Jerusalemite of the Week: While many people run as exercise to raise their heart rate, the Shmidmans also run to raise money for charity.
The survey of American Jewish donations in 2022 found that some three-quarters of American Jewish households gave to charity that year, donating an average of more than $10,000.
After making a $400,000 donation to charities working in Gaza, Broadway Cares was encouraged to also donate to Israeli causes.
As part of this collaboration, the "Mickey Wish" necklace will be sold for 19.90 ILS. The profits from this campaign will be donated to fulfill the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses.
In 2023 alone, the NGO distributed over 40 million shekels worth of goods to those in need, primarily through third-party channels.
Bernard Pinsky, volunteer chairman of the Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation, says everyone, regardless of financial position, can make a difference
"Israeli society cannot afford a situation where there are parents who cannot provide their babies with the most basic thing of food."
A kitchen tzedakah: Israelis from all over with an affinity for the kitchen find a hardy way to provide for those in need during the war
The fundraising site had originally refused to pay out the over £20,000 raised for portable chargers for IDF soldiers, arguing that the funds could be used to "support a militia."
For more than 40 years, American Friends of Yad Eliezer has provided a safety net for tens of thousands of families in some 50 communities across Israel.
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