November 24, 1999
OU Beautiful Child Chanukah Program Illuminates the Lights of Love and
Caring for Hospitalized Children
Imagine being a child in a hospital on Chanukah?
For both parents and children, the loneliness of spending Chanukah in a hospital can be
overwhelming. So, beginning Sunday, December 5th, the second day of Chanukah,
and continuing throughout the entire holiday week, the Orthodox Union’s (OU) Young Leadership Division will distribute Chanukah
gifts to children in hospitals throughout New York. The program will draw singles in their
20s and 30s from the metropolitan New York area.
"What better way to celebrate Chanukah, the festival marking our spiritual victory
over foreign forces, than to engage in acts of generosity, charity and chesed, the
very cornerstones of our tradition. This Chanukah, let our deeds as well as our menorahs
illuminate the world," said Rabbi Raphael B. Butler, Executive Vice President of the
OU.
Registration forms for the event
– which must be received by December 1st – are available online at www.ou.org. For more information, please call (212)
613-8188.
Created in 1996, the OU’s Young Leadership Division, which aims to foster
marriages within the Jewish community, hosts diverse singles’ programs including
weekend retreats, lectures, learn-a-thons, workshops and sports events.
The Orthodox Union, now in its second century of service to the Jewish community of
America and other countries, is a foremost leader in youth
work, advocacy for the disabled, synagogue services, adult education and political action. Its kosher supervision label, the  , is the world’s most recognized kosher symbol and can be
found on over 220,000 products in 62 countries around the globe.
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