Why the name 'Efrat'?

Who was Efrat? The Midrash tells us that Efrat was Miriam.
Who was Miriam?
Miriam was the sister of Aaron and Moses. A courageous woman who attained the supreme spiritual level of prophecy, Miriam was granted an additional name, Efrat, which has the same root as pru v’revu - to populate the world - in recognition of her heroic measures in saving Jewish children from annihilation.
Pharaoh decreed that all male Jewish infants were to be drowned and declared the death penalty to anyone evading his orders. Miriam personally intervened, endangering her own life to save Jewish children from certain death. In addition, she provided the children’s families with all their needs. As a result of her bravery, the Jews continued to multiply and the Jewish nation survived.
We at EFRAT aspire to emulate Efrat’s accomplishments and save the lives of unborn Jewish children. We could not think of a more fitting way to honor Miriam-Efrat’s bravery than through naming our organization in her memory.

School library in memory of Efrat z''l

On the 4th Jahrzeit of Efrat Shay z''l, Thursday 21 December 2017/ 3 Tewet 5778, a Yad-Vashem sign in memory of Efrat was unveiled at the entrance to the school library in Amsterdam.

As follows Divrey-Chizuk of the mother of Efrat:

EFRAT NL

Main features of the current policy:

• The goal of Stichting Efrat ("EFRAT NL"):

1. 1. The establishment of a foundation for raising funds and gathering of financial resources and carrying out any public benefit activities, in memory of the 7 year old girl Efrat Shay z"l;
   2. Raising funds to benefit www.KosherVoedselbank.nl , the Kosher Food Bank in the Netherlands.
   3. Support for young couples who need help for their wedding.
   4. Raising funds and gathering of financial resources for saving the lives of unborn children in Israel. Stichting Efrat allows you the opportunity to provide financial support for pregnant women who want to preserve their pregnancy despite their financial problems. Without financial support from our foundation and that of EFRAT IL there is a high risk that these women would let to terminate their pregnancy. The granting of aid will take place immediately after delivery and to 24 months thereafter.
   5. the performance of all further actions, which are related to the foregoing in the broadest sense or which may be conducive thereto.

• The foundation obtains its income from:
  1. donations;
  2. as long as it is not otherwise indicated here may assume that there is no other way of obtaining income.

• The assets are managed by the board and spent by the board and according to the policy of the board.

Board members composition:

• R. Shay            - chairman EFRAT NL
• C. Goldshmidt  - treasurer EFRAT NL, also is the chief executive officer of EFRAT IL
• H. Apfeldorfer  - secretary EFRAT NL

A current report of the activity(ies) carried out:

• The foundation seeks to accomplish its purpose by, among other things:

1. 1. acquiring income;
   2. acquiring donors for a periodic donation;
   3. periodically informing the donors of the foundation about the spending of the financial means raised or to be raised by the foundation and the results achieved; as well as performing all further actions which are related to the above in the broadest sense of the word or which may be conducive to this.
   4. Giving donors the opportunity to provide financial support through meetings and all kinds of publications such as newspapers, electronic media, website and brochures.

• On other page of this website you can download our current financial statements.

• The current policy of EFRAT IL is to receive as much as possible of the donations intended to them through EFRAT NL and without investing them elsewhere even if it could be productive for them. As a result, and given our limited assets, our activities are limited to publishing information primarily through the website.

Additional Information:

• The foundation was founded on 4 July 2014 by N. Shay.

• The foundation is since July 4, 2014 regarded as an ANBI certified organization.

• All board members work voluntarily and are unpaid.

• Chamber of Commerce number: 61030325

• RSIN number: 854173146

• Bank account - IBAN: NL68INGB0006658137

• BIC: INGBNL2A

Certificate of Honor

€900 saved each of these children - life doesn't stop because of money!

Dear donor,

Efrat Organization in Israel issues a certificate and send it to donors who donates for campaign EFRAT IL at least €900 for saving one child.

Therefore we ask you when filling out the online donation form or when pay through electronic funds transfer (EFT), to provide the following details: name, surname, address, email and telephone number. One can also send the Efrat Organization in Israel an email with the requested information. If you contributed in installments, please let them know by e-mail. Of course you can also use other payment methods such as iDeal or PayPal. This way they can review yours eligibility for a certificate of appreciation for your contribution.

Each donor for saving one child receives a certificate with donor's name, the name of the saved child and his date of birth.

"Efrat Israel" sends the certificate of appreciation directly to the donor and therefore is the only one who responsible for it.

For any question over a certification please contact only EFRAT IL through their:

• contact form
• email address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• phone number: +972-2-5454500

Yours sincerely,

Stichting "Efrat" Nederland