Feed the hungry around the world! Do something to help the millions of hungry around the world.
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger funds soup kitchens, food pantries, food banks and a host of agencies and services in the US, particularly the Gulf Coast, as well as Niger, Sudan and elsewhere. Donate funds, volunteer for a local hunger-ending group funded by MAZON or initiate a hunger-ending program at your synagogue, such as Hoops for Hunger or bimah arrangements made of canned foods. FYI: Mazon is one of the 5 Jewish/Israel-related charities given the highest rating by the
Charity Watch of the American Institute of Philanthropy. Watch a
video about MAZON.
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CIVIL + HUMAN RIGHTS, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, ISRAEL, ISRAELI IMMIGRANTS, HUNGER, LITERACY,
POVERTY/ SOCIAL + ECONOMIC JUSTICE, WOMEN’S ISSUES
The New Israel Fund
Support justice, equality and democracy in Israel!
The New Israel Fund supports several dozen projects in Israel in such areas as civil rights, literacy, women’s issues and the environment. FYI: The Fund is one of the 5 Jewish/Israel-related charities given the highest rating by
the American Institute of Philanthropy.
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CHILDREN, INTERNATIONAL, ISRAEL, MEDICAL RESEARCH
Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel
Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, also affectionately known as
Schneider Children's, is the only comprehensive, highly specialized care hospital of its kind in the country and in the Middle East, dedicated exclusively to the well-being of all children and adolescents. Schneider Children's also receives patients from the Palestinian Authority and Jordan, and from as far away as Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe, thus fulfilling its mandate to serve as a “bridge to peace” in the region. Since its establishment in 1991, Schneider Children's has become recognized as an institution of medical and academic excellence.
Watch a
video about Schneider Children's.
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ELDERLY, ISRAEL
Yad LaKashish
Based on Maimonides' highest level of Tzedakah, the principle of "Helping others to help themselves," Yad LaKashish, an Israeli social service organization for the elderly and disabled, runs an arts and crafts workshop. Five days a week, from 8:30 until 12:00 in the morning, 270 elderly and disabled come to Yad LaKashish where they work in a variety of handicraft workshops, including bookbindery, ceramics, needlework, hand-made paper, silk-painting and metalwork. The elderly craftspeople receive on-the-job training and supervision in producing beautiful, high quality Judaica and craft items. In return for their work, the artisans at Yad LaKashish receive a monthly stipend and a wide range of social benefits including dental and eyeglass subsidies.
Learn more about the Yad LaKashish Bar / Bat Mitzvah Program.
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