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NEWS
Modi'in Illit Hosts Evening for Bas Mitzvah Girls from
Sderot
By Yechiel Sever
Students from Yesodei HaTorah, a Chinuch Atzmai school for
girls in Sderot, took part in a special evening held last
weekend (Parshas Chukas) at Nof Illit Halls in Modi'in
Illit and attended by Council Head Rabbi Yaakov Guterman,
public figures and school principals.
Every year the school holds an event to acknowledge girls who
have reached their bas mitzvah year, but to the
disappointment of many students turning 12, the event was
canceled this year due to concerns over holding a large event
at a time when city residents fear a Kassam rocket could fall
at any time, choliloh.
The Modi'in Illit Local Council extended a helping hand to
the students by holding the gathering, which was meant as a
show of solidarity for Sderot residents. The idea was
initially brought to Councilman Rabbi Nachum Gitler by Rabbi
Yechezkel Schreiber of the Yaazoru organization in Sderot,
who was seeking ways to hold an alternative event to
compensate for the constant suffering of the students living
under the threat of Kassam attacks.
After consulting with Rabbi Guterman, it was decided to adopt
the project and organize a ceremony in Modi'in Illit. A
professional staff was assembled to make all the arrangements
and to ensure the students as well as their parents and
relatives were pleased with the event.
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