Israel Relief Aid, in partnership with a local center, organized a tour to Jerusalem’s Western Wall, including a hot lunch for a busload of impoverished Israelis/Holocaust Survivors who would otherwise never get to go. The history of the Western Wall…
Arabs comprise around 20% of the population in Israel. Christian Arabs comprise around 9% of the Arab population in Israel.
Shavuot, or Feast of Weeks, is an Israeli holiday in the month of Sivan. It falls seven weeks after the Passover holiday and is counted specifically so that no one misses which day it is supposed to fall on. This…
As promised, Israel Relief Aid showed up at the Ben Shemen Day Center for Disabled young Israelis with a huge load of their requested hygenic supplies that will keep the center in tidy situation for quite a bit of the…
The survival supplies project for the Gaza border town of Sderot is where so many bombs have come over from nearby Hamas, and still do. We don’t want to forget them and the “inferno” they just went through recently in…
After 18 years of doing humanitarian aid in Israel I still see it. . . . the great need for humanitarian aid in Israel.
Israel Relief Aid sponsored another unusual tour, this time to the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) including transport, a hot lunch and entry fees. What’s different about this tour bus? It is a load of Israelis living under the poverty line…
If you have a heart for Israel and for young Israelis with disabilities, the Ben Shemen Day Center is a great project to work on. It looks like a rural kibbutz, but is right in central Israel not far from…
This holiday is always a joyful one for Israelis and they enjoy BBQ’s together with family and friends, fireworks, picnics and relaxing.
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