Showing posts with label Helping. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 6

Newcomers Guide 2026

If you would like to help hundreds, if not thousands of people with your otherwise excellent business offering, then contact NCG (info@newcomersguide.co.il) so that more people can benefit from your services.

Newcomers Guide https://newcomersguide.co.il 

Just landed? Or have you been in Israel for a while and don't have the guide yet?  Do you have a relative, friend or neighbor that has just arrived? 

Welcome them with A Newcomers Guide! 

We've done all the leg work.The transition, language difference and bureaucratic difficulties are complicated enough as it is - simplify it for them by showing them everything we've included in our new and updated 2025 guide!

  • Obtaining a Visa
  • Getting Health Insurance
  • Applying for Bituach Leumi
  • Banking in Israel
  • A Translated Shopping List
  • The different meat cuts
  • Phone & internet services
  • Transportation - everything you need to know & much much more!!

Below is a list of locations where the guide can be picked up

Yerushalayim 

Beis Yisrael – Cellular Israel, Zonenfeld 3

City Center – Egert & Cohen Insurance, Hillel 23, 9th floor

Gush Shmonim – Vista, Eli Hakohen 18

Har Nof – Saposh Lingerie, Agassi 8

Old City – Everything & More, Tiferes Yisroel 16 (Near Holy Bagel and the Money changer)

Ramat Eshkol – Change B’ramah, Paran Shopping Center, Paran 15

Rechavia - Family Hausman, Hakeren Hakayemet L'Israel 21, apt 7

Romema - Compuskills, Hatzvi 11, second floor

Afula

Family Greenhouse, Tzofit 9, Kinssa 2

Bnei Brak

Gitler Sefarim, Shlomo Hamelech 2

Telz Stone

Family Joeness Harav Gordon 32

Tzfat

Torah Gems, Yerushalayim 37

Zichron Yaakov

Family Phaff, Dorot 10

See: https://newcomersguide.co.il/pickup-locations

Tuesday, February 13

Travel Resources for Bike, Car, Bus, Plane or Train - UK

Going on holiday or travelling for business?

See below some details, links and more, which may help you keep Jewish, keep Kosher and keep your sanity.

In the UK, see isitkosher.uk, which lists thousands of Kosher-approved products available in the UK.  Remember: 

The same products can not be purchased in countries outside the UK, unless they are approved by the Kashrut authority in that country.

Air Travel

Cheap Flights: Airline Tickets, Airfares & Deals | Oojo.com +442038684536 / +44808175 7371

Travel Insurance:  yakov11220@gmail.com יעקב יוזביץ

Travel Resources

www.tfl.gov.uk

http://www.visitlondon.com

https://www.tpexpress.co.uk

https://www.travellers.com

www.daysoutguide.co.uk

https://www.trip.com

Group Accommodation:

www.groupstravel.com

Travel by Train – Resources

https://www.seat61.com

www.eastcoast.co.uk

www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk

www.mytrainticket.co.uk 

www.nationalrail.co.uk

Rome2Rio: discover how to get anywhere

http://www.railcard.co.uk/network

http://www.raileasy.co.uk/?admetasaid=880609

http://www.seat61.com/UK-train-travel.htm#How to buy train tickets online

http://www.takethetrain.co.uk/apps/WebObjects/TTT.woa

https://www.eurostar.com/uk-en

https://www.interrail.eu/en

www.quno.com

www.railteam.eu

www.redspottedhanky.com

www.thetrainline.com


Travel by Campervan / Mobile Home / Caravan– Resources

Travel by Bike – Resources

http://cyclejourneyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/cycle/XSLT_TRIP_REQUEST2

http://swiftyscooters.com/

http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/

www.bikeandrun.co.uk

www.bikebudi.liftshare.com

www.cyclescheme.co.uk

www.cycletoworkguarantee.org.uk

www.h2bikerun.co.uk

www.swiftyscooters.com

www.thecyclingcommuter.com


Travel by Bus – Resources

https://www.nationalexpress.com/en

National Express now stops on the Broadway in Stamford Hill, outside Berry's:

Where in Stamford Hill does the coach stop?

The details of our Stamford Hill stop are as follows:

London, Stamford Hill  - to Stansted Airport:   Broadway,   Stop SC   (near Northfield   Road); or,  - from Stansted:   Broadway,    Stop SH)

If you navigate to the page below, click on Stamford Hill then Directions to Stop, you'll then be taken to a map of the area should this be required

www.routemap.nationalexpress.com/nearest/stamford_hill/10

National Express bus goes from Luton Airport to Gospel Oak, which is not far from Seven Sisters

http://www.bususers.org

www.plusbus.info

https://www.postauto.ch/en

Travel by FlixBus from CDG Airport in Paris to Lille, where you can take the EuroStar to London St Pancras. 


Luton is nearer to Westcliff

Travel by Car – Resources

www.carplus.org.uk

www.gocarshare.com

www.jbgb.com

www.liftshare.com

Isreal

The O Pod Hotel 2 Kaufmann St, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, 6801294 Israel

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/182165#.U61g1fldXTo

http://www.swiss.com/israel/en/Offers/Index/TLV?WT.mc_id=SMM_Themarker_WW_Europe_141020

Italy

https://sicilybycar.it

http://www.mykosherhotel.it/en/index.php

When travelling by car, do ensure to have Euros on you to pay the toll, as not all toll gates have Credit Card payment facilities.  Example: Salerno / Pompei crossing.
In case you arrive without cash, they will give you a printout that will show the toll payment amount and ways to pay the toll - do not delay and pay ASAP!

Travel abroad from the UK

קישור להנפקת תו ירוק בשביל כניסה מהירה יותר לארץ ישראל https://corona.health.gov.il/green-pass

https://travel.info-coronavirus.be/public-health-passenger-locator-form

Caution: Do not take your Arba Minim on board the Eurostar, as they will confiscate it at the border check control.

Visit בריסל / Brussels / Brussel / Bruxelles: 003225138940

Take your Torah learning with you: 

Tal-Torah 0044 2033187700 - Chumash, Rashi on Torah, Mishnah, Daf Yomi, Rambam, Stories for Children and Nigunim (songs) in English, Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, Spanish and French.

Where to stay - guest hachnosas orchim: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CbbUY0W9ZjeDfVtnEhYXdG

Tour, Trip, Walk, Hike

London Wildlife Trust - Walthamstow Wetlands - 2 Forest Road - London Borough of Waltham Forest - London - N17 9NH - +44 20 3989 7448: Walthamstow Wetlands, open all week, 9:30AM closes 4:30PM - see more about this nature reserve at this LINK, For the Car Park - see this LINK 

For parking in Stamford Hill, check this map: Parking zones | Hackney Council and then you'll know when and where not to park your (rented) car on the road.

Search for deals 

https://craigslist.org

http://www.haaretz.co.il/commercial/hotels-combined/1.2496330

http://www.wheretoskiandsnowboard.com

http://www.clubmed.co.il/cm/%D7%94%D7%A6%D7%A2%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%91%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%AA-%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%A9-early-booking-savings-%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A3-2015_p-196-l-HE-pa-W15_HEB-ac-od.html?utm_source=themarker_mc&utm_content=maavaron/960x330&utm_campaign=clubmed%20/%20end%20of%20EBB%20/%20oct2014

www.hoteliday.com

http://www.e-holidayhome.ch/obj_list.aspx

http://kosherhotels.co.uk/index.php not for UK hotels


www.hotelclub.co.uk  Hotel, resort and vacation information from Marriott.com

www.hotelplanner.com Hotels - Bed and Breakfast & Hotel Accommodation

http://www.ghotw.com/list/city/business/london.htm Directory of business hotels in London

TravelServer Software Web Site

Why use Ryanair

 "Spare a thought for Michael O’Leary, Chief Executive of 'Ryanair'...

Arriving in a hotel in Dublin, he went to the bar and asked for a pint of draught Guinness. The barman nodded and said, "That will be one Euro please, Mr. O’Leary."

Somewhat taken aback, O'Leary replied, "That's very cheap," and handed over his money.

"Well, we try to stay ahead of the competition", said the barman. "And we are serving free pints every Wednesday evening from 6 until 8. We have the cheapest beer in Ireland"

"That is remarkable value" Michael comments

"I see you don't seem to have a glass, so you'll probably need one of ours. That will be 3 euro please."

O'Leary scowled, but paid up. He took his drink and walked towards a seat.

"Ah, you want to sit down?" said the barman. "That'll be an extra 2 euro. You could have pre-book the seat, and it would have only cost you a Euro.  I think you may to be too big for the seat sir, can I ask you to sit in this frame please"

Michael attempts to sit down but the frame is too small and when he can't squeeze in he complains "Nobody would fit in that little frame".

"I'm afraid if you can't fit in the frame you'll have to pay an extra surcharge of €4.00 for your seat sir"

O'Leary swore to himself, but paid up. "I see that you have brought your laptop with you" added the barman. "And since that wasn't pre-booked either, that will be another 3 euro."

O'Leary was so annoyed that he walked back to the bar, slammed his drink on the counter, and yelled, "This is ridiculous, I want to speak to the manager".

"Ah, I see you want to use the counter," says the barman, "that will be 2 euro please."

O'Leary's face was red with rage.

"Do you know who I am?"

"Of course I do Mr. O'Leary,"

"I've had enough, What sort of Hotel is this? I come in for a quiet drink and you treat me like this. I insist on speaking to a manager!"

"Here is his Email address, or if you wish, you can contact him between 9:00 and 9:10 every morning, Monday to Tuesday at this free phone number. Calls are free, until they are answered, then there is a talking charge of only 10 cent per second"

"I will never use this bar again"

"OK sir, but remember, we are the only hotel in Ireland selling pints for one Euro".

Advice for people preparing for Air Travel:

According to Global Work and Travel, people should avoid baked beans, broccoli, humus, lentils, and cauliflower before flying

Never leave the toilet sullied in a plane and if your child did it - jolly well clean up after him/her

Car Rentals

Consider: Size (4, 7, 9 or 12 Seater), take it abroad or not, additional driver, automatic or gears, petrol costs and parking permits, as well as DRIVER'S AGE, DRIVER HAS A VALID DRIVING LICENCE and PHOTO ID (DRIVING LICENCE OR PASSPORT), DRIVER HAS A MAJOR CREDIT/DEBIT CARD IN HIS NAME AT TIME OF RENTAL, which has embossed numbers - not flat print, Pick Up Date, Drop Off Date - as in the following example: Class B/Economy 5-door 7 seater, diesel with gears for a three weeks

Ye-rent A Car, USA phone 001347 5341111, Israel Phone 00972 39440111, mobile 00972 547668770, sMail info@yerent.com, www.yerent.com

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Enterprise Plus team at 1-866-674-6222, onlinereservations@enterprise.com
Expedia Car Rentals

Sunday, October 15

What Can We Do in a Time of War?

Dear Friends,

It says in Lamentations(*): "נהפך לאבל מחולינו"

On the day in our calendar when we are "שמח"

We rejoice with the Torah, it reverted to: "חמס". 

To counter the negative influences of this current war on the Jewish People, we ought to refrain from giving in to the forces of evil.  

Do not follow the news, as you may be negatively affected by the news reports on this conflict:

Remember: נחש = ראשי תיבות: נייעס, חדשות, שמועות

Do listen to Rabbi Shea Fink at דרשה לאור המצב מאת הגר''י פינק (in Yiddish - sorry!).

As the Rebbe of Belz said: 

By becoming hooked up to the news, one causes an increase in the suffering of Jewish People as a whole - as well as to himself.  This is because our pampered generation is in no way equipped to handle with the abhorrent, horrendous and vile updates making their rounds on social media!

We should instead concentrate on the three approaches that our forefather Jacob taught us:

Doron = Give Tzedokoh!

From teenagers, to youth at risk, back to teenagers

Many of the 16-18-year-olds who have been living in cramped hotel rooms with their families after fleeing their homes after October 7th have been suffering real personal losses and trauma. Overnight, they were transformed from teenagers to youth at risk. They don’t have school, and numb their pain by turning to drugs and alcohol. Enter Lawrence Kasmir, who is generating healthy adrenaline by organising a programme of rock climbing, desert trekking and stargazing. Parents have remarked on a large positive change in their children’s physical and mental state. Anyone wanting to help expand Lawrence’s programme can donate through https://www.charidy.com/hlh/14535 .

Giving charity not only helps those caught up in this conflict - it causes an enormous wave of empathy and compassion up Above.  This is all we need: the Heavens should shower Am Yisroel with blessings of protection, prosperity and happiness - ingredients that have been ruthlessly denied from so many!

Donate | Help a fallen IDF heros family 💔 Yossi Hershkovitz BDE (thechesedfund.com)

The highest form of Tzedokoh

As per the Rambam (=Maimonides) in the Laws of Charity part of his magnum opus - the highest from of charity is to place and keep people in employment.  

In the past weeks, so many people lost their place of work, either due to closure or because workers are afraid to leave their loved ones alone during the constant sirens.

It so happens that many businesses have employed English-speaking Arab workers to man their helpdesks.  These teleworkers service customer service contracts, which have now been terminated on the back of the current conflict.

Why not fill the empty seats with those who lost their livelihood?

More ways to give charity:

There are so many charity organisations, who advocate for important causes and beg us to help them alleviate the suffering of communities and individuals who have been caught up in this melee.

See: Lives Changed Forever 

See: Support for Israeli’s impacted by the war

See: Use Amazon.co.uk to fulfil a Wish!

See: The Tzedek organisation is bending over backwards to help those who are stuck without sleeping accommodations: TxT 00447520667881 if you can help.

See: bit.ly/48Rp6sK for the special offer by RCUK for £10.00 worth of free credit.

See: https://colelchabad.org/donation/?ref=EMT3&listId=014

See: Donate to Zaka Tel-Aviv Fund (zakatelaviv.org)

See: https://giveback.co.il/project/74986

See: ISRAELI SOLDIERS NEED VESTS: Save A Soldier’s Life! - Chesed Today

See: The Sderot Fund: קרן שדרות - The Ofakim Fund

See: Donate to Feed IsraelUrgent Request - The Situation in Eretz Yisroel is affecting 10,000's!Standing Together in Times of Crisis

Reduce Trauma via your Teruma: Emergency Appeal | British Emunah Fund

BABIES, CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY: ZAKA are Working Hard, With Bombs Overhead, to Save The Bodies of the Fallen. Donate here to Protect these Warriors!  https://chesedtoday.com/campaigns/zakaprotect

See a request from an IDF soldier: Rock the House with Your Kabalat Shabat!   Look up the nearest Shul in your vicinity that is struggling with a Minyan - see: GoDaven

For Part II see this link: https://trybetter.blogspot.com/2023/10/what-can-we-do-in-time-of-war-part-ii.html


Go Forth and Help Each Other Out
With the war on the holy land dragging on, there are tens of thousands of displaced and displeased Jews who lost their work of place and livelihood, literally living off government or NGO handouts.

These people have suffered from being displaced, living in a strange place far away from their homes, with people they do not necessary know and on top of that their place of work is inaccessible.

If they are given a change to become employed, they will regain their confidence and might even find the means to settle down in the place where they were 'exiled' to.

Wishful thinking?  
Ask all the nonagenarians who came over from war-torn Europe as displaced persons - they built their lives up from scratch and went on to create a new world for themselves, for their families, for the Jewish community and for the whole world.

Perhaps we could set up an online hub for businesses and NFP* organisations based outside the holy land, to help these unfortunate people by allowing diaspora-based companies to tap into this pool of very able, talented, innovative, clever, motivated but needy candidates?
If you ever heard of any of the websites below, we might already have solved a major part of this endeavour:
Hebrew language website dedicated to find work for the displaced people in the holy land: כולנו דרושים | דרושים IL and: JOBS - Drushim710west
If we could find a couple of voluntary job matchmakers in every country (US, UK, IE, FR etc.) and allow displaced people to log on with their resumé, we could lift the spirits of this motley group of Israelis.
"Yisroel Arevim Zeh baZeh" - Jewish people look after each other - let us put this age-old axiom into practice!

See: https://trybetter.blogspot.com/2024/11/links-to-work-help-with-finding.html

(*) איכה פרק ה' פסוק ט"ו

Wednesday, June 14

Listen, Watch or Read Shiurim (= Torah Lessons)

Below you will find a selection of resources to help anyone interested in learning, studying Torah - from either recorded, live (online or in-person) or with a study partner (online or in-person): 

One to One:

Phone and Learn: Tel: 0800 055 3276 / +44 20 8455 3118, Web: www.phoneandlearn.org

By telephone:

Kol Hayedi'os - Obsolete number: 0044 2035198822

Tel Torah 0044 2033187700: Chumash, Rashi, Mishnayos, Gemara, Stories, Rambam, Daf HaYomi, Niggunim in Yiddish, English and French

Shiurim for all in Hebrew, Yiddish, English, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese and French:

Kol Halashon - Português

R' Daniel Glatstein | Elul: How to Get to the Front of the Line [With Portuguese Translation] - Torah to Brazil: Sao Paulo- Yeshiva Gedolah

ShtarkTank: Shtark Tank Substack | Yaakov Wolff | Substack

Rabbi Yehuda Zev Klein: Walmart Cancelled a Million Dollar Order - Then a Chanukah Miracle: TorahAnytime Link🎤 Audio https://MyTAT.me/a414973 / ☎️ Dial In (718)-298-2077, then press 9414973# 👀 More from Rabbi Yehuda Zev Klein: https://MyTAT.me/s1406

Hidabroot WhatsApp Channel: http://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaJL94f4yltHUJPUwl2a

אורית מרטין: "אנשים ניגשים אליי ואומרים שהם מרגישים את ה’ דרך הציורים שלי" - הידברות

Navon Kolel: Lectures - Divrei Navon

About Us - Judaism Arachim

Ayelet haShachar - Home Page

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Yiddish: Yiddish in podcasts | Listen Notes

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German: Mikolot Mayim Rabbim

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די הרשמה צום לשון קודש גיליון "באר הפרשה" איז נאר דורך'ן מייל Mail@beerhaparsha.com און שרייבען אייער נאמען

די הרשמה צום ענגלישע גיליון "Torah Wellaprings" איז נאר דורך'ן מייל Mail@torahwellsprings.com און שרייבען אייער נאמען

די הרשמה צום "שיעור רעקארדינג" איז נאר דורך'ן מייל Mail@Bidermanshiurim.com און שרייבט איין אייער נאמען ווי אויך, און לשה"ק אדער יידיש

Chad Yoma - May 2023

Chad Yoma: info@chadyoma.com, Call/TxT Jamie King on 07545 075040

Links to Video of the main Shiurim on the Day        

For those wishing to view the video recordings of all shiurim from the last Chad Yoma, please use the following links:

Rabbi Greenberg https://youtu.be/PO9JgSLn7k0

Rabbi Bazak https://youtu.be/QJLXQbg2Kos

Dayan Vanzetta https://youtu.be/-M5WVJgze1g

Rabbi Rapoport https://youtu.be/11QZE2gPKt0

Rabbi Hamer https://youtu.be/Ra5w-Ex6hA8

Downloadable videos:

If you'd prefer to download any of the above videos, I can give you Dropbox access.

Audio-only:

If you'd like access to AUDIO-only versions of the R' Greenberg and/or R' Bazal shiurim, please let me know, and I can provide Dropbox access.
Thanks, Jamie King

Please: Do let me know what you think of the above, how we can improve on it and - eventually - your experience using this resource.

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Adult learning - Web based

www.levtovmatch.com

https://www.meetup.com

Online Hubs

Place a Note in the Western Wall | Aish.com

RABBI HYMAN’S GEMARA SHIUR, THURSDAYS 8:30pm: www.us02web.zoom.us/j/85487815251?pwd=MCtzS1owMGxOWnZRNkdwZS9QWVZXQT09.

Download the audio files that teach Davening from: https://sidduraudio.com/

https://www.ammud.org/ruach-learning

Participate in any and all Zoom / Teams events, like this one: https://myus.theus.org.uk/events/118374/pre-pesach-ladies-inspiration/

https://www.jewishcourses.com


Resources in Hebrew:



learning teaching training studies listening

Wednesday, January 25

Driver Gemach

Dear Reader,

Gemach Galgalim was started with the hope that Heimishe people who are travelling and need to be transported by taxi, can now be matched with Heimishe drivers, to shuttle them from/to the airport/station.

גמ"ח גלגלים

יש לנו רשימה של נהגים בערי התפוצות אז אם אתם מחפשים מחוץ ללונדון תודיעו לי ואשלח לכם בחפץ לב עד כמה שידי מגעת
להלן רשימה של נהגים בלונדון
לטובת נשמתו של הבחור משה יודא ליב בן ר' אהרן (נפטר כ"א סיון ה'תשע"ג בבני ברק)
רשימת נהגים מאנ"ש שיכולים להיעזר אם מפרסמים את הפרטים שלהם לאלה הנוסעים על פסח
מרכב-אופן
נא לעדכן אותנו באימייל אם אתם נתקלים בבעיה כלשהי ונשתדל לעזור ככל האפשר

Wherever there is a sizeable Jewish community, you can now find a driver.  Our details are already listed in directories in the UK, Israel and the States. 

Read further for background details:
You may recall the tragedy that befell our family on כ"א סיון תשע"ג (30th May, 2013), when my nephew משה יהודא ליב ז"ל בן יבדל לחיים טובים וארוכים ר' אהרן ני"ו, didn't wake up on the morning of his brother's wedding (which was postponed, on the instructions of the late Rabbi Shmuel Wosner OB"M). We started this Gemach לעילוי נשמתו - to perpetuate the memory of this precious soul.
-#=÷+▪--+÷=#=÷+▪--+÷=#=÷+▪--+÷=#
#       Driver Gemach.                              #
#       Need to be picked up from the        #
#       airport or train station?                 #
#       A Heimishe Yungerman will           #
#       serve all your travelling needs.      #
#       Call us:                                           #
#       Europe+44 7974 160 252            #
#                       לעילוי נשמת                      #
#       הבחור משה יהודא ליב בן אהרן             #
-#=÷+▪--+÷=#=÷+▪--+÷=#=÷+▪--+÷=#

For list of drivers, see: Driver List


The idea behind this Gemach is as follows:
On the one hand there are many people travelling around the world on a daily basis and do not know about the availability of Heimishe drivers.
On the other hand there are many Heimishe Yungeleit who are struggling to put bread on their family table and try their hand at airport jobs - shuttling their friends and family whenever the occasion arises.
Alas, their close circle of business is too small of a pool to enable them to earn a respectable, liveable living...

By matching up travellers with drivers, we hope to allow the customers to support Heimishe Yungeleit, so the Yungeleit will be able to gain פרנסה and confidence - whilst their customers will have a chance to fulfil the מצוה of וחי אחיך עמך.

Whoever has heard the 
הספדים (=eulogies) on Moshe ז"ל will remember that this is exactly what he used to do during his short sojourn in this world, during his time in both his birthplace Antwerp and in Bene Beraq where he attended the Czernobyl Yeshiva.

By including the above text in your Gemach list, you are preparing the ground for so much 
חסד and פרנסה בכבוד that this will hopefully engender.

Thank you very much and tizku lemitzvos!

Wishing you good luck with this new endeavour, in the name of the Scharf (Beck) family.

First published on 01 July 2014, on Jewish P.O.S.T. - the Jewish Voice for the People Of South Tottenham (now defunct).

Here is another Gemach:

Gemach Available: Family World Clothing Gemach
We are open on Wednesday morning from 9.30am till 10.30am for drop-offs of ladies, gents and children's clothes in good condition (on hangers please) also linens and toys in good condition and unwanted gifts. 
We are at Garage 35 Danescroft Flats, Brent Street, Hendon London NW4.
For appointments please call:
Mrs C. Cohen on 020 8202 8321
Mrs M. Como on 07780 653 092
Mrs R. Ferster on 020 8458 9966
For enquiries please call Mrs M. Levene on 020 8202 0311
By: Corinne Cohen 06/February/2011 08:55 PM

Volunteer Available: For visiting patients at Royal Free Hospital.  
A group of ladies have kindly volunteered to visit lady patients at the Royal Free Hospital on Fridays, to wish them a good Shabbos and present them with a Shabbos package.