Blessing Israel Together

  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. . .

  Bags of everyday foods were a Godsend to Ukrainians who walked into a Jerusalem Israel Relief Aid network aid center.  READ MORE. . . 

  To give a glass of fresh cold water is an act of kindness, to give clothing to one person in need is an act of respect and to feed a hungry family is an act of love.   READ MORE . . . 

  The Rosh Hashanah holiday here in Israel is a big one, with a 2 ½ day state closure.  It’s a dress-up holiday. But what if you are in a new country, a new immigrant, or simply don’t have clothes for the holiday meal?   READ MORE...

Ukraine   – Borislav, close to Lviv, is our main hub for the time being, reaching numerous areas. Both Kiev and Zitomir are receiving loads. We also opened a hub in Tarnapol for distribution in Charkov region.  So we are still very active in Ukraine, but we are in desperate need of goods. READ MORE. . . 

  While we are enjoying our beautifully laden Rosh Hashanah table with all the trimmings and our best recipes, there is a different story at Beer Sheva’s homeless/women’s shelters.  READ MORE . . .

  When it was decided to prepare food bags for Sderot in August much earlier, little did we know that a military conflict was going to break out READ MORE . . .