350. Ups and Downs

light on elevator, Tel Aviv

Today I stayed home sick and ironically noticed this downward arrow in the shape of a heart on the elevator.

When feeling down remember the lift must come down to pick you up - Enjoy the ride!

This heart would love for others to support Yad Sarah in helping sick, disabled and elderly people and their families http://www.yadsarah.org/index.asp?id=198

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343. Sweet Love for the Family

cookies and chocolates, Modiin

The love for Family Day is on our minds. At a nursery school for children with PDD (Pervasive Development Disorder) the children baked heart-shaped cookies, and filled their decorated boxes with heart-shaped chocolates....how sweet love is!

Hadar and Batya lovingly helped with these creations.

Hadar's heart would love for others to support Hasdei Naomi in helping to feed the needy http://www.naomi.org.il/len/apage/58083.php

Batya's heart would love for others to support Yad Sarah in helping sick, disabled and elderly people and their families http://www.yadsarah.org/index.asp?id=198

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266. Loving Eyes

graffiti, building site, Tel Aviv

Today the forecast was rain.

I captured these hearts early in the morning before they began to weep.

These hearts would love for others to support The Center for the Blind http://www.sites.huji.ac.il/blind/english/index.html

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231. Born with a Heart

birthmark, Modiin

Yael is a speech therapist to children with PDD (Pervasive Development Disorder). Shortly after meeting Yael I noticed this heart-shaped birth mark on her arm - I took this as a sign that she was a loving person. The more I get to know her the more I see I was right.

Today when I pointed out to Yael that I saw a heart in her birth mark, she told me she sees the map of Israel - Levavot: hearts found throughout Israel can be found on her arm!

Yael's heart would love for others to support Ezer Mizion in providing medical and social support services to help Israel's sick, disabled, elderly and underprivileged populations http://www.ezermizion.org/

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203. Growing Old

tree trunk, Tel Aviv

Certain trees reveal their age by the number of growth rings from the edge to their center.

This tree appears to have been chopped down, and lovingly exposes its age to us - This tree loves growing old.

This heart would love for others to support Yad Sarah in helping sick, disabled and elderly people and their families http://www.yadsarah.org/index.asp?id=61

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188. Kapish

hands (sign language), Cafe Kapish, Nalaga'at Center, Jaffa

This evening my father and I had a profoundly eye opening experience at Cafe Kapish, which is completely run by deaf and hearing-impaired waiters.

Using body language, lip reading, and writing on an eraseable board, I communicated the levavot concept with our very sweet waiter, Omer, and asked him how one would sign "heart" - this sign is certainly understandable to all!

This heart loves to be understood.

Omer's heart would love for others to contribute to the deaf and hearing-impaired http://www.nalagaat.org.il/home.php

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159. A Curator at Heart

business card, Israel Museum logo, Israel Museum, Jerusalem

Amitai is the curator of Israeli art at the Israel museum, Jerusalem. Just like his name which in Hebrew means genuine, this man is genuinely passionate and caring about art.

Today, as we sat and discussed Levavot he bagan to see them all over, and even filled in the gaps to transform the Museum's logo into a heart.

Amitai is clearly a curator at heart!

Amitai's heart would love for others to donate to Ilan in helping physically disabled children http://www.ilan-israel.co.il/index.php?page_id=2&lang_action=change_lang&to_lang=en

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