Greetings my dear friends!

Do you know that there are no orphan homes in Israel? A number of families, willing to adopt a child, by times exceed the number of children that can be adopted.

We all know that children are much beloved in the Jewish families. Secular families usually have two children, the religious 5-6. The young family is not living "for themselves", as it is common in Ukraine, pretty quickly they start thinking of the child's birth. If the health problems occur, they go to the Center for Reproductive Medicine. The cost of expensive procedures is paid by the state.

As for the refusal of the child, such a situation is likely the exception to the rule. As one of my friends once joked, "if the baby is left on the hospital threshold, because of it five minutes later the full-fledged war will begin." Moreover, when it is find out that the woman intends to terminate a pregnancy, the special services starts immediately to co-operate with her: offering to bring a child into the world and later to give it up for adoption for a decent reward.

So, why Israel has no orphanages in the classic "Soviet" version? As I have mentioned already, the number of adopters significantly exceeds the number of children in need of adoption. This does not mean, of course, that there are no orphans or children whose parents are deprived of parental rights in Israel. But these kids are staying only for a short time in the special boarding schools; from that place they are immediately sent to be raised in a family where, as a rule, the family has its own children. The new "parents" under the law are guardians of the children. Further, they face to a very long adoption procedure and then finally they become parents of the children on the legal basis.

All children are adopted in Israel: of any age, chronically or seriously ill – everyone will be happily welcomed in a new family. Sick children that are in hospitals are taken care by the volunteers. They have also a priority to the right of adoption.

There is no such thing as a homeless child in Israel. Such an attitude towards the most vulnerable segments of the population is a reflection of the very essence of Israeli people: every life is sacred, and the history has already well taught to cherish it. Thus, people think not only about their lives but also about the future of their state.