Letters From Shira

Dear Readers,

I'm so happy to have recently received 3 letters from Shira in the past few days. It is nice getting to know her more and more every time I receive a letter. 

I've learned she likes to read books and literature and studying Torah are her favorite things to do in school.  Shira has two brothers and two sisters and she is the fourth child. She loves to play the violin and Shira's favorite color is green. 

One afternoon, I came home from school and there was a special delivery from Israel. It was from Shira! she sent me two gifts. Lotions that smelled amazing, and Israeli candy. I tried one of the candies and it was delicious. With the package there was a letter. In the letter Shira had included  pictures of her in the dress her mother made  for her Bat Mitzvah. It was beautiful. Shira also sent a picture of herself with her brother. 

As a present for Shira, my mom and I bought her a camera. But, I wanted to give her something more personal and symbolic of becoming a Bat Mitzvah.  Alex and Ani jewelry is so popular that I decided to see if they had anything related to Judaism.  I wanted to see if there was anything that  Shira and I could both have,  like a  friendship bracelet. While I scrolled through all of the bracelets, there it was, the bracelet I was looking for. It was a gold Star of David, it was so pretty! I told my mom about the idea of buying Shira and I these bracelets for our Bat Mitzvah. I think Shira will LOVE the bracelet as much as I do.

I have  almost reached my fundraising goal of $3,600 dollars.  If you haven't donated to my fundraiser but would like to, here is the link http://www.gofundme.com/50jj0s

Samantha K.

One of the pictures Shira sent to me int her package.

The bracelet I got for Shira and I to wear at our Bat Mitzvah