Custom Made Vocational Programs and Job Training
Many of the widows are thrust into this situation without the skills and qualifications necessary to seek gainful employment. Even when the widows were already working as part of a two income family they now need to increase their earning power in their new role as the lone breadwinner.

Zeh LaZeh job training program is the first step in assisting the widow on the path to financial stability and independence so that ultimately she can stand on her own two feet. The widows can choose from a variety of vocational courses ranging from hairdressing, cosmetics and wig repair to computer programming, bookkeeping and secretarial, to retrain and learn the skills necessary to join, and/or re-enter the workforce and to upgrade their earning power to support their families with dignity.

Currently, Zeh LaZeh pays for women to go to outside job-training facilities but plans to establish its own in-house vocational school under one roof, so that Rebbetzin Rottenberg and her team can more easily monitor attendance and progress and when necessary modify or change the courses to suit the needs and abilities of the individual widows.

Employment Opportunities and Job Placement
The Rambam in the Laws of Tzedaka (Perek 10: Halacha 7 Hilchos Matnas Aniyim ), in defining the 8 levels of tzedaka defines the highest level as the form of charity that enables those people who are in need, to become financially independent and able to help themselves. To a widow the highest form of tzedakah is to enable her to adjust to her role as the "sole breadwinner" and enable her to get a job so that she can support her family in a dignified manner.

Being a productive member of the workforce is also an outlet for the widow who as a result is motivated to dress up, apply her makeup and get out of the house every day and positions her more easily for the prospects of remarriage.

Newsletter
Bi-monthly Newsletter featuring thought-provoking articles, stories and suggestions on how to cope with challenges, and other useful information, is sent to all Zeh LaZeh families. The newsletter is also geared to the children who benefit from this source of stimulating material, including fun games and quizzes which is sensitive to their situation and provides them with the opportunity to interact with other children through Letters to the Editor and pen -pal listings.

To sponsor an issue of the Newsletter: $4,000