Charity

Dublin’s National Concert Hall scraps fundraiser for Israeli emergency service, igniting outcry

The event, which was slated for May 11, was set to include a play featuring testimonies from survivors and first responders of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.

The National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland.
Ultra orthodox Chabad Jews dance at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, September 01, 2025.

Chabad donors send 2.5 million dollars to Israel and global Jewish communities

Hamas terrorists gather during a public event in Khan Younis, Gaza, on February 1, 2025.

US Treasury designates four sham charities for funding Hamas' military wing

Demonstrators gather as Stop the Hate UK holds a protest calling on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to support the Iranian people, proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and free Iran from the Islamic Republic, outside Downing Street, London, Britain, January 11, 2026.

Report reveals Iranian soft-power infrastructure in the United Kingdom through charity sector


How Taylor Swift and other musicians help charitable causes

The period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is a good time to look at the various charitable causes musicians have been helping for decades.

 TAYLOR SWIFT accepts the Video of the Year Award during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards  last week.

Grapevine September 8, 2023: Not all in clover

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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Winners of the Danielle Sonnenfeld Prize announced after 800,000 Israelis vote

The prize for outstanding medical professionals was set up in memory of mensch Danielle Sonnenfeld, who died before completing her dream of becoming a doctor.

Danielle Sonnenfeld Prize ceremony, September 2023.

Parashat Ki Tavo: The parasha of joy

Happiness doesn’t truly penetrate the heart when one accumulates wealth or acquires specific products. Instead, it comes from giving to others.

 THE MORE value we attribute to our actions, the happier we are when performing them.

Israeli Trauma Coalition opens resilience center in Ukraine

The new resilience center, which is set to open on Friday, will become the 5th active center developed by the ITC since the onset of the Russia-Ukraine War.

 An ITC resilience center inaugurated in Kyiv, Ukraine in April 2023.

UN schools in Gaza begin school year uncertain if they will stay open

The UNRWA is short of nearly $200 million needed to pay for staff salaries and keep the services running until the end of 2023.

 Thomas White, Gaza director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) affairs talks with students during his visit to UN school in Gaza City, August 27, 2023.

UN bodies receive millions from ‘terror charities’ - opinion

Over the last year, four United Nations agencies have partnered with and accepted $7 million from the terrorism-affiliated NGO Qatar Charity.

 UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres.

Shavuot and paying your financial windfall forward - opinion

You may be a great businessman, entrepreneur or computer programmer, but internalize the lesson of bringing the first fruits. It’s not all you.

 Money jar

Ruth's quiet revolution and what we can do - opinion

This heart-warming positive and optimistic storyline describes a dynamic affirmed by research and experience. Acts of kindness and generosity are, indeed, contagious.

 SUPPLYING FOOD to the needy: Chessed is kindness and goodness beyond measure, beyond what may be required, or different from what might appear to be required.

Austrian billionaire's jewels seen fetching over $150 mln at auction

The jewels were acquired by German department store tycoon Helmut Horten who, during the Nazi era, "purchased Jewish businesses that were sold under duress."

Sunrise Ruby and Diamond ring of 25 carats by Cartier and a 90 carat Briolette of India Diamond Necklace by Harry Winston, are seen during a preview of the 700-piece jewellery collection of the late Austrian billionaire Heidi Horten at Christie's before the auction sale in Geneva, Switzerland, May 8