More than 900,000 Israeli children and families live in poverty, and needs are largely left unmet due to Israel’s focus on increased defense spending to protect these same children and families from terrorism and war. However, being an immigrant family…
Israel Relief Aid invited 300 young Ukrainians to a unique experience last month – a Passover seder in a Bedouin Tent in the Negev Israel’s southern desert). It was a full program with musicians and speakers in the Ukrainian language.…
Holocaust Memorial Day has come and gone, with all those stories that emanated out of horrific circumstances. In our times, last year 15,000 Holocaust Survivors passed away. However, today there are 147,199 Holocaust Survivors living in Israel. 521 just came…
Yesterday, a 40-foot aid container came into Israel full of clothing and new Nike shoes! In just four days, two important Israeli holidays will arrive: Erev Yom HaZikaron, the day of national remembrance in Israel to commemorate all the soldiers…
For Israel Relief Aid’s Passover project, your help made it possible so that Israelis (especially immigrants) in poverty could celebrate the Passover Seder and to eat the required unleavened bread during the week of Pesach. The poverty population of…
Two weeks after Passover is an important national holiday for Israel: Yom HaAtzmaut, Independence Day. In honor of this Israel’s 75th birthday, Israel Relief Aid has a special project planned for those that are in service to the nation…
Where are we at on the world’s timeline? One thing that is clearly evident: Israel continues to be in the midst of the ingathering of Ukrainians and Russians as an outcome of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Most did not arrive with…
In the Galil (northern section of Israel) lies the serene Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). Tiberias is the largest city around it. Since Tiberias is in the northeast of Israel, it is far away from the large cities of Haifa, Jerusalem…
Surprisingly, March has been unusually cold in Israel this year, with a number of storms and particularly cold nights. For anyone living in the mountain cities like Jerusalem, Nazareth Ilit, and Tzfat it is super cold. These pictures from the…
A recent container was from Holland brought in by Israel Relief Aid to Haifa and Ashdod. Almost 30 aid centers all over the country came to collect a portion of the packages until they were all gone. Thousands of new immigrants,…