'We needed a miracle and God helped us,' said Malka Bukiet, the Israeli principal of Alumim, a children’s home in Ukraine.

'I am certain your fathers see you, are proud and are watching over you. They are happy when you are happy,' Sara Netanyahu told the group.

Each Bar Mitzvah boy was escorted to the Kotel , where they made the traditional blessing over the Torah for the first time.

A spiritually meaningful and joyous program for orphaned boys, hosted by Colel Chabad organization in Jerusalem, was the brainchild of a widowed father of 13.