Donations

Nearly three years after Oct. 7, Israeli donations keep climbing as philanthropy shifts to recovery

JGive CEO Ori Ben-Shlomo says donations rose from NIS 160 million before Oct. 7 to nearly NIS 400 million last year, as Israeli philanthropy shifts from emergency relief toward rehabilitation.

JGive founder and CEO Ori Ben Shlomo.
Singer Ed Sheeran appears on NBC's "Today" show at Rockefeller Center in New York, U.S., June 6, 2023.

Most of us don’t own a stadium - opinion

Food basket distribution: Snir Association for Equal Opportunity.

Shift in public donations: Fivefold increase for mental health, drop in equipment for combat soldie

Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers, at left, looks on as Rabbi Asher Lopatin, the former director of Community Relations at the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor, speaks in support of his campaign in Detroit, Michigan, Aug. 20, 2026.

In the Mike Rogers vs. Abdul El-Sayed Michigan Senate race, will anyone take AIPAC’s money?


Tu Bishvat with a difference: When shopping becomes community support

This year, the Festival of Trees gains deeper meaning, linking tradition with community support—from revitalizing northern cities to aiding rehabilitative employment.

 Yodfat Nursery

BUYME and SMILE Association join forces: Now you can also donate

Gift giant BUYME and the SMILE Association are joining forces, enabling you to donate all or part of your received BUYME gift cards.

 SMILE founders

A year of aliyah: Tens of thousands of Jews immigrated to Israel since October 7 massacre

There were 31,000 immigrants in 2024 alone, from approximately 100 different countries.

Olim from France who arrived in Israel during the war. Illustrative

Social lender boosts interest-free loans for reservists 'Yuval Fund' as requests spike

The "Yuval Fund," in honor of fallen IDF reserves Captain Yuval Silber, who was killed in action in November 2023, has provided over $4 million to reservists in loans, the organization said.

 Shira Silber and Tomer Peled speaking at the Ogen Conference 2024.

Israeli soldier reunites with Brooklyn mother he saved through bone marrow donations

This week, Chava Rivky Amsel traveled to Israel to meet her donor, an Israeli soldier and was accompanied by her family

 Israeli soldier in a classified unit within the IDF Intelligence Directorate, A., reunites Chava Rivky Amsel, whose life he safed through a bone marrow donation.

Beyond sacrifice: Honoring Druze heroes and rebuilding hope

Since the outbreak of the war, KKL-JNF has been working on behalf of the Druze community to provide assistance to families that have been affected by the war in Israel’s North.

A tree-planting ceremony at the Ahihud Forest, at the Sheikh Amin Tarif Memorial Site, organized by KKL-JNF

Kushner, Ivanka Trump mourn murdered rabbi, donate $1M to UAE Jewish community

"Rabbi Kogan's work, in partnership with the bold and positive vision of the Emirati government, has been a shining light in the world and a strong counter to the history of division," Kushner wrote.

 Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka look on as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses supporters at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024.

British Museum receives largest donation in its history with Chinese ceramics collection

The donation makes the museum's Chinese ceramics collection the largest outside China, with 10,000 items displayed in a dedicated gallery.

 Glowing jade teapot at the British Museum.

Beauty on the go: L'Oréal's unique initiative

L'Oréal Israel and the nonprofit organization Latet have launched a social initiative to provide beauty treatments to women in challenging situations across Israel,

 Beauty on the go

Fleecing the votes: Where do election campaign donations really go? - opinion

The campaign finance system is deeply flawed. It can't be fixed until all three branches of government decide it's time to clean it up, and they don't seem very interested.

 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL nominee and former US president Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris take part in a presidential debate hosted by ABC in Philadelphia, last month. One half of the country will be happy and gloating, and the other half disappointed, sa