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Personal stories are brought to us by social services professionals around Israel. The names of all applicants are changed to protect individual privacy. The names of the verifying social worker and agencies are real. Photographs are illustrative only.
Some people just need a little help overcoming small hurdles on their path to success. Revital, 30, is one of those individuals. Married with two young children (ages 3 and 5), Revital has had some temporary setbacks in life. A number of years ago, Revital underwent an accident that left...
Tahel and Haggai are raising four young children (5 months – 8) and struggle to make ends meet each month. Haggai has been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and is unable to work; he receives a monthly disability stipend. Tahel has not worked since the birth of her fourth child, as...
Hadas, 26, and Tomer, 27, are struggling to support their three young children, ages 2-5. Both Hadas and Tomer had complicated upbringings and have no family support. Tomer is a former drug addict who still deals with anger management issues. He also has various physical ailments, including chronic pain, which...
Chaim, 51, is in dire financial straits and needs our help. Chaim suffers from both physical and psychological issues and cannot work outside of the home; he survives on a monthly disability stipend. Chaim and his wife divorced a number of years ago. She received custody of their nine children...
Liel and Carmi desperately need our help. Together, they are raising three young children (ages 3-15) and are struggling to make ends meet. Stav, the couple’s youngest child, was born prematurely. She suffers from both developmental delays and physical issues, and the cost of her medications, therapies and hospitalizations are...
Dana, 38, and Rafi, 52, are doing their very best to raise their five daughters (ages 4-17) with dignity. Both Dana and Rafi are recovered drug addicts; Dana has been clean for 15+ years and Rafi, for 5. They are determined to pick up the pieces of their life and...
Mira, 21, is an inspiring young woman. One of nine siblings, Mira was raised in an ultra-Orthodox home. Her mother is disabled and receives a monthly government stipend, and her father works as a bus driver. As a child, Mira suffered severe burns from hot oil. She was hospitalized for...
Sima, 42, has been divorced for nine years; her and her ex-husband have three children, ages 11-17. Their divorce left Sima and her children in an emotional and financial turmoil. Their lives were made even more chaotic three years ago when Sima’s ex-husband was imprisoned for a year. They are...
The Harel family desperately needs our help. Miriam and Yehuda, both 41, are raising seven children, ages 3-16. Miriam works as a cook in a day-care center; Yehuda works independently as a Torah scribe. They have struggled financially over the years, and social services has helped them wherever possible. Three...
Lital, 59, recently immigrated to Israel from South America. She has been separated from her husband for many years, and he and their two children live abroad. Lital has a degree in psychology but has not been able to find a job here as her degree isn’t recognized, and she...
Michal, 38, is raising five children (ages 8-16) on her own. Michal and her husband divorced two years ago; she is now in therapy in order to rehabilitate after an abusive marriage. The therapy is expensive, but Michal knows that its vital in order to move forward with her life....
Kfir, an innocent 4-year-old boy, needs our help. Kfir and his twin sister, Talia, were born prematurely. Talia is developing normally, but Kfir is developmentally delayed and has been diagnosed with autism. Yael, the twins’ mother, stopped working during her high-risk pregnancy. She hasn’t gone back to work since she...
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Carni, 28, would like to restart her life. Carni is divorced and raising two young children, ages 3 and 1, on her own. Carni graduated high school and completed her National Service. She got married and had two babies. Her husband was physically unwell and refused to take care of...
Lital, 30, is struggling terribly as she raises four young children (ages 1.5-7) on her own. Now divorced, Lital was an abused wife. Her ex-husband refuses to pay child support, and Lital is afraid to sue him because of his violent nature. Because she has four young children at home,...
Shira and Yaakov, both 29, are raising three young children (ages 3-5) under very trying circumstances. When Yaakov was three months old, his mother, suffering from post-partum depression, committed suicide. Eight years ago, Yaakov himself was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. He was hospitalized several times and is now under regular...
Nomi, 34, and Yonatan, 36, are struggling. The couple has seven children, ages 1-13, and can barely make ends meet. Nomi has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She was working 30 hours a week as a secretary but since the birth of her youngest child, she has had to cut...
Ruth and Samuel don’t have an easy life, but they try their hardest to get by on their own. Samuel, 61, finished nine years of schooling, worked and then completed his full army service. Samuel has a multitude of health issues, including obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure. He also...
Rina, 19, has made great strides in life, but she isn’t content to stop here. The youngest of 12 siblings, Rina was brought up in an ultra-Orthodox household. Her mother worked as a cook in a school until the Corona crisis hit; she is now unemployed. Rina’s father passed away...
Navah, 37, and Gilad, 38, have always done their best to raise their eight young children with dignity. Navah works as a sports instructor at a girls’ high school and as a personal fitness coach. Until two months ago, Gilad worked full time as well. Though their combined salaries barely...
Neta, 34, and Aryeh, 37, are doing their very best to support their family. Each of them works outside of the home – Neta as an emotional therapist and Aryeh as an aide at a rehabilitation center for children. Despite their hard work, they struggle to meet the daily needs...