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Spotlight On:
Socio-Drama at Beit Ruth |
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The Jaffa Institute's Beit Ruth Hostel for at-Risk Girls has recently introduced a 44 week socio-drama program for its residents. Also known as "Drama Therapy", this process helps to achieve the therapeutic goal of symptom relief, emotional and physical integration, as well as enhancing each teen's personal growth.
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Once a week the girls practice role-playing, theatre games, mime, puppetry and other improvisational techniques as an active approach to telling a problematic story. This unique therapy helps them solve a problem by extending the depth and breadth of inner experience, understanding the meaning of images, and strengthening the ability to observe personal roles while increasing flexibility between roles. The residents have the opportunity to share their talents, experience the disciplines of rehearsal, collaboration and practice and, for most, receive the first applause of their lives.
The 44-weeks end with a stage performance in front of the community and other ticket-holders.
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| An Update from The Dutch Friends of the Jaffa Institute - |
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In a mailing sent out last December to 2,000 friends across Holland, the Dutch Friends of the Jaffa Institute raised a record breaking $70,000 to dedicate toward the Institute's various programs. An additional $1,500 was raised within 2 short hours at a recent "fancy fair". The Jaffa Institute would like to express its gratitude to this amazing organization for more than 20 years of steadfast support.
This organization continues to underscore the importance of the Jaffa Institute's work through advocacy, education, and by requesting that birthday, anniversary, and other presents be replaced with directed donations to the Jaffa Institute.
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| Sponsor a Child for the Summer - |
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On July 1st the Jaffa Institute will enter another year of our time-honored summer camp activities, ensuring that hundreds of kids will be supervised during the long, hot summer days. The aim of the summer program is to provide impoverished children with a fun-filled, healthy, safe, and educational alternative to being on the streets.
In addition, our Therapeutic Center remains open, so children who receive social and educational support services during the school year will be able to continue without interruption. The Jaffa Institute Summer Camps program is one of the few in Israel that runs both in July and in August, leaving idle, unsupervised time at the minimum. The cost for each child participating in the 2-month summer camp is $750. Help us and sponsor a child for the summer!!
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| Purchase a T-shirt and Provide a Child With Hot Meals for One Week - |
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The Jaffa Institute is offering colorful T-shirts printed with the Institute's famous logo. Each purchased T-shirt will provide one child with 5 hot nutritious lunches. Your donation will make a difference! The price for each T-shirt is $15 +$5 shipping cost and can be purchased from our secure website by credit card: www.jaffainstitute.org. For further information please
e-mail: shira@jaffainst.co.il
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Bar Mitzvah Celebrations for our Ethiopian Students
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 The Bet Shemesh Educational Center's new-immigrant Ethiopian students were excited at the approach of their Bar Mitzvah group celebration which took place on May 25th. These boys, many from families having great difficulties, started out at the absorption center in Mevasseret Zion and have moved to Bet Shemesh.
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 Each year this celebration is one of the highlight events at Bet Shemesh. We present each student with a set of Tefillin and a Talit. The parents of the Bar Mitzvah boys are invited to join us for a festive morning service with the entire student body which is followed by a breakfast celebration.
 The boys were especially excited as this is the first time that they pray with their own Tefillin. Following breakfast, we took the boys on a tour of Jerusalem, which included a tour of a Tefillin manufacturer, a visit to the Western Wall, and lunch.
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Unique Naming Opportunities
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A named gift opportunity sends a strong message to our students, visitors, and people living in the Jaffa Institute's service area that an individual, business, or organization has loaned their name to the Institute's efforts to provide educational and social service programs to Israel's most vulnerable populations. We invite you to consider the variety of naming opportunities available and help the Jaffa Institute address current needs while preparing for the challenges of the future. Naming opportunities start at $3,600.
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The Weston Dormitory at the Bet Shemesh Residential Center -
The newest addition to our award-winning educational facility.
Bet Metsuba in Hatikva Quarter of East Tel-Aviv - The new holistic
after school enrichment and treatment center for children with
special needs.
2009 Summer Camp Program -
A unique 2 month summer camp for fun activities and therapeutic treatment.
The New Facility in Bat Yam -
A 3-floor building encompassing after school enrichment programs, a therapeutic center and a home for children unable to reside with their parents.
The House at Neve Ofer -
Educational Enrichment and Crisis Intervention Center
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Further, you are also encouraged to work with the Institute to create other naming opportunities that might be more closely aligned with your special areas of interest. For more information on the abovementioned projects, or should you have questions, please contact Mitch Chupak, Director of Development (mitch@jaffainst.co.il).
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Youth 4 Youth News
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 Bar Mitzvah Visit - Bnei Mitzvah Steven Abadi and Yaelle Shaked from Puerto Rico, together with their family and friends, paid a visit to the Jaffa Institute and brought sports equipment and art supplies they had collected for our youngsters as a Mitzvah project. Upon arrival, they were immediately invited to participate in a soccer game against The Jaffa Institute youngsters.
 The latter won the match by 3-1, amidst much cheering on both sides. The young Bar Mitzvah group then continued on to volunteer at the Food Distribution Center, packing food boxes for needy families.
Youth Foundations - Since 1997, Jewish teens in organized youth philanthropy programs have been giving grants to nonprofit organizations across the world. The Jaffa Institute, through our Youth-4-Youth Initiative, is affiliated with a number of these Youth Philanthropy organizations and has recently been awarded funding from the following teen foundations:
 The Tallahassee Jewish Federation Teen Philanthropy Initiative for our Fight Against Hunger Program.
 The Jewish Youth Philanthropy Institute of Maryland for our After School Enrichment Programming (Moadoniot).
 The North Peninsula Jewish Community Teen Foundation for the Community Dental Clinic.
 The New York region of NFTY is piloting a North American initiative for NFTY regions to create year-long partnerships with grassroots organizations in Israel. The Jaffa Institute was selected as the pilot organization for the project. The youngsters will learn about Israel through their connection with the Jaffa Institute while helping to support our work.
 THANK YOU - to Mitchell Backelman for his Bar Mitzvah donation to our Food Programs; to Sophie Smolen for the proceeds of her bake sale; and to the students of Temple Beth El of Voorhees, The Flemington Jewish Center, Temple Bnai Abraham Livingston NJ and The Monroe Temple of Liberal Judaism for their efforts and donations.
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Summer Vacation and My Estate Plan
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 As the summer approaches we begin making plans for travel and vacations, which sometimes include extended periods away from home. Before leaving home, it is a good time to be sure our estate plan is updated and in order. Have you been planning to contact your attorney to write a will, or make an adjustment to an existing will? Now is the time to put things in order so that you can put your mind at ease during your vacation.
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 Preparing a will is the way to ensure that your assets and capital are distributed as YOU WISH. A will is probably the most important document in your estate. If prepared professionally, it will speak on your behalf. Once you have taken care of your family's needs, we ask you to consider including a thoughtful bequest to the Jaffa Institute. Bequests are essential to allow us to keep providing a warm and supportive environment for the children of Jaffa and other disadvantaged areas in Israel. In doing so you will demonstrate the depth of your commitment to the children of Israel.
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If you have an existing will, your attorney can establish your charitable bequest with a simple amendment or codicil. For example, in the United States, the following wording could be added to a will:
"I bequeath $_____________ (or ___% of my residuary estate) to The American Friends of the Jaffa Institute, 171-06 76th Ave. Flushing, NY 11366".
If you have any questions or would like to discuss any aspect of your estate plan, please feel free to contact our planned giving advisor, Yechiel Marcus by e-mail at yechiel@jaffainst.co.il, or by phone in the United States at 646-280-8329 or in Israel at 972-54- 491-6217. He will be pleased to send you our complimentary brochure on the subject of planned giving.
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Shop for the Jaffa Institute
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Use your everyday purchases to help the children of the Jaffa Institute! The Jaffa Institute has its own web portal with access to over 800 major retailers.
Imagine having over 800 top name retailers - including a number of environmentally friendly companies - at your finger tips.
Simply shop online for the items that you purchase anyway and those retailers will donate anywhere from 1-40% of your purchase to the Jaffa Institute. You'll have access to stores such as Target, Staples, Macy's, Home Depot, Kohls, Old Navy, Saks, Priceline and hundreds more, allowing you the opportunity to do your household shopping right from your home saving time and gas! Beat the lines, the crowded parking lots, and do your part to support the Jaffa Institute - as you shop.
Visit the Jaffa Institute's website: www.shoptoearn.net/thejaffainstitute , find a store you currently frequent, click on the store's link, and you will be taken directly to that store's website. Once you start to do your daily shopping through this portal, you will begin to see the tremendous benefit this program can be for the children of the Jaffa Institute. We recommend becoming a preferred customer, that way every time you sign in you are recognized, making your shopping experience even easier. You can also take advantage of all store sales and coupons.
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Welfare to Well Being
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Thank you to Microsoft Israel for donating Windows & Office computer programs for 12 stations of the Welfare to Well Being workplace training initiative.
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| Event: "Show of Hope" |
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On June 7th, 2009 at the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv leading Israeli performers including Meir Banai, Efrat Gosh, Lea Shabbat, Hadag Nachash, Itzhak Klepter, and others performed at the "Show of Hope" charity event for children and youth at-risk. All proceeds from this charity event went toward the Institute's Neve Ofer Site, Beit Ruth Hostel for at-Risk Girls, and the Food Distribution Center.
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| We Couldn't Have Done it Without Your Help! |
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| The Jaffa Institute's March and April participation in the "Feinstein Challenge" in support of our Fight Against Hunger programming was received with open arms and open hearts by all our friends around the world. Our deepest gratitude to everyone who helped us raise over $400,000 despite the toughest of global financial constraints. |
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| Gad Ze'evi's Gift to the Children of Jaffa Dalet |
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| Gad Ze'evi, a prominent businessman and member of the Jaffa Institute's Israel Public Council, donated the wall mural he bid on at the Institute's 'Unique Auction' that took place at the Gala Event in January. Donated by the artist Ami Zarug, the mural decorates the walls of the Jaffa Dalet activities site, located in an impoverished section of Jaffa and composed of native Israelis and 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation immigrants, including new immigrants from Ethiopia. The mural is a representation of the different cultures residing in the neighborhood where 33 children, ages 6-11, arrive daily to receive after school homework assistance, educational and recreational enrichment, and a nutritious hot meal. |
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Emergency Delivery
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The Jaffa Institute's Food Distribution Center was quick to respond to an emergency request from the Tel Aviv - Jaffa Municipality that came the day before the first Passover Seder. 70 families of Holocaust survivors - who were enrolled in a food distribution program with another nonprofit organization - would not receive their holiday packages because their organization did not manage to raise the necessary funds. Jaffa Institute staff quickly assembled additional holiday parcels and delivered them to the 70 families in time for the holiday.
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The Jaffa Institute relies on the generosity of its friends around the world in order to continue with our work in support of needy children. To help us by making a donation, please visit the secure donations part of our website:
www.jaffainstitute.org, or you can send your donation to any branch of the Friends of The Jaffa Institute. Thank you so much for your wonderful support .and don't forget to come visit!
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The Jaffa Institute
11 Pahad Yitzhak St.
PO Box 8216
Jaffa 61081
Israel
ATTN: Mr.Yechezkel Portowicz
Tel: 972-3-683-2626
Fax: 972-3-683-2620
File No. 58-003-811-5
info@jaffainst.co.il
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American Friends of The Jaffa Institute
c/o Dr. E. Hartman
171- 06 76th Ave.
Flushing NY 11366
USA
Toll-free: 1 866 471 1923
Tax ID NO. 11-2697261
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Canadian Friends of The Jaffa Institute
22 Lambert Road
Thornhill, Ontario L3T 7E6
Canada
Toll Free No. 1 866 892 1915
Charity No. 863333118RR0001-nationwide
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Dutch Friends of The Jaffa Institute
Waleweg 1
3291 AX Strijen
The Netherlands
ATTN: Mr. Wim van der Hoek
Tel: +31 78 674 5014
Giro No. 5138814
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British Friends of The Jaffa Institute
16 Chalgrove Crescent
Clayhill, Ilford
Essex, IG5 OLU
UK
Toll free No. 44 208 551 8870
Registered Charity No. 282049
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French Friends of The Jaffa Institute
c/o Mr. Anito Tropper
9 Bis, Bld. des Filles du Calvaire
Paris 75003
FRANCE
anito.tropper@jaffainstitute.fr
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