Charity

Nearly three years after Oct. 7, Israeli donations keep climbing as philanthropy shifts to recovery

JGive CEO Ori Ben-Shlomo says donations rose from NIS 160 million before Oct. 7 to nearly NIS 400 million last year, as Israeli philanthropy shifts from emergency relief toward rehabilitation.

|ByTALIA LEVIN
JGive founder and CEO Ori Ben Shlomo.
Salvaged fruit & vegetables are taken to collection points all over the city.

Giving surplus a second life, Jerusalem’s food rescuers are turning leftovers into a lifeline

The Jerusalem Food Rescuers initiative, created by Daniella Seltzer in 2019, aims to address the development of a sustainable food system and promote nutrition in Jerusalem.

|ByBARRY DAVIS
Rabbi Ephraim Duchman, Director of Development of Colel Chabad, distributing gifts to children as Mrs. Rochel Marton looks on.

Picking up where he left off

After the passing of her husband, Rabbi Yitzchok Marton, Rachel Marton led the Chesed Menachem Mendel Fund, expanding the organization he built to help over 1,000 bereaved families in Israel

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH CHABAD
The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales.

UK Charity Commission reopens Save One Life probe amid Hamas funding concerns

UK regulators reopened a case into Save One Life after identifying concerns over due diligence and monitoring how the charity's funds are ultimately used in Gaza.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

The war exposed Israel’s greatest social vulnerability - opinion

At this moment in Israel’s history, standing with the most vulnerable is not charity: It is an expression of solidarity and a choice about the kind of society we are determined to build.

FEBRUARY 11, 2026ByGILLES DARMON
ABOUT 41% of Jerusalem families suffer from poverty, compared to about 20% in the rest of the country.

Jerusalem highlights: January 23-29

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JANUARY 23, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
A charity donation box is seen in this illustrative photo taken March 22, 2023

Grapevine: Puttin' in the Ritz

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 10, 2026ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
The majestic King David Hotel in Jerusalem

Jewish billionaire couple falls off Forbes's Rich List after donating nearly half their fortune

While the pair fell of the Forbes list, they appeared high on a separate list released earlier this year highlighting the US’s most generous philanthropists.

DECEMBER 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gold Isn't Going Up, Your Money Is Just Losing Value

IDF: Hamas diverted charity funds from ‘Qawafel al-Khair’ to military wing

Military intelligence says internal Hamas papers show meetings and payments in 2023 that funneled donations to the Al-Qassam Brigades.

NOVEMBER 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas terrorists stand near a International Red Cross (ICRC) vehicle, as a search for the bodies of killed Israeli hostages takes place, in Gaza City on November 2, 2025.

Budapest police says 31-year-old woman wore a wig, posed as charity worker to kidnap newborn

"I can't have children, so I stole the newborn, but i already regret it," the suspect told investigators.

NOVEMBER 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Kosher community fridge in Chicago’s Jewish suburbs arrives amid rising food insecurity

The community fridge offers free and fresh food that anyone can take anonymously.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025ByORLIE WEITZMAN/JTA
Rabbi Hody Nemes stands in front of Hersh's Fridge, a community fridge that serves kosher-keeping Jews in Chicago.

'Rise and rebuild': KKL-JNF releases commemorative charity box to mark two years of resilience

The metal box was designed in hopes of telling the story of “Israeli resilience” since Hamas’s invasion on October 7, 2023, the organization shared.

NOVEMBER 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
KKL-JNF releases charity box themed on war and reconstruction to help Israel rebuild after two years of conflict.

Tzedakah: The happiness of giving instead of spending on ourselves - opinion

Spending money on others has a stronger, more lasting impact on happiness than spending it on ourselves.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByRENEE GARFINKEL
VOLUNTEERS PRESENT food packages to elderly people in Tel Aviv last year. The pleasure of giving often feels different from the fleeting rush of acquiring something for ourselves, the writer notes.

Food aid groups face rising demand, dwindling donations ahead of Rosh Hashanah

A new survey by NGO Latet shows Israeli food charities are under pressure ahead of Rosh Hashana, with demand up, support down, and government

SEPTEMBER 21, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Latet volunteer takes a box of supplies for those in need, wearing a shirt saying, “Giving (latet) in times of war.”