Support the Lone Soldiers of the IDF

Whether you are here for the year or here for semester break-help support the young men and women who leave their families and friends to come to Israel and serve in the IDF. This Shabbat, Shabbat Shira, The Chief Chazzan of the IDF, Shai Abramson, will officiate on Friday evening and Shabbat morning accompanied by The Jerusalem Great Synagogue Choir conducted by Elli Jaffe . Click here for the schedule

On January 27th the Great Synagogue will host a Wine and Cheese Party in honor of the Lone Soldiers. Proceeds from the evening will go to the Michael Levin Home for Lone Soldiers
Contact us at here4theyear@gmail.com for details and tickets. Tickets are 50 NIS for students.
Hope to see you there.

Start the New Year off by Giving Back and Volunteer

Welcome and Shana Tova. As they say in Hebrew-Kol Hatchalot Kashot" loosely translated to mean that beginnings are hard and this is a new beginning for you.
Now is the time though not to think about how hard it is for you,but think about how hard it is for others. True you are not going to be home with your family maybe for the first Rosh Hashana ever-but neither will many of our soldiers-who will be guarding our borders to ensure that we have a safe Chag.
True too that you are going to miss Mom's home cooked meals-but there are many families who will have no meals over the chag.

So take a step forward and volunteer!! Check out some great opportunities on our website:
http://here4theyear.com/pages/featured-columns/volunteer.php

And wishing you a Shana Tova!!!

Debra and Daniella