. Doctors describe the pain level as akin to giving birth without medication. This is a heavy load for a young girl to carry.

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The doctor looked at the test results, at Reb Nachum, and back at the results. Reb Nachum felt his heart plummeting. “Not yet,”   he said finally,   slowly.   Even without the interpreter, Reb Nachum understood the answer.
 
“Tell him  I  won’t make it,”  he said,  almost pleading,  to the interpreter at his side. “Tell him I have a son who is engaged and I want to be at the wedding. Just that. I want to live a little bit longer, until my son’s wedding.” Tears blinded his eyes.
 
Nearly a month later, Reb Nachum returned his soul to its Creator. Alone in a foreign country, far from his loving, concerned family, far from the chassan who awaited his return so eagerly.
 

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We often hear stories of resilience, centered around great public figures. We have countless books about tzadikim who come from “ordinary” homes and pushed themselves to new heights. The stories that are too frequently overlooked, though, are those which depict strong and independent individuals who somehow overcome tragic circumstances and are able to build for themselves new lives, filled with a sense of fulfillment. The story of Malkie Friedman is just that.
 

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