Why this work is undertaken

Chessed is personal.

Most of these projects did not begin as “campaigns.” They began with a person, a family or a practical need.

Over the years, our home has been opened to yeshiva bochurim from Chassidish and baalei teshuvah yeshivos, geirim, visitors and others needing a place for Shabbos or Yom Tov. At other times, our involvement has meant preparing a wedding or another simchah, supporting a household through a difficult period, arranging food or clothing, or helping somebody preserve a life of Torah and mitzvos under challenging circumstances.

Sometimes the need is financial. At other times it is emotional or practical. It may require time, telephone calls, arrangements, transportation, finding the right person or simply accepting responsibility until the matter is settled.

לבך וידך was created so that friends and others who wish to participate can understand each need clearly and help appropriately.

Who is behind these projects?

We are not a large organisation with staff or an established network of major donors. We are simply a kollel family in Yerushalayim trying, with Hashem’s help, to respond when a need reaches us.

We do not personally know any gevirim (wealthy donors) to whom we can turn. Instead, we approach friends, acquaintances and others who may wish to help, or who may know somebody else who can.

In this way, each project becomes a partnership between ordinary people: one person identifies a need, another contributes, somebody else shares the appeal, and together we are able to provide help that none of us could provide alone. In doing so, the mitzvah of helping becomes yours as well.