Blessing Israel Together

  Sderot (a few minutes from the Gaza border) has been   hearing every jet roaring across the sky, random sirens/random bombing from Hamas, still hearing the explosions across the border, their sky smoky –   the feeling of war. The families of Sderot are heroes, holding onto a dangerous part of the Land of Israel.  Since October 7, 2023 READ MORE

  Haifa Immigrant Project  Your generosity also supported Israel Relief Aid’s project in Haifa, where food bags were distributed to immigrant families living below the poverty line.   READ MORE

  "This  shall  be  a  statute  forever  for  you:  in  the  seventh  month,  on  the  tenth  day  of  the  month,  you  shall  afflict  your  souls,  and  do  no  work  at  all...  For  on  that  day  the  priest  shall  make  atonement  for  you,  to  cleanse  you,  that  you  may  be  clean from  all  your  sins  before  the  Lord." Lev 16:29-30 G'mar Chatima Tova v' Tzom Kal, to All Our Dear Friends, from the Israel Relief Aid Team - May you be sealed for a good year and have an easy fast.

Thanks to you , Israel Relief Aid ’s project in Haifa to provide food bags to immigrant families living below the poverty line successfully reached many recipients.

  There remain 48 abductees held by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip for 23 months, of which around half are believed to be alive. Gaza Strip border towns – still occasionally bombing Israel Lebanon – routing out Hezbollah attempts in Israel border zone Israel territories – tearing down terror webs Houti’s – bombing Israel randomly from Yemen READ MORE

What is your perspective of hope? It’s an easy question but might not be so easy to find an answer. How can we see hope? We see that love from people, even in little things, give sparkles of hope.

  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 ...

  As this Hebrew year 5783 comes to an end, we remember the saying of the Hebrew sages: “The day is short and the work is plentiful...” As you know, Israel Relief Aid is making a difference in the lives of those living under the poverty line in Israel, year after year.