Charity

Parashat Ki Tavo: The finest generation

Elul's call to confession requires more than admitting failure. Authentic teshuva also means recognizing personal growth and the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of this generation.

HONEST ACCOUNTING cannot be selective
REJOICING UPON the release of Hamas hostage Bar Kupershtein, Nov. 2, 2025.

Parashat Ki Tavo: The power of joy

Rabbi Efraim Dochman of Colel Chabad embraces an IDF soldier during a visit to support troops serving on the front lines.

No politics. No divisions. Just Am Yisrael Chai

An illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag.

UK watchdog probes prominent Islamic aid charity over Hamas connections, funding


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.

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.

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.

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

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

Loneliness has a cure

With an optimistic, compassionate vision, a 237-year-old charity is ensuring that Israel’s seniors are not alone

More than 16,000 older adults are chronically lonely and have little to no contact with other people

The Orenstein Project: Fighting hunger and building hope in Israel - opinion

The Orenstein Project fights hunger in Israel, fulfilling Henry Orenstein’s vision that no child or elderly person in the Jewish state is left behind.

 A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR holds a Torah as he arrives at the entrance to Auschwitz for the annual March of the Living marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in May.

UKLFI and Campaign Against Antisemitism being investigated by UK Charity Commission - report

CAGE complained that UKLFI and CAA have helped legitimise Israel’s "racist, apartheid and genocidal policies," bringing "malicious complaints... to silence pro-Palestinian voices."

Supporters of pro-Palestinian campaign organization Palestine Action hold banners and flags outside London's High Court, July 4, 2025; illustrative.

Final mitzvah: Ozzy Osbourne raised $190 million for charity in last concert

'The Prince of Darkness' raised $190 million for Cure Parkinson’s, the Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice.

 OZZY OSBOURNE performs  in 2022, in Inglewood, California.

Protecting British Jews In a Time of Crisis

A Conversation With Community Security Trust's Dr. Dave Rich

Antisemitic vandalism found at Hendon Golf Club, North London

Editor's Notes: Israel's 'friends' have forgotten why we hired them - comment

Diaspora generosity is heroic, but too many of the institutions that collect our money have lost the plot, padding paychecks, upgrading seats, and hoarding cash.

 SUPPORTERS WITH the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces march in the Israel Day Parade on Fifth Avenue on May 18, 2025 in New York City