Where Special Days Become Just Another Day
A seven-year-old stares at blank hospital walls on their birthday, wondering if anyone remembers it’s supposed to be special. Other families gather for holiday celebrations while they watch from windows, excluded from joy that used to define their calendar. Parents forget their own birthdays while focused on keeping their child alive. Serious illness doesn’t just steal health—it erases every moment that makes life worth celebrating.
At Or Lacholeh, we transform holidays and activity days, and forgotten birthdays into unforgettable magic through our Celebrations That Heal program. When illness tries to steal childhood joy, your compassion becomes their lifeline to wonder—proving that their child’s milestones still matter and that community hasn’t forgotten them.
Every child deserves to feel celebrated on their day. We transform sterile hospital rooms into wonderlands with custom cakes, decorations, music, and surprises.
Families isolated by illness reconnect with tradition and community through festive celebrations that remind them they belong.
Musicians, magicians, and interactive fun create afternoons where children forget they’re patients and remember they’re just kids.
Large-scale gatherings where families facing similar battles meet, share strength, and build friendships that sustain them.
Your donation doesn’t just throw parties—it resurrects the joy that illness tries to eliminate from children’s lives.
The birthday party Or Lacholeh made for our daughter was more than just fun—it was a turning point. For the first time in weeks, we saw her truly smile again.
Sarah
mother of Yaeli
Children Are Missing Every Milestone While Fighting to Survive
is needed to ensure no child’s birthday passes unnoticed and no family faces holidays alone.
Forgotten birthdays leave scars that last longer than medical ones. Children are spending birthdays staring at hospital ceilings instead of blowing out candles. Families are watching holiday seasons slip away while trapped in medical crisis. Your emergency gift brings back what illness steals.
provides cake and decorations to turn a missed birthday into pure joy
sends a family cut off from joy to a warm, festive holiday celebration
sponsors a complete birthday party plus a family attendance at community events
enables multiple families to experience the healing power of shared celebration
Don’t let their special day become just another hospital day
Or Lacholeh brings comfort and care to families in Israel facing serious illness—providing food, emotional support, and moments of joy through birthdays, holidays, outings, and dream fulfillments. With volunteers and donors, we ensure no family faces illness alone.
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Or Lacholeh brings comfort and care to families in Israel facing serious illness—providing food, emotional support, and moments of joy through birthdays, holidays, outings, and dream fulfillments. With volunteers and donors, we ensure no family faces illness alone.
Be First to Help Families in Need.
Donations to Or Lacholeh are tax-deductible in the USA and Israel. Or Lacholeh is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN: 93-4603052) and an Israeli Amuta (#580627016).
For tax-deductibility in other countries, contact info@healisrael.org.