Participate in Mishloach Manot 2011
and send Purim Baskets to families in Sderot and
surrounding Israeli communities who struggle
with trauma from Kassam rocket attacks  

Donation:  $50 per basket  

Leaders in the Operation Embrace Mishloach Manot program include:  

Chair:  Marcy Sussman - Potomac, Maryland  

Abby Stein (in honor of her bat mitzvah) - Atlanta, Georgia

Robin Struhl - Boca Raton, Florida

Lynn Abrams - Boston, Massachusetts

Susie Porgess - Los Angeles, California

Ellie Grossinger - New York City

Joy Rothenberg - Ra'anana, Israel

Consider doing this as a class or Bnei Mitzvah project.  You may also include a note offering words of support in the MIshloach Manot.  This year, the 2011 graduates from the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School (Rockville, MD) will assemble and deliver the Mishloach Manot as part of their Alexander Muss educational program in Israel.  

Please send in your donation by:  March 6, 2011   Any questions? 
Please contact Marcy Sussman at:  masuss@mac.com or  
Aviva Tessler at: operationembrace@gmail.com

Operation Embrace T-Shirt

This T-shirt displays an image of an actual Kassam rocket that destroyed a home in Sderot.  It was bronzed and converted into a vase by Meir, a family member of the home that was destroyed.  Meir wanted to teach his children the importance of turning destruction into a vessel for growth.       

This idea is echoed in the words in Megilat Esther 9:22, when referring to the turn of events for the Jewish people, where days were “transformed for them from one of sorrow to gladness, and from mourning to festivity – nehepach lahem, me’yagon l’simcha, u’me’evel l’yom tov.

We are living a modern day Purim, and must do our part to turn trauma and pain into healing and support for those whose lives have been broken by the fire of terror. The suggested donation for this mishloach manot is $25.00  

Please make your donation online (see order form above) or
make a check payable to Operation Embrace and send it to:
Operation Embrace
350-C Fortune Terrace
PMB #209
Potomac, MD  20854