A NOTE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I write this month’s message during the month of Elul, a time when we begin to prepare for the High Holidays by reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the year ahead.
What a year this past year has been. Beginning with the horrors of the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 and the subsequent war, the people of Israel have endured so much pain and suffering. Here in the US, we have seen a scary rise in antisemitism, especially on our college campuses.
However, there is also so much to be grateful for. The work being done at ALYN Hospital is one of those things. Every day, no matter how bad the situation might be, ALYN is providing lifechanging therapies and rehabilitation services to hundreds of children, changing their lives for the better. Not only did ALYN provide its ongoing level of service, but the hospital also pivoted, partially through the efforts of the staff and volunteers at PELE, to adapt to the changing situation. Support is being provided to children who have been evacuated from their homes and to soldiers who have been injured as they work to protect the people of Israel.
This year, on September 27, we celebrate 90 years since the creation of American Friends of ALYN Hospital. We will use this anniversary to celebrate our 90 years of supporting the rehabilitative journeys of so many children and begin the process of looking forward to the decade ahead when we will celebrate 100 years in existence.
Thank you to each of you who has given generously in support of AFAH and, as a result, have enabled us to make a major difference for so many. Without your support, none of this could happen.
As we turn to the celebration of the High Holidays, may we join in prayer for health, happiness, prosperity, and peace.
Am Yisrael Chai!