URGENT: 2 Jewish siblings (5 & 8) need adoptive home within 2 wks

This is an e-mail from Ohel, the (Orthodox) Jewish agency that deals with most Jewish foster kids placed into the system in NYC. They need to find a Jewish adoptive family within TWO WEEKS for these two kids or they will likely be raised by non-Jews. I don't know if you have to live in NYC, but I'm guessing that may be the case (or they may work with people in other parts of NYS or even NOrth Jersey)... however, it's worth dropping a line even if you live elsewhere in the country. Because ACS is involved, they may be open to non-religious people - But Ohel I think only works with Orthodox homes. In other words, I don't know a lot about who they will accept so please forward this widely and call them immediately if you're interested! --- Two siblings from Ohel were temporarily placed in our home about 18 months ago in order to provide time to find a permanent placement for Daniel and Sarah. After an extensive search Ohel was not able to identify a suitable home. Last week the court instructed Ohel and the Administration for Children's Services to search vigorously in parallel for a single home for both children within the next two weeks. If a pre-adoptive family from our community does not approach Ohel the children may end up in a non-Jewish home. Daniel is an eight year old who has attended a Jewish day school for the last two years and has thrived and excelled in his Jewish studies, and despite the lack of a strong background functions with the rest of his class. Although he has ADD, he is well managed by his medication. He loves attention, playing with other children and learning about nature. Sarah is five years old and is very affectionate. She is athletic and likes  playing outside, playing with dolls, coloring and going to the library. She is a slow learner and is kindergarten in a contained classroom. She plays well with other children and has won the affection of her teachers and peers. Raising these children would enhance any family considering an adoption and would also maintain them within the Jewish community. We cannot make the commitment of being a pre-adoptive family at this point but would like to maintain a relationship with them. We hope that there is a family that can offer them a permanent home with the love and attention they need.  It would be a failure of our metropolitan community that has many chessed projects to abandon these children. Please contact Batsheva Berger or Shulamit Marcus of the Ohel home finding department at (718) 851-6300. Daniel and Sarahs Foster Parents