Just for your knowledge…..Ve’ahavta continues to work in Haiti assisting the House Of Hope Orphange as well as playing a role with the Israelis in assisting those affected by the earthquake. We collected half a million dollars and have allocated the monies well including putting some aside for individuals who want to travel to Haiti [...]
February 26, 2010
Categories: Haiti . Tags: Haiti . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
It is a mess. Ve’ahavta is getting reports from the ground in Haiti, from our partners that people are sleeping outside – little children, orphans – afraid that another earthquake will come and eat them up. Not enough tents are available to protect them from the coming rains. Those damn drops. Humanitarians are reporting over and over [...]
February 12, 2010
Categories: Haiti . Tags: Haiti, Ve'ahavta . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
Last night I co-coordinated a fundraiser for Haiti at a shelter for homeless teens. My friends Eli and Joan were there and played (on guitar) and sang Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. Two young women living in the shelter came up and sang, exquisitely. A young fellow did a musical interlude on the keyboard. We raised $84.38. [...]
February 4, 2010
Categories: Haiti, Homelessness . Tags: fundraising, Haiti, Homeless . Author: avrum . Comments: 1 Comment
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1144726.html
January 24, 2010
Categories: Haiti, Jewish . Tags: Haiti, Jews . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz44iZKUMng
January 18, 2010
Categories: Haiti, Humanity, Israel . Tags: Haiti, Israel, tikun olam . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD: Ms. Darvey is trapped under her house at 300 Avenue Mavramboise (sp?), in Carrefour Port-au-Prince. Please pass this on to anyone who may be able to get to her.
January 18, 2010
Categories: Haiti, Humanity . Tags: Earthquake, Haiti, Ms. Darvey, Port-au[prince, trapped . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
On Tuesday, January 12th, a massive earthquake occurred in Haiti. According to UN estimates, thousands are likely dead. Untold numbers of people remain trapped under the rubble of crumbled and collapsed infrastructure. Aid agencies are still struggling to make contact with their key personnel on the group to assess the impact of this disaster. With [...]
January 13, 2010
Categories: Haiti, News: The World, Ve'ahavta . . Author: avrum . Comments: Leave a Comment
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