Volunteering

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

“Our volunteers work quietly and professionally to ensure every person is treated with respect and that families can bury their loved ones with dignity and certainty,” said ZAKA CEO Weissenstern

Zaka volunteers
Magen David Adom vehicles.

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

United Hatzalah's Miami Gala

From Hamas to Hatzalah: Freed hostage Bar Kupershtein inducted as EMT at United Hatzalah Miami Gala

Leora and her daughter run the Jerusalem marathon.

Finding her place: Leora Leeder's journey from New York to Israel


Battling childhood cancer: Four-wheeling with Zichron Menachem

There were kids of all ages, ranging from all sectors of Israeli society, from secular to haredi.

 ZICHRON MENACHEM volunteers and kids.

Life's a Patchwork: How art and working with children enrich one woman's life

Mira Furth found fulfillment by channeling her skills to teach youngsters about art… and life

 MIRA FURTH with a collection of shoulder bags she designed.

Hugs from the heart: The bakers sending challah and cake to IDF soldiers during wartime

After over seven months, HaHamal HaMatok still delivers sweets to thousands of soldiers each week in the North and South of Israel. 

 Itzik Sade and Tamar Arbel.

Meet Asher Leeder, the rabbi and martial artist who helps IDF troops with chiropractic issues

Jerusalemite of the Week: Asher Leeder is an ordained rabbi and a black belt martial artist in Tora Dojo. Here in Israel, he uses his chiropractic skills to help IDF lone soldiers.

 Rabbi Asher Leeder

United Hatzalah's founder & president Eli Beer's recounts October 7 events

United Hatzalah's Resilient Volunteers Spotlighted at the Jerusalem Post Conference 2024.

Eli Beer had accepted Delov Yehud z"l's award in place of his brother Netta

Hadassah: The US woman's Zionist organization helping Israeli women

Hadassah Women won’t stop at anything when it comes to helping those in need

 CHAGALL WINDOWS at Hadassah University Medical Center, in Jerusalem’s Ein Kerem.

After Oct. 7, Israeli women launch wartime crafting project

The World Mezuzah Project spreads hesed, one stitch at a time.

 Women working on the mezuzot in Ohel Ari.

Meet the Oleh rabbi making a difference for families in Tel Aviv

The London-born Rabbi Joe Wolfson has a reputation for quickly becoming an active and important force in whichever city in the world he chooses to call home.

 FIGHTING THE WhatsApp war, with a group of 800 volunteers.

Volunteer discovers ancient decorated bowl at Israeli dig

Meir Elchassid, a volunteer from Rehovot, Israel, stumbled upon the ancient glazed bowl during a communal archaeological dig to uncover historical artifacts.

 The decorated bowl dating back to the Abbasid period in Khirbet Hevra.

'I did everything I could' MDA volunteer recalls October 7

Zohar has been an MDA volunteer for 35 years, training medics, serving as a senior EMT, and driving the kibbutz ambulance.

 MDA ambulances in the south of Israel