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Just recently, I picked up a call on the Yad Batya phone line. The voice on the other end was that of a young girl and she sounded quite hesitant and nervous. �I think I�m getting engaged in the next few days and I just wanted to know what Yad Batya provides for kallahs.� I tried to put her at ease, listing in great detail all the wonderful items YBLK provides once an application is approved. �Oh wow.� There was not much she could say, but I could sense her immense relief over the phone when she said, �OK, I�m going to call you back to submit an application.� As I got off the phone, it was clear that when she initially said, �I think I�m getting engaged,� she wasn�t sure if she and her soon-to-be chosson could�afford�to get married. Until Yad Batya stepped in.

Another story�

The doorbell rang in a small fourth floor apartment. Not expecting visitors at that late hour, the daughter, a kallah, asked, �Who is it?� �Delivery!� the caller boomed into the intercom. She buzzed in the deliveryman and waited at the elevator doors. �Farberware” was emblazoned in bold, black letters on the carton. �Who sent this?� the mother asked. �Tell you in a second,� he replied, �just gotta get one more box!� Every few minutes he would reappear with another package, bag or box. The family�s curiosity mounted. �Just one more box and then I�ll explain everything!� he promised as he hurried out. They waited for the cheerful delivery man to return with an explanation.

But he didn�t return and they never found out.

For 28 years, Yad Batya �has been delivering goods and dignity to over 17,000 kallahs in the US, Canada and Yerushalaim.� Please support us by donating to our auction. Visit�yadbatya.org�now!