Blessing Israel Together

We spend our days, sunrise to sundown, focused on all that we have, all that we do, all those we love, all things we want.  And what if we had none of those things? Would we become angry at G-D?  Job's experience could happen to any of us at any time.  Holding fast to all that we think we have here, and making it a daily priority, makes it clear that we do not put our love for our Creator first.  He wants the best of our offerings, yet we give Him our attention after we've attended to everything else (see Malachi 1). What if everything we had was completely stripped from us? What if our homes, our closet full of clothes and shoes, all of our family members, our careers, our health, literally everything was gone...what then? Choose this day who you will serve. Choose wisely. Store up your riches in heaven. Everything here will pass away.

You made it possible! Israel Relief Aid collected crucial funds allowing Israelis in poverty (especially Holocaust Survivors, Lone Mothers (husband gone on reserve duty) and disabled) could partake in the Passover holiday... Read more

Northern Israel has been getting bombed all month long.  Many,  many parents, elderly and families had to live next to the bomb shelter.  READ MORE

Passover is April 1! Along with the necessary pre-cleaning for the holiday, most of the food for the entire holiday is purchased in advance. Yet this is not the case for Israelis living in poverty. READ MORE 

Thank you all who participated in giving 407 youth in Ben Shemen a party at the youth village.  

The population in Israel has had 6 days of pre-alerts and sirens (two super-loud pre-alerts and one very very loud siren for each directive to enter the bomb shelter).   The pre-alert gives enough time for a few minutes' preparation before the siren.  Once the siren sounds, there's not enough time to do anything but grab the cell phone and get into the bomb shelter and secure the door. It's stressful and tiring, especially in the middle of the night, yet we know it's saving lives.    Home Front Command has lightened up a little on the Red-level restrictions and brought it down to Orange level, meaning that businesses can open and 50-person gatherings can be held IF they have a bomb shelter reachable in the prescribed defense time for everyone on premises (can be anywhere from 15 seconds to 1.5 minutes, depending on the city's location).   However, traveling to get to that business means taking a risk without cover.  S...