360. Hearts in the Neighbor-Hood

hood of sweatshirt, Tel Aviv

Orit is my neighbor whom I am just now starting to get to know. This morning as I went to return the plates from the food she brought me I found her covered in hearts.

This neighbor's hood proves there is love in my neighborhood.

Orit's heart would love for others to support Mishelet Lev (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Israel), which helps grants wishes to children suffering from life threatening illnesses http://www.makeawish.org.il/index_en.asp

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180. Y's Wish

cappuccino, Santa Monica, California, virtually found in Tel Aviv

I usually only post hearts found in Israel, but read on and you will see why I had a change of heart and made an exception to my rule.

This heart was sent to me by Y. (who asked that I leave his name out), with the following text:

"This is a pic I took for myself, but would like to share with you... I'm not sure if it's a heart or a bird, or both; but to me, in my context, it represents a wish. I hope you'll pray for it to come true...it's from a date last week with a girl that I really liked. We're going out again tonight and I'm very excited and hoping that it goes well...I took the photo so that I could email it to her, because she liked the design (ironically, I don't have her email). "

In the name of love let's all pray for Y.!

Y.'s heart would love for others to support the Jewish National Fund http://www.jnf.org/

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144. The Style of Love

hair, Tel Aviv

Robert is my hairdresser, and the proud father of this beautiful heart. He and Alon are actually fathers of twins, but Dana was so active it was impossible to get them both in one picture.

This young heart, only a year and ten months old has one remarkable story to tell: Dana and her

twin brother Itay are the first of three things:

1. The first children from a surrogate to a gay couple in Bombay

2. The first children from a surrogate in Bombay to a gay couple in Israel

3. The first children in the world to only have their father's name appear on the birth certificate.

Like hair which can be styled and re-styled, and will never disintegrate; this heart was created to bring bundles of love, and will forever change our world.

Robert's heart would love for others to contribute to Mishelet Lev (Make-A-Wish Foundation of Israel), which helps grants wishes to children suffering from life threatening illnesses http://www.makeawish.org.il/index_en.asp

*Content and photo © Nomi Helene 2009. All Rights Reserved