Lev L'Achim

Lev L'Achim (Hebrew: לב לאחים‎, "heart for brothers") or P'eylim Lev L'Achim is a Jewish educational organization operating in Israel. It has an American non-profit 501(c)3 affiliate of the same name.[1]

Work

Lev L'Achim's programs include: enrolling children in Jewish schools, operating Torah learning centers for teens and adults, assisting immigrants, shelters for abused women, big-brother programs and drop-out prevention.[2] The organization has also assisted in rescuing Jewish Israeli women held in captivity in the Palestinian territories[3] and participated in opposing Christian missionary work in Israel.[4]

Controversy

In 2009, the U.S. State Department, in its annual International Religious Freedom Report,[5] noted that Israeli "society's attitudes toward missionary activities and conversion generally were negative. Most Jews were opposed to missionary activity directed at Jews, and some were hostile to Jewish converts to Christianity." In that context, the report named Lev L'Achim as one of the groups of concern for their work against Christian missionaries operating in Israel.

See also

References
  1. "P'eylim Lev L'Achim". Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. Dashefsky, Arnold (2013). American Jewish Year Book 2012: The Annual Record of the North American Jewish Communities. Springer. ISBN 3030039064.
  3. "Israeli Women Held Captive in Arab Villages Rescued in Joint EJFI & Lev L'Achim Initiative". Yeshiva World News. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. Fendel, Hillel (20 May 2007). "Chief Rabbinate Finalizes Ban on Christian Women's Conference". Aruz Sheva. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  5. International Religious Freedom Report 2009: Israel and the occupied territories Released by the U.S. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
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