Our History & Vision

Mission Statement

Bayit Lepleitot strives to be the surrogate home for girls who are orphaned or come from abusive or dysfunctional families, giving them everything that they need and deserve but weren’t able to receive in their own homes. Bayit Lepleitot embraces the girls, heals their scars, nurtures their self-confidence and equips them with all the tools they will need to break the cycle of poverty and neglect and build beautiful, happy and successful lives.

Our vision is that every girl who arrives at Bayit Lepleitot will know that, here, she has found a home.

Our History

In 1949, Rabbi Naftali Rosenfeld founded Bayit Lepleitot to care of twenty-four young girls who had miraculously survived the Holocaust but lost all their family.  A survivor himself, Rabbi Rosenfeld had lost his wife and four daughters. Turning his own pain into a catalyst for spreading goodness, Rabbi Rosenfeld and his wife welcomed the terrified young girls into the new orphanage, dedicating their entire lives to their well-being. At Rabbi Rosenfeld’s side stood his partner, Rabbi Shlomo Pappenheim, later to be joined by Rabbi Shmuel Yitzchak Stern and Rabbi Rosenfeld’s son, Rabbi Moshe Yona Rosenfeld.

After Rabbi Rosenfeld’s passing, his son continued his legacy, welcoming orphaned and disadvantaged girls into Bayit Lepleitot’s warm haven. Today Rabbi Moshe Yona Rosenfeld along with his son, Rabbi Chaim Elazar Rosenfeld are at the helm and they are devotedly running the day-to-day operations, the multi-generational mission: Healing hearts and building futures.

The “Nivcheret” program,  was established  in 2020 for orphaned girls from the age of 5 and above, for girls who remain living at home but spend their free hours in the dormitory.  We have set up a program of terrific activities, trips and events to fill their day.  We offer them emotional therapy to overcome their difficulties and teach them to cope with their loss.  There are families that we assist financially and discreetly. Today there are 200 girls who participate in this project.

The “Bishvilech” program began in 2022 for children from divorced homes, who remain at home but need psychological care that at most, the parent can’t afford and/or admit to the existing problem!  They also come here for activities, programs, and trips that are truly a step above the norm, something that each child dreams of attending and taking part in.  There are 300 children from all ages participating in this project.

 The “Beyachad” program – due to demand, in 2022, we opened up a similar framework “Beyachad” –  for boys from divorced homes, many of them brothers to the to the girls in the Bishvilech program. We renovated an apartment for them and besides activities, and parties, they also have a place where they can meet with their parent, (with whom they are not living with) and our staff is in constant touch with the boy’s Cheder and Yeshiva. There is a set up of private tutors for the boys who need help with their studies and emotional therapy, psychological assistance for  those who are in the need of assistance. The younger boys  come here daily from 4:00p.m. until 9:00p.m. and the older boys arrive at 9:00p.m. until 11:00p.m.  There are 300 boys who take part daily in this program.

Our goal is to assist children who aren’t blessed with a warm and stable home and to ensure that every large city in Israel will have a branch to accommodate these children.

Past and present – a stirring photo presentation