Jewish Philanthropist Gives $1 Billion to Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Ruth Gottesman, who is part of a prominent Jewish family that has donated to many organizations, including Yeshiva University, is supporting students at YU's former medical school.

120 New Young Jewish Men at Colel Chabad’s Western Wall Bar Mitzvah

“We are in the year of Hakhel, the Jewish year specifically calling for us to gather together, and there is no more important time for this to happen than today, with all that is going on in Israel.”

Masbia Announces New Tech Support Hotline For Breadline Modernization Transition to  Appointments 

September begins the seventh month of the COVID-19 emergency food relief at Masbia Soup Kitchen Network. It will also be the beginning of a...

Hatzalah Volunteer Killed in Jerusalem on his Way to Save Lives

The incident took place around 3:30 AM, after a medical emergency had been reported on Menashe ben Israel Street in downtown Jerusalem.

Masbia, Shomrim Team to Help Bronx Fire Victims

The two Jewish community organizations put their efforts together to gather food and essential supplies for the victims.

At Start of Travel Season, AP Runs Hatchet Job Against Pro-Settlements Duty Free Chain

Simon Falic also told the AP: “We are proud to support organizations that help promote Jewish life all over the Land of Israel.”

Defense Minister Liberman Meets and Praises Donor Who Canceled Donation

Minister of Defense Avigdor Liberman: “Jewish philanthropists around the world should not donate to anti-Zionist causes”

Faces of ICSN: The Boy on the Bike

The Israel Cancer Support Network helps families survive the worst.

The Late Dr. Eli Schussheim of EFRAT C.R.I.B. Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at...

Nir Salomon, Executive Director of EFRAT, added that “there is no doubt that Dr. Schussheim’s tireless efforts have changed Israeli society for the better by empowering women and fighting poverty at the most basic level.”

In Wake of COVID Cases in India, OU Raises Money for Oxygen Concentrators

The country is facing a skyrocketing number of infections and an overstretched medical system.

Ruderman Family Foundation Applauds First Deaf MK, Yamina’s Shirley Pinto

Pinto is a former employee of The Ruderman Family Foundation and a member of its network of young activists who are passionate about social justice and inclusion.

Leket Israel Launches Tu B’Shevat Project, Sayeret Tapuz

Many of the project's volunteers this year are Israeli special needs teenagers from Gan Yavne.
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A Dream Project Commemorates Two Loving Souls Cut Down in their Prime

More than two decades before Ari was killed, his close friend, Yehoshua Friedberg, an Israeli soldier, was kidnapped and killed by Palestinian terrorists on Purim 1993.

Israeli Aid Teams Fighting Fire in Macedonia

A 22-member delegation was sent by the Jewish State to battle the flames, which began last week.

Federations Mission Lands in Ukraine, Spends Night in Bomb Shelter

The next morning, the delegation visited the places where they have been helping people live and escape, said JNFA head Eric Fingerhut.

Houston Church Rejects Volunteer Worker for Being Jewish (and Lesbian)

"TODAY, I was 'FIRED' from volunteering because I identify as Jewish (discovering my Jewish heritage recently)."

US President Trump Plans Personal $1M Donation to Harvey Victims

The White House is open to ideas, Sanders said, adding that the president has not yet reached a decision on which group should coordinate the funds.

American Foundation Pledges $500K for Israeli Senior Housing

“Affordable housing for seniors is ... a true embodiment of the Jewish value of 'tikkun olam'" said Ron Belz of The Belz Foundation.

UK-Based World Jewish Relief Marks 1 Year Aiding More Than 17,500 Refugees

The UK-based Jewish relief organization has helped thousands of refugees in Greece and Turkey, including thousands of children, over the past year.

NYC Twins Donate $122,000 Bar Mitzvah Money io Israeli Organizations

When they are not watching their favorite teams, they enjoy playing tennis, sailing, biking, and golfing.

JDC and IFCJ Team to Help Elderly Jews in Eastern Europe

JDC and IFCJ are helping Eastern Europe's Jews for the next four years.

A Shamed IDF to Punish Soldiers Who Filled Extensive Supply Gaps Using Donations

Maj. Gen. Yadai attacked the very phenomenon of Jewish donors doing what they could to compensate for the military’s shortcomings.

Senior Affordable Housing Project Awarded Millions for Construction

"Increased access to affordable housing for seniors will contribute to the creation of a more equitable, inclusive and vibrant Israeli society as a whole.”

UK Chief Rabbi in First Ever Visit to India Stresses Social Responsibility

“As Jews, we have a responsibility to ensure that, where possible, our charity extends beyond our own community to people who we may never meet but who are so deserving of our help,” Chief Rabbi Mirvis said.

Knesset Passes Food Donation Act, 10 Years in the Making

"According to estimates, the law will triple the scope of food donations, and will expand food rescue on a national level."

Mayanei Hayeshua is tackling the Biggest Pikuach Nefesh Crisis in Living Memory

A parking lot was turned into a 22-station field hospital, while 2 departments have been converted into Coronavirus units.

Israeli Specialists Step In to Help Manchester Trauma Victims

Prof. Yori Gidron has participated in international disaster and terror relief teams in Japan, Nepal, Haiti and Israel.

Joy Overcomes Loss in Jerusalem Bat Mitzvah Celebration

“The reality is that victims of terror are, sadly, in their own category. We are forced to approach these events differently."

Father, IDF Buddies Search in Nepal for Missing Israeli

The father of missing Israeli hiker Or Ashraf has gone to search Mount Everest with friends from the IDF Egoz unit.

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