Tamar's Bat Mitzvah Fundraiser in Support of the Communities Surrounding Gaza
Tamar Shapiro
Tamar Shapiro
Last Pesach, I traveled to Israel with my family and visited different communities in the Gaza Envelope including Ashkelon, Magen, Nitzan, Nir Oz, Shlomit and Shokeda. We met wonderful people, ate delicious food and went ATV riding in the desert dunes on the border of Israel, Egypt and Gaza.
We were able to see how much JNF has done for the people who live in that region and experienced the children's center that has been built in the Eshkol Region. The people we met told us that it was worth it to live in this area because life was so wonderful and filled with friends and incredible support from all over the world.
To know that the same people I met only a year ago are suffering through these horrible and difficult times since the attack on October 7, 2023 has made me want to do anything and everything I can to help them recover and rebuild their beautiful lives.
As many of you may know, I will become a bat mitzvah in March. For my mitzvah project I chose to create this tzedakah/chesed project to help these communities return to their homes and rebuild their lives.
Please help me support JNF by making a contribution to my fundraiser and sharing this page with your family and friends. Every dollar I raise will advance Jewish National Fund's ability to help those in need.
Am Yisrael Chai!
We were able to see how much JNF has done for the people who live in that region and experienced the children's center that has been built in the Eshkol Region. The people we met told us that it was worth it to live in this area because life was so wonderful and filled with friends and incredible support from all over the world.
To know that the same people I met only a year ago are suffering through these horrible and difficult times since the attack on October 7, 2023 has made me want to do anything and everything I can to help them recover and rebuild their beautiful lives.
As many of you may know, I will become a bat mitzvah in March. For my mitzvah project I chose to create this tzedakah/chesed project to help these communities return to their homes and rebuild their lives.
Please help me support JNF by making a contribution to my fundraiser and sharing this page with your family and friends. Every dollar I raise will advance Jewish National Fund's ability to help those in need.
Am Yisrael Chai!
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Thinking about my bat mitzvah last weekend, Israel and so thankful for everyone who has contributed and helped me to raise (almost!) $15,000!!
On March 30, I was called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at Beth El in South Orange, NJ. I led services, read Torah and Haftorah and spoke about my project with JNF with my Beth El community.
NOV
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So proud to be with 300,000 Israel supporters in DC yesterday. Continuing to pray for the immediate release and return of the hostages!
Thank you to the NJ Jewish News for highlighting my fundraiser and the speech I gave at the JNF event.
OCT
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So excited that my project has now gone over $10,000. I'm also excited to be speaking at this JNF event in Livingston on Monday night. If you would like to be there, please use this link to sign up: https://click.email.jnf.org/?qs=580bbabdbf9a2f5d375
OCT
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One of our contacts in this area is JNF’s Yedidya Harush. Here is a link to his story from the town of Shlomit. It is an incredibly powerful message of resilience after such trauma.
OCT
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Experiencing the incredible planetarium at the Childrens Center in the Eshkol Region.
Getting set in our ATVs in Shlomit!
Getting ready for ATV rides near Nahal Shunra with my family and grandparents
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