Purim festivities in Israel started from the first day of the month of Adar and continued until Purim was over two weeks later. At Bayit Lepletot – Girls Town Jerusalem, we joined in to help our girls develop a sense of self in a fun environment. The celebrations began with our traditional Purim carnival. The girls enjoyed games, contests and face painting. They jumped on a bouncy castle and filled up on popcorn, French fries, cotton candy and pizza. And then they danced to l

Two adorable girls from the 6th grade class of the Shulamith School in Cedarhurst, New York visited our Bat Mitzvah girls last week. Adina and Mimi handed out beautiful pencil cases filled with school supplies. Together with their classmates, they have undertaken to raise money towards setting up a music room in the Girls Town dormitory in memory of one of their classmates who passed away at the age of 4. So far, they have raised over $6000. At Girls Town, we support the tale