Ways To Support Israel

 

Many have asked for ways that we can offer support to Israel at this very difficult time.  There are many organizations on the ground doing vital work to support our Israeli brothers and sisters.  The list below is, by no means, exhaustive, but I feel it covers a wide array of immediate needs.  I encourage you to offer your support in whatever way you can.

 

The Agudah: Israeli LGBTQ Association
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The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles is creating an emergency Israel fund through which your contributions will be directed where they are needed most in Israel.

 

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Following Hamas’s unprecedented attack over the weekend, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel is at war to defend itself and has given the order for the IDF to commence “Operation Swords of Iron.”
Jewish Federations are responding, working with our core partners to support victims of terror, help rebuild damaged infrastructure, and address the trauma caused by this horrific attack.

 

The money will be used for desperately needed supplies to provide UH volunteers with the equipment they need to save lives and the protective equipment to keep themselves safe. The goal of the campaign is to raise $20 million to equip an additional 1,000 United Hatzalah volunteers with protective vests and helmets, oxygen tanks, defibrillators, trauma bandages, and tourniquets.

 

Operation Lifeshield is an emergency campaign to save innocent lives by providing Israel's threatened communities with the protected air raid shelters they so desperately need.

Every donation of every amount goes to placing strong, steel-reinforced, pre-cast concrete fortified shelters and all-steel shelters in public areas, such as schools, kindergartens, parks and senior citizen centers. The shelters are above-ground, fully-accessible structures, and meet the strictest standards of the IDF Home Front Command. Lifeshield shelters are transported by truck, and can be re-located to meet changing security needs.

 

Magen David Adom is Israel’s national emergency medical services organization. They are on the front lines of saving lives in Israel. With emergency ambulances, boats, helicopters, and motorcycles, MDA is guaranteed to provide the best of care in critical situations.

 

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IsraAID’s mission is to support people affected by humanitarian crisis. They partner with local communities around the world to provide urgent aid, assist in recovery, and reduce the risk of future disasters. IsraAID is partnering with local and civil society organizations to coordinate humanitarian efforts, providing psychosocial support & urgent aid to vulnerable communities, evacuees and their families.

 

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Israeli Wounded Veterans’ mission is to support the rehabilitation, rebuilding, and enhancement of the lives of disabled Israeli veterans and victims of terror. At our state-of-the-art Beit Halochem (House of the Warriors) rehabilitation centers in Tel Aviv, Haifa, Jerusalem, and Beer Sheva, we serve more than 51,000 disabled veterans, terror attack survivors, and family members.Our commitment is to raising awareness and funds for a broad range of social, cultural, and sports training programs, offering scholarships, developing new initiatives, and providing specialized adapted equipment for our centers. Through these programs, we aim to empower these heroic men and women to rebuild their lives with a renewed sense of purpose and dignity.

 

 

Links to many additional organizations doing vital work in Israel during this emergency can be found in this Jewish Telegraphic Agency article.