Baltimore Jewish Times Nov 28 2008

The Baltimore Jewish Times (circ. 50,000) published a wonderful story on our fundraising adventure, headlined "Takes a Village."

Make a Donation to Aleph Bet

If you do not need a kippah but would like to make a donation to Aleph Bet Jewish Day School, please see: http://www.alephbet.org/supporting.html.

100 New Kippot Just Arrived From Guatemala

Thanks to the grandparents of Teddy and Adam Ginsburg who were recently on vacation in Guatemala, 100 new kippot were carried home by the Gordon's (see Sandy above), just in time for sale for Chanukkah by Aleph Bet. Info on how to purchase a kippah is on the right side of this blog.

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Lesley

Rosh Hashanah

The kippot enjoying their first Rosh Hashanah!

The Continuing Tales of the Travelling Kippot

Our kippot have put on many miles on their first travels from Guatemala to Annapolis, MD...but their travels do not stop there. The kippot have been purchased and found homes in 10 states and the District of Columbia:

* Rockville (Maryland)
* Baltimore (Maryland)
* Tacoma Park (Maryland)
* Raleigh (North Carolina)
* New York (New York)
* Berlin (New Jersey)
* Atlanta (Georgia)
* Miami (Florida)
* Sarasota (Florida)
* Seattle (Washington)
* Chicago (Illinois)
* Connecticut
* California
* Washington, DC

And homes in 5 countries:

* U.S.
* Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
* Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
* Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
* Tel Aviv (Israel)
* Jerusalem (Israel)
* Quito (Ecuador)
* Paris (France)

If you have bought a kippah from another city, state or country, or are sending one to someone in another city, state or country, please let us know by posting a comment below. Thanks!

Mayan Kippot

Buy a kippah, support a Mayan family in Guatemala and a small Jewish Day School in Annapolis, Maryland

In August 2008, Bennett aged 7 and his brother Ari aged 6, went to San Marcos La Laguna, a Kaqchikel Mayan village of 3,000 people, on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala in Central America. A meeting with several Mayan women who crochet kippot resulted in Bennett and Ari's parents helping their children negotiate the purchase of as many kippot as the boys could carry home.

The money paid for the kippot goes to Mayan women who use it to help educate their children, bring electricity to their homes, and get access to medical care.





Once purchased, these kippot were donated to Aleph Bet Jewish Day School, a Jewish school of 48 children spanning from kindergarten to grade 5. On behalf of their school, Bennett and Ari are now selling these kippot as a fundraiser for Aleph Bet.





Be part of a double mitzvah -- support Mayan women and children -- support Aleph Bet Jewish Day School.