Donations

Israel was never meant to be a gold-plated donor project - opinion

Now, for the first time in a very long time, many Jews are beginning to ask whether the old architecture was ever truly capable of carrying the future.

An Israeli flag [Ilustrative]
THROUGH THE JGive platform one can donate to any recognized nonprofit in Israel, Ilustration.

Charity on Jgive's platform rose 200% post-October 7, signaling digitization of Jewish philanthropy

Civilians and security forces at the scene where a missile fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon struck a parking area in Safed, causing heavy damage, April 10, 2026.

Hezbollah escalates war with record drone assault

Shaare Zedek’s Director-General Prof. Ofer Merin (L) and President Prof. Jonathan Halevy, previous director-general for 31 years, who solicited Koum’s donation.

WhatsApp founder Jan Koum makes largest-ever donation to Jerusalem's Shaare Zedek hospital


Only 45% of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange companies made donations in 2025, study finds

According to ZOOOZ CEO Shlomi Turgeman, philanthropic donations made by Israel’s public companies totaled approximately NIS 800 million in 2025, representing only 10% of all charitable donations.

THE TEL AVIV Stock Exchange.

WhatsApp co-founder gives Shaare Zedek $200m in record Israeli hospital donation

The donation will fund the construction of a new medical tower at the hospital and will lead to the official renaming of the institution as Koum Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

New Shaare Zedek Hospital medical tower planned for Jerusalem.

International Good Deeds Day: 115 countries, millions of participants, sparked by 1 woman’s drive

Good Deeds Day continues to expand worldwide as the peak event of year-round doing good and volunteer activities, with hundreds of thousands of projects and millions of participants. 

 20 years of doing good: Good Deeds Day initiator Shari Arison volunteers for people with special needs in Miami

When there is nowhere safe to run

Tenufa Bakehila is racing to repair unsafe shelters across Israel as rockets fall.

Tenufa Bakehila worker making shelter safe and accessible

The civilians’ war

Across Israel, war is reshaping daily life – and a growing struggle to maintain stability is unfolding inside Israeli homes.

Latet volunteers distribute food boxes in public shelters in Tel Aviv.

Your Taxes: Israel moves charities online for tax breaks

Starting in 2026, details of each donation reported are immediately stored electronically on the ITA’s system. The donor can access these details online.

A charity donation box is seen in this illustrative photo taken March 22, 2023

Trump’s 'No. 1 fan,' Nicki Minaj pledges up to $300,000 towards new US child investment accounts

“We're not going to let them get away with bullying him and, you know, the smear campaigns. It's not going to work,” Nicki Minaj said of US President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump and musician Nicki Minaj hold hands onstage at the US Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit, in Washington, DC, US January 28, 2026.

How the billion from Miami changed Israel’s academic landscape

“The Billion from Miami” may sound like the beginning of a fairy tale, but in practical terms it set in motion one of the most significant strategic shifts in recent years.

Ronnie Vinnikov Vice President of Development, Bar Ilan University

Food rescue is not welfare - it’s national infrastructure

Like any critical infrastructure, it should be sustained not by charity, but by governments and businesses that understand its value to national wellbeing.

One of Leket Israel’s Logistics Centers: An economic endeavor

Health Ministry tightens oversight as demand for sperm donations surges

Health Ministry updates sperm bank rules as demand rises and fewer people donate, capping families per donor at 12, tightening genetic screening, and new import standards to improve safe donations.

(Illustrative) Medically accurate illustration of human sperms.