For the past 40 years, the Tel Aviv Foundation has been instrumental in transforming Tel Aviv-Yafo into one of the most exciting and desirable places to live. During the pandemic, it has redoubled its efforts to support local residents and small businesses through the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo’s Emergency Relief Fund
2020 was supposed to mark 20 years of achievements for Birthright Israel. Instead, the largest educational travel organization in the world is finding creative new ways to connect Jewish young adults to Israel during Covid-19
In March 2020, the average 5,000 daily calls to Magen David Adom (MDA) began to skyrocket, eventually reaching a staggering 80,000 calls a day. American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) immediately mobilized, launching a Coronavirus Emergency Campaign
As a proudly Zionist institution, IDC Herzliya embraces its large community of students who have served or plan to serve in the IDF, especially “lone soldiers” living in Israel without their parents
Every year, Nefesh B’Nefesh awards the Bonei Zion prize to Anglo olim who have made exceptional contributions to Israeli society. Among those who were honored in 2020 are a top diplomat, a senior hematologist and a young social entrepreneur
One of the sad outcomes of the Covid-19 crisis is that more Israelis than ever are experiencing nutritional insecurity. Leket Israel – Israel’s leading food rescue and distribution organization – is finding innovative ways to provide healthy meals to as many people as possible during this global emergency
“The first time I experienced the many shades of multicultural Israel was at Ono,” says Yehonatan Shiman. Colorblind for all his 29 years, he “first saw different shades” when studying at Ono Academic College near Tel Aviv
The Covid-19 pandemic created a new reality for Israel and Jewish communities worldwide, requiring swift interventions to ensure that the most vulnerable were aided. That’s where JDC, the leading global Jewish humanitarian organization, stepped in
Social entrepreneur Adi Altschuler reveals why and how she founded Zikaron BaSalon, the initiative that encourages Holocaust survivors to tell their stories to small groups of people. She never expected that these remembrance events would become a global phenomenon
Children throughout Israel’s social and geographic periphery are discovering the joys of science and technology thanks to Ofanim’s innovative mobile classrooms – buses converted into labs that are staffed by highly motivated educators
In the 25 years since it was founded, Make-A-Wish Israel has made over 4,000 critically ill children smile by granting them transformational wishes that range from meeting their favorite celebrity to being a policeman for a day
During Covid-19, Meir Panim, an organization dedicated to feeding Israel’s needy, has had to shut down the operations of its restaurant-style kitchens. So now the NGO is distributing more meals than ever through its Meals-on-Wheels and takeout programs
Goshen believes that every child in Israel should receive the holistic care they deserve. In only ten years, the organization has become a leader in pediatric community health advocacy and parent empowerment, through research-based knowledge, information and practice
ClearGiving is a new initiative that makes it possible for the first time to donate directly to specific families in need – with 100% of the donations going to the selected beneficiaries
People with disabilities are the largest minority in the world, yet they are often overlooked. Access Israel, an Israeli non-profit, works to increase awareness and promote accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities and the elderly
Seventy-three years after arriving in Israel as a young man, Murray Greenfield still insists that Israel is “a wonderful country” and believes that “controversy is the way to build a better society”