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"Be fruitful and multiply" is the first commandment in Judaism; children are at the center of the Jewish vision of family life. Today, more and more Jews are choosing to fulfill that mitzvah through adoption. Some couples adopt for altruistic reasons, often providing a home for older children or children with special needs. Some single Jews adopt because they want to raise a family and have been unsuccessful finding a marriage partner. Nevertheless, most Jewish adoptions involve couples who are infertile and see adoption as the only alternative to building a family. [continued]
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We are Dan & BethAnn, and are pursuing a second adoption to make our family complete. Thank you for considering adoption - if chosen to parent your baby, we promise to provide a home of warmth, joy and one mighty excited sibling [Avery, 2 1/2].
“Look at us, look at us, look at us now,
it's fun to have fun, but you have to know how!”
Be it hiking up mountains or skiing down hills,
getting to know us will be such a thrill! (modified Cat in the Hat)
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