A Safe Haven for Jared

A Safe Haven for Jared

At 6 AM on a recent cold winter morning, Principal Rabbi Yehudah Rosencrantz arrived, as he does each day, to open the Boys Town Jerusalem school building. To his shock, he found eighth grader Jared* standing outside, shivering in the freezing air. “I had to leave...
Your Boys Need Your Help

Your Boys Need Your Help

After over two years of war, Your Boys are traumatized. Every teacher keeps saying the same thing: we are now seeing the effects of war on these boys.  Your Boys are anxious, they jump at loud noises, some are not sleeping, others are having panic attacks.  With the...
A Bar Mitzvah Gift of Miracles

A Bar Mitzvah Gift of Miracles

In honor of their recent Bar Mitzvah, twin brothers Asher and Lior Freedman and family donated two new sets of tefillin (phylacteries) to Boys Town Jerusalem students in need. This generous gift adds a moving new chapter to the family’s nearly centuryold story of...
Healing Students’ Post-Trauma with Loving Care

Healing Students’ Post-Trauma with Loving Care

Elliot,* a ninth grader at Boys Town Jerusalem, has stopped sleeping over the two recent war years in Israel. His dad and brothers serve in combat units, his mom is anguished, and his own panic attacks have become near paralyzing. To help Elliot and the growing number...
Zach’s Journey of Healing and Growth

Zach’s Journey of Healing and Growth

Zach* was so young when his father walked out – leaving the family and never returning – that he has no memory of the day it happened. Yet every day since, Zach has been trying to navigate his own path through life. Searching for direction at a critical age Now 15,...