Jewish Music Megastars Yaakov Shwekey, Ishay Ribo, and Mordechai ben David to Sing Together...
An historic virtual concert called “Together as One” on Lag B’Omer, Tuesday May 12th
Roman Abramovich Donates New Intensive Care Unit to Sheba Medical Center
Hundreds of intensive care beds were inaugurated at Sheba Medical Center, to serve in times of national emergencies.
IAC, Idan Raichel, David Broza, Raise $325,000 in Virtual Concert to Support Healthcare Workers
The concert is in addition to the IAC’s community efforts to support healthcare workers.
Shabbat Kosher-Food Packages Distributed by Friendship Circle New Jersey
“Challah and Chicken Soup for the Quarantined Soul” includes rolls, grape juice, candles and homemade soup (matzah balls optional).
Ahead of Memorial Day, The Ari Fuld Project Donates Masks to Efrat’s Counter-Terrorist Unit
Miriam Fuld was concerned for the welfare of the Efrat counter-terrorist unit, when they would go outside on emergency calls.
UJA-Federation of NY Announces Nearly $9 Million In Coronavirus Relief Grants
“At the core of the New York Jewish community is an incredible infrastructure of organizations that underpin our ability to sustain and strengthen Jewish life into the future."
Jewish Philanthropies Establish $80 Million Fund for Nonprofits During Pandemic
The challenges have affected every sector of Jewish communal life, including organizational closures, staff layoffs, canceled programs, a pivot to online education and an increase in financial-aid needs.
Rothschild Foundation Donates $4.2 Million to Hebrew U. Coronavirus Research
The donation will fund 60 research teams at HU that are working to find a vaccine, produce faster and cheaper testing methods, and develop targeted treatments.
Mayanei Hayeshua is tackling the Biggest Pikuach Nefesh Crisis in Living Memory
A parking lot was turned into a 22-station field hospital, while 2 departments have been converted into Coronavirus units.
Jewish Philanthropist Boris Lozhkin Donates Protective Gear to Ukraine’s ENT Specialist
Lozhkin stressed that people from all over Ukraine apply to the doctors of the Institute, which employs the best Ukrainian specialists in the field of ear nose and throat.
‘FIDF Engage’ Connects Supporters with Lone Israeli Soldiers during COVID-19 Crisis
Among the IDF soldiers on base are some 1,000 Lone Soldiers from the United States who joined the IDF with no immediate family in Israel.
Forced to Shut Down his Resorts, Sheldon Adelson Continues to Pay his 10,000 Employees
Adelson also purchased 2 million medical masks which he is donating to first responders and medical workers who are in the frontlines against the coronavirus pandemic.
Christian-Jewish Coalition Raising Funds for Jerusalem’s Needy
"Some 6,000 families in Jerusalem with children in these schools normally have the respite of a structured educational framework."
Israeli Schools Closed Due to Coronavirus – What Happened to Breakfast?
"Food will be distributed to several hundred families in the center of the country, followed by the addition of other locations as budget allows."
UJA Giving Another $11 Million to Remedy Coronavirus Damage
Monday's announcement of additional funding came after UJA had pledged more than $23 million in immediate aid last week.
Israel’s Social Welfare Department Drafts Colel Chabad for Emergency Effort
The Israeli government tasked Colel Chabad with providing Passover food security for 30,000 households affected by the Coronavirus economic crisis.
Dial 1221: New National Dispatch Center Treats Humanitarian Emergencies in Israel
The emergency number for the new dispatch center is the same as United Hatzalah’s regular number of 1221.
MDA, TAU, Ichilov Hospital Receive $3M Injection of Funds for COVID-19 Response
“In the face of global threats like this, science, technology and innovation are our best hopes. Israel is a leader in those fields."
NY UJA-Federation Giving $23 Million in Grants & Loans to COVID-19 Affected New Yorkers
UJA is making $250,000 available for Passover meals to-go that will be distributed to those who are newly isolated or quarantined.
Barkai Rabbinic Group Creates Volunteer Food Distribution for Home-Bound Israelis
The project involves more than 250 volunteers who deliver cooked meals to the elderly and other home-bound residents in each of Modiin’s 13 neighborhoods three times a week.
Pray for United Hatzalah Founder Eliezer Yehuda ben Chaya
"I am strong because I know I have an amazing family that loves me. We have a huge family in United Hatzalah and I know how much they need me to be healthy."
Social Loan Fund Offers Help to Businesses Affected by Coronavirus
The new fast-track coronavirus relief program will issue working capital loans of up to NIS 100k to businesses affected by the crisis.
IFCJ Create $5 M. Fund to Help Elderly in Israel Amid Corona Crisis
This fund will primarily support elderly Israelis, some of whom are Holocaust survivors, with packages of food and other essential items.
Israeli School for Syrian Refugee Children in Greece Burns Down, Arson Suspected
"Erdogan opens the borders to allow refugees to move into Greece, creating a boiling point that causes a lot of frustration for the local residents, and encourages far right groups to raise their heads."
First Israeli Nonprofit Bank to Provide Life-Changing Loans as a ‘National Mission’
"We are here to help those enterprises and people who are not appealing for the financial system."
IDF Lone Soldiers Use ‘Yom Sidurim’ to Get Driver’s License, Others Check Out Schools,...
“Military service in the IDF is difficult and challenging for every soldier, and even more so for Lone Soldiers."
Charlotte, NC Holocaust Survivor, 93, Fulfills Life’s Dream of Visiting IDF Soldiers on Base
“I grew up as a Jewish boy in Nazi Germany and when I saw a policeman or a soldier, I would turn and run the other way,” Bienstock said.
Israel Sends Medical Supplies to China for Coronavirus on Last Flight Out
The medical supplies were sent directly to the Chinese Ministry of Health.
MDA Sends Anti Contagion Protection Equipment to Chabad Houses in China
The protective kits, which include special suits, masks, glasses, shoes and hats, aim to prevent infection in the event of contact with a sick person.
A Medic in a (Wedding) Suit Shows Up When Needed
The MDA volunteer from Tzefat could not have imagined this was the way his wedding day would turn out.