Volunteering

The anchor that holds reservist families together

HaOgen for Reservist Families is the backbone sustaining nearly 40,000 reservist families – in 700 communities throughout the country and with a force of 20,000 volunteers.

Children of reservists in Or Akiva attend a week-long summer camp organized by HaOgen
Volunteers on Good Deeds Day 2025

Good Deeds Day is underway - Twenty years of doing from the heart

Zaka volunteers

ZAKA announces it responded to over 7,000 cases in Israel and abroad in 2025 annual report

Magen David Adom vehicles.

MDA deploys an ambulance every 22 seconds through 2025, with more than 1 million calls


"Volunteering Family": Mastercard's new initiative

Mastercard's "Volunteering Family" initiative will allow families to plan a full day of doing good while simultaneously supporting local businesses in the restaurant and food industry through Ontopo.

 "Volunteering Family"

Friends for Health: combating rising costs and saving lives with medication donations

With soaring living costs, Friends for Health is stepping up to provide vital medications to those in need.

 BARUCH LIEBERMAN, the founder of Haverim L’Refuah (Friends for Health.)

Nearly half of Israelis volunteered at outset of Gaza war, survey finds

The survey showed that a month into the war, war-related volunteering patterns dropped to a rate of 28.7%, and today they stand at 15%.

 Israeli citizens pack donations of food and other necessities for the Israeli soldiers and citizens in the south, in Tel Aviv, October 15, 2023

‘We are all Jews here!’: Volunteering with Sar-El during Israel’s worst war

How many dead Jews will it take for the world to stand up and declare, “We are all Jews here”?

The scene where Israelis were killed by Hamas on a main road near the southern Israeli city of Sderot, October 7, 2023

United Hatzalah adds 1,000 new volunteers, reaches 8,000 strong in life-saving efforts

UH volunteers represent all sectors of Israeli society, the statement said, and include doctors, paramedics, and medics stationed throughout the country. 

 A United Hatzalah volunteer approaches an emergency response vehicle.

Angels in Yellow at Reuth TLV

Global volunteers at Reuth TLV play vital roles, uplifting patients and finding purpose while navigating wartime challenges in Israel.

 Volunteers at Reuth TLV Rehabilitation Hospital. From right to left: Shakeera, Tworwski, and Lea.

Choosing Life: JNF-USA's October 7 mission to the South

Jewish National Fund-USA, led by its charismatic CEO Russell F. Robinson, has sent 20 large missions and thousands of volunteers to Israel since October 7, 2023.

 The Jewish National Fund-USA delegation with students at the Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI) at Kibbutz Yad Mordechai.

Where the government failed, civilians stepped up: The year where Israelis helped one another

As time went on, civilian operations grew in stature, until some began to fulfill the functions of the government, which was slow to adapt to the new reality.

 VOLUNTEERS PICK produce at Kibbutz Zikim

B'nai B'rith launches program supporting domestic violence survivors in Israel

A new initiative launched by B'nai B'rith is set to protect and support women to transition to an independent life after leaving an abusive relationship.

Protesters gather in Tel Aviv to protest the rising domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic.

Repairing Homes and Rebuilding Lives

Tenufa Bakehila provides a safety net to thousands of Israelis throughout the country.

 "Our goal is to wipe out the worst cases of housing-poverty across Israel – one family at a time".  - Gabi Nachmani, Founder and Director