Blessing Israel Together

Thanks to YOU, we provided food for the entire High Holidays and immediate needs in 2 emergency shelters: Women and Children’s Shelter – for those fleeing domestic violence or trafficking or placed there by the State welfare system for safety. READ MORE

  I n the south of Israel, there are two shelters for Israelis.  O ne is a refuge for Israeli women and children who have been battered/abused .

There remain  50 abductees  held by Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip for 22 months, of which around half are believed to be alive.  –Gaza Strip bordertowns – occasionally bombing Israel  –Lebanon – routing out Hezbollah attempts in Israel border zone –Israel territories– tearing down terror webs  READ MORE

  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 ...

  Sderot mothers have had to deal with a lot, especially in the May Gaza Skirmish.  Because of the years of periodic bombing, so many in Sderot don’t have employment and live under the poverty line.  READ MORE. . . 

  W hy do we print share pictures of giving aid?   Because it is so you can see what you make possible!   And, yes, a picture is worth a thousand words.   Let’s look at more (Jewish) Israelis in need who received food boxes last month (from Christian Arabs in the Shavuot reconciliation project).  READ MORE. . . 

  The Petach Tikvah Aid Center in central Israel usually always receives from incoming aid containers (sponsored by friends of Israel Relief Aid).  READ MORE. . .