Blessing Israel Together

As Israel turns 78, we observe Yom HaZikaron (Heroes Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel's Independence Day) to honor those lost in the fight for freedom and to celebrate the independence they secured. 

Four aid containers are already on the water and another four are in process of shipping to Israel.  

  Note from Jo Kaplan CEO Israel Relief Aid: We were able to pick up the specialty vests for the IDF troops and bring them to the army base.

At this writing, Israel is at war with Hamas.  Men, women and children throughout Israel are under attack. 

  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 summer, and also during the year?  READ MORE...

  They ran for their lives from the invasion of Russia and made it to Israel.   Some are immigrants and others refugees.   It’s a no-brainer that they need a lot of help.   Israel Relief Aid was happy to partner to give them a hot meal.  READ MORE. . . 

  Located in the territory of the Israeli tribe of Dan, Ramle is a city in the central district with 80,000 Israelis, two-thirds of whom are Jewish and one-third Arab.  It sits next to the ancient city of Lydda/Luz (Lod). Ramle has many ethnic restaurants and an outdoor covered market (shuk) where the people shop, as prices are lower.  Ramle has long been one of Israel’s poorest cities. READ MORE. . .

  There are two huge aid containers ready to ship, full of aid for Israel – one in California and one in Holland.  Should we bring them into Israel?    READ MORE. . .

  With the influx into Israel of those fleeing for their lives from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, one family shared their immigration story.  READ MORE. . .  

30 percent of Israel's children live below the poverty line, according to a report published January 14, 2020 by the Israel National Council for the Child. Together we can make a difference in these lives. Would YOU like to Join Us today in blessing children living in poverty in Israel?

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...

Both Jews and Christians celebrate their "festivals of light" during the darkest period of the year. Sunrises are really late and sunsets occur in the late afternoon already. Light was created during the creation story when God spoke light into being to expel the darkness (Genesis 1:1 - 5). A parallel can be found in the Gospel of John chapter 1 where the Messiah is referred to as the light of the world.

THEME SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 15:1-6 and Romans 9-11 The Nation of Israel is now celebrating another Jubilee Year in the Holy Land without its’ God, since He returned them to their Promised Land! Israelites are fiercely traditional.   Yet the Nation, itself, still remains Godless. This is tantamount to today’s secular America celebrating Christmas without Christ or Thanksgiving as a family banquet holiday without knowing who they’re supposed to thank for a bountiful, blessed harvest!