Kisharon's help for children with special needs was highlighted at its annual dinner by families who have benefited.
The dinner chairs, Nicola and Jeffrey Rubinoff, have a four-year-old girl, Evie, with Down's syndrome who attends Kisharon's Tuffkid nursery. Addressing the 600 guests at the Lancaster Hotel in central London, Mrs Rubinoff said: "There are some questions which people might not want to ask, [such as] how does it feel to be a parent of a beautiful daughter with Down's syndrome?
"When Evie was born our lives changed and it changed the lives of our other children.
"We were so naive. From this place of confusion it was Kisharon that became a beacon of light for us."
Writer and stand-up comedian Ashley Blaker's six-year-old daughter, Soroh, attends the charity's day school. "She goes there every day on the bus and is so happy there," he said. "She doesn't want to come home."
The strictly Orthodox Jew also reflected that he might be the only comedian working in television who does not have a TV at home. "I read the Jewish Tribune every week but I can't seem to find the TV page - it must be in Yiddish," he joked.
Tottenham MP David Lammy, who proposed the toast to the Queen, said he had been impressed by Kisharon's "fantastic" work in Stamford Hill. "As father of a child with special needs, I salute you for what you do."
Businesswoman and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley spoke movingly about her son Giles, who had autism and spent years in a secure hospital before dying of a seizure at the age of 35.
"I really appreciate the work that Kisharon does as the leading Jewish organisation working in the field," she said. "We must not let these vulnerable people down."
Chief executive Dr Beverley Jacobson discussed the charity's progress over the year in review, going on to reveal plans to expand its supported living service into Stamford Hill.
The audience included adults supported by Kisharon and the menu cards and brochure were produced in "easy read" format. Instead of a more traditional campaign film, a three minute video with heightened sound effects gave an insight into how the world might appear through the eyes of hypersensitive people with learning disabilities.
Kisharon chairman Philip Goldberg said afterwards that with more than £800,000 brought in from the night, "we have raised over 40 per cent of the £1.8 million that we need to run existing services. This is a fantastic achievement and I am immensely proud of the team who have made this possible."
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