Or Akiva has the best collection of costumes in Israel.

At the initiative of Mytyl Simancas-Bister of the Board of the Miami Beach Division of the Women’s Department of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation hundreds of costumes were collected in Miami and sent to Or Akiva for Purim. The four drop-off sites around Miami produced boxes full of costumes for every age.

All of the costumes are now on loan to families that would not normally have been able to afford costumes. Ilanit Chafuta the Director of the Or Akiva Volunteer Center was excited with the amount, variety and quality of the costumes that were sent. For Ilanit this meant that every child in Or Akiva was able to participate in Purim due to the generosity of the Miami community. After Purim the costumes will be used all year long for plays and special events.