As we gather for a new year of peace and happiness with our families and friends, we know the grave challenges that lie ahead in the coming months. Outlandish extreme weather, flooding, etc. Worldwide fears of coming financial crisis. Unbelievable politics and uprisings. How do we carry over…
In the south of Israel, there are two shelters for Israelis who have totally given up hope and were picked up off the streets in Tel Aviv and other cities. One is for women who have had to flee their…
Dear Lovers of Israel, Two aid containers are currently on their way to Israel: a container of school backpacks from China and a container of new and sorted clothing from Holland. Both of these have arrival dates this month. Partners…
When will the next skirmish at the Gaza border be? Typically in August, but we’ll see. Can you imagine the families in Sderot (a few minutes from the Gaza border) – how tired they are of all the bombs every…
Large Food Box Event in Haifa Ukrainian immigrants and refugees in Haifa were invited to receive a large box of food items . . . and the response was pure excitement. These boxes contained rice, flour, a bag of chicken…
Following up to our report on 507 Ukrainian immigrants that met in Jerusalem to see the sights, enjoy musicians and exploration of ancient Israeli texts, these are the pictures of another fun part of a perfect day in Jerusalem. Israel…
Tsfat and Lag b’Omer The first of three May projects: Food bags for Holocaust Survivors, Ukrainian immigrants and welfare roll families in the north in Tsfat. Incredibly, it ended up on Erev Lag b’Omer, the busiest day of the year…
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…
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…