Posts Tagged: Israel philanthropy
Israel Sent Humanitarian Aid to Nepal — Why Does the Media Refuse to Report It?
Within days of the flood that came down off the Nepal-China border, IsraAID had an emergency team moving toward Rasuwa, NATAN was sending doctors and...
The Hardest Thing in Philanthropy Is Saying ‘No’
When people ask what the hardest thing about working in philanthropy is, they expect to hear about challenges related to raising money or dealing with...
The Problem with ‘Business as Usual’ in Philanthropy
Many of today’s non-profit humanitarian organizations -- well-funded, well-staffed, and highly visible -- aren’t built for crisis. Their models are too slow. Their structures are...
IDF Rescue Worker Shows the World What Zionism Really Means
This past May, I had the pleasure of interviewing IDF search and rescue officer Yuval Klein on Instagram as part of Camera on Campus’s #ThisisZionism...
Making Dreams Come True: American Jewish Generosity Helps Israeli Children Fighting Cancer
This month, 30 Israeli children fighting cancer arrived in New York to enjoy a thrilling adventure, and ease the pain of their illness. "The purpose of...
Green Peace: How Israel and Its Neighbors Are Fighting to Save the Environment Together
The past few weeks have seen a rise in temperatures around the globe, with many countries experiencing unprecedented heat waves and devastating wildfires. Amid warnings by...
Israel and Medicine: When Two Passions Merge, Both Win
Israel and medicine have formed the themes that run through my life -- often intertwining, and each enhancing the other. They both began with my...
As an Israeli First Responder, I Went to Surfside
On Thursday afternoon, June 24, Israel received the tragic news coming from Surfside, Florida, regarding the collapse of the Champlain Towers. The building housed a...
Three New Year’s Resolutions for Israel
The spirit behind New Year's resolutions is often reflective, as we look into the mirror, face hard truths, and then make concrete plans to improve....
In Hurricane-Ravaged Honduras, IDF Provides Hope and Needed Aid
JNS.org - Helping a Honduran village hit extremely hard by hurricanes to go from being almost empty to increasingly being refilled with its inhabitants was...
Israeli Locust Slayers Train Ethiopians to Save Crops
JNS.org - Some call it a plague. Yoav Motro calls it a war. The enemies are the huge armies of desert locusts destroying farm and grazing...
Bicyclists Pedal Thousands of Miles Across America to Aid Sick Kids in Israel
JNS.org - For 20 years, the “Wheels of Love” charity bike ride has created a community of riders from all over the world whose end...
How Israel Is Helping the World Fight Forest Fires
JNS.org - This year alone, Australia battled its largest-ever bushfire; California has more than 500 blazes burning, many of them mega-fires; and forest fires have...
Showing Israel’s Positive Side on College Campuses
On January 12, 2010, a major earthquake rocked the foundations of Haiti. Within 24 hours of the disaster, a team of 220 medical personnel and...
