Holiday Meals Thanks to YOU

 

Thanks to lovers of Israel and our compassionate friends who lend a hand towards homeless men and battered women in Israel, Israel Relief Aid has been able to send a month’s worth of food for the holiday month of October for two shelters in Beer Sheva. READ MORE . . . 

Rosh Hashanah…Giving Comfort to Israelis

 

In the south of Israel, there are two shelters for Israelis.  One is a refuge for Israeli women and children who have been battered and abused. READ MORE

Israel Relief Aid Hadera Shelter Renovation Project

 

There is a small center in Hadera needing renovation—they have been feeding the homeless three meals a day and providing shelter and also serving as a rehab and meeting room. 

Help Feed Homeless Israelis for the Holidays!

For the Holiday Season and the entire month of December, Israel Relief Aid will be reaching out to the poor at the Tel Aviv Homeless Café and residents of Sderot.  Many Israelis have fallen on hard times with the constant strain of missile attacks and anxiety, not knowing where their next meal will come from.  

Temporary Dwellings

 

The Beer Sheva shelter provides a refuge for women escaping tough domestic situations and a secure place for them to rebuild their lives. Working in cooperation with an anti-violence group, the shelter provides women with emotional and practical support.

One in every four Israeli families suffers from domestic violence! Some of the women are able to escape abusive situations but then have nowhere to live and no one to help them.  They are set up for failure if they try to stake out on their own. They know they have to start from zero. They must find a place to stay and a job. As a rule, they also need emotional help.

One entrant into the Beer Sheva shelter was L., a girl who was picked up living on the streets of Ashqelon.  She had a traumatic past and now receives therapy.

For the Men

The Beer Sheva shelter also runs a men’s rehabilitation center, and they report: V. is a rehabilitant who came to us from Ashkelon. He immigrated to Israel 20 years ago alone, served in the army, worked, lived quite well, but then his health started deteriorating rapidly.  The doctors were not able to give a diagnosis and this situation cut the ground from under his feet and threw him into a deep depression.

Our friends later found V. lying beside a dumpster on the street. Today he is in our rehab, going through additional medical check-ups, and receiving therapy to get out of the depression.

A recurring need for these shelters is daily food for meals for the homes.  This is where Israel Relief Aid would like to get involved.  The shelters need weekly fresh food like milk, lettuce, cheese, chicken, vegetables, fruits, eggs, potatoes, bread, butter, etc.  If we can give them food for an extended period, they can concentrate on other needs.

 At Sukkot, let’s give them food. 

What a Scene

 

The whole downtown area of Tel Aviv is home to the homeless . . . here and there you will see them. It’s a scene that really reaches the heart. READ MORE. . . 

Thanks to You!

Thanks to lovers of Israel and our compassionate friends who lend a hand towards homeless men and women in Israel, Israel Relief Aid has been able to send a month’s worth of food to two shelters in Beer Sheva.  READ MORE. . . 

Winter Warmth from Jerusalem to Beer Sheva

 

From Beer Sheva to Jerusalem, aid containers of textiles/clothing (and winter clothing!) have brought warmth to Israel’s needy sectors.  READ MORE. . . 

Warming Them Up for a Cold Israel Winter

 

Pictures from Beer Sheva in south Israel, Ashdod and Bat Yam on the coast, supplying warm jackets for the super cold winter here in the Holy Land.  Holocaust Survivors, pensioners, widows that live on a stipend most of them READ MORE . . . 

Winter Warm Campaign Update

 

January is upon us and all the wintery weather that it brings all over the world. Israel can get bitterly cold or have rain with flooding or flash floods, or simply thunderstorms.  

When the super-cold weather hits Israel, it’s not the time to be outside.  READ MORE. . . 

Teamwork in Action!

 

Happy New Year from the Israel Relief Aid Team! Check out what you all made possible last year and what we have in store for 2022!  Amazing what teamwork can do!  READ MORE. . . 

Emaciated in Tel Aviv

For the month of November, Israel Relief Aid will be reaching out to the poor at the Tel Aviv Homeless Café!  Many Israelis have lost their jobs during these trying Corona times. Tens of thousands are living on the brink of despair and the constant, nagging stress of not knowing where their next meal will come from.  READ MORE. . . 

You Did It!

 

Two shelters in Beer Sheva housing and rehabilitating men and women who live on the streets of various cities in Israel, as well as abused women, received a surprise blessing this month.  You blessed them right where they needed it. READ MORE... 

Warm Winter Campaign Update

In Jerusalem and Beer Sheva, Israel Relief Aid recently brought all kinds of clothing, women’s hygiene goods, and other good things.  In the picture you can see new immigrants filled with joy to have something to keep warm at night, because Jerusalem is colder than other cities.  Read more...