A New Aid Center in Jerusalem

Israel Relief Aid is excited to announce a new addition to our aid center network of an Ethiopian-run distribution center in Talpiot, Jerusalem, right on the main street of the commercial center.

November Projects: Northern border Plus Jerusalem

 

With the air raid sirens blaring, it’s not easy in the north right now.  To receive a food bag shows that someone cares and touches people’s hearts. READ MORE. . . 

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 . . . 

Getting Help to Displaced / Evacuated Families

 

Bombs are falling all over the north of Israel, so 70,000 evacuees continue to be required to stay away from their homes and livelihoods. 

Israel Relief Aid Emergency Aid Containers Update

 

 --19^th and 20^th emergency aid containers were recently distributed -- innovative, direct source giving

The Pressure of October 7 (by Jo Kaplan)

The famous lingo “Never Again” proved untrustworthy to Israel, as 1200 victims in Israel were horrifically murdered, and 250 abducted one year ago today. Israelis never understood Shemini Atzeret’s “announcement that would come later”, as the Hebrew Scriptures reveal . . . until the “surprise” of October 7, 2023 that has kept the nation traumatized.

Nahariyah on the North Border – Our October Project

Can you imagine the families in Nahariyah (on the Mediterranean coast, a few minutes from the Lebanon border) – how tired they are of all the bombs in these many months?  

High Holiday Message from Our Chairman

As we approach Rosh Hashanah, we are confronted with a world rife with conflict and suffering.  READ MORE

Israel Relief Aid: New Update from CEO Jo Kaplan – September 23 2024

Bombs are falling all over the north of Israel, so 70,000 evacuees continue to be required to stay away from their homes and livelihoods. READ MORE

Israel Relief Aid: New Update from CEO Jo Kaplan – September 10, 2024

 

War Overview – Update: Israel Under Attack From: 

-Hezbollah – Northern border with Lebanon/Syria + pending “retaliation” 

–Gaza Strip bordertowns – continue to bomb from Gaza Strip (Hamas)

–West Bank territories – Hamas/Islamic Jihad operatives continue violent attacks 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: New Update from CEO Jo Kaplan – August 21 2024

Sderot was also one of the cities invaded on Oct 7 by Hamas terrorists.  Unbelievably, at least 3,000 families did not evacuate afterward and remained with their homes.  READ MORE. . . 

Tisha B'Av: A Time of Mourning

 

Tonight, Israel’s holiday of Tisha B’Av begins at sundown thru Aug 13 at nightfall. It acknowledges the destruction of the first and second Jerusalem temples, the sending of the population to Babylon (today’s Iraq) and various other ominous events that all happened around this time.

Iran Attack on Israel Imminent

It's the first day of the 9 days of Av. Warnings have come out that the Iran attack on Israel is imminent, even possibly today. If you stand with Israel, now is the time to pray on her behalf. Bless you all!

Picking Up the Lack for School in Haifa

With two million Israelis living in poverty (National Insurance report 1/21) (including over 665,000 Israeli children), even the basic needs become often unreachable. READ MORE. . . 

Israel Relief Aid Sderot Food Distribution

 

As of Aug 1, the local Sderot Aid Center sees no letup of the war, or the needs associated with it.  

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. 

A Food Kitchen in the Desert?

In the heart of Beer Sheva in Israel’s desert – the Negev – is an aid center and soup kitchen feeding the elderly and Holocaust Survivors on a weekly basis.

Sderot – Across from Gaza Strip – A July Project

 

Can you imagine the families in Sderot (a few minutes from the Gaza border) – how tired they are of all the bombs since October 7? 

Volunteering for Service, Yet Living Under the Poverty Line

For volunteers with no family in Israel, they’re on their own.