With little more than a month to go before the start of Chanukah, the Aleph Institute is gearing up for its annual toy distribution to benefit the children of parents who are either serving the U.S. armed forces abroad or in prison.
Annual Toy Distribution for Children of Absent Parents Begins in Time for Chanukah
With little more than a month to go before the start of Chanukah, the Aleph Institute is gearing up for its annual toy distribution to benefit the children of parents who are either serving the U.S. armed forces abroad or in prison.
What makes the program unique, say officials, is that the packages are addressed as if they are delivered from the absent parents themselves. And while a single gift might not sound like much when considering the isolation, loneliness and pain such children endure, the officials stress that the positive effects are immeasurable.
“Whereas the spirit of Chanukah fills most Jewish children with excitement,” says Rabbi Aaron Lipskar, executive director of the Florida-based Aleph Institute, which is affiliated with the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement, “too many children approach this period with a sense of dread, insecurity and dwindling hope, when there is an absent parent.”
The time can be equally as taxing on the parents who find themselves away from home.
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Please let us know how we can send money or actual toys for this project. What items specifically are needed?
Alpeh Institute
Money can be sent to: The Aleph Institute 9540 Collins Avenue Surfside Florida 33154 or you can call with your credit card to 305-864-5553. The money that you donate will go directly to purchase toys for the children.