Jewish Federation and its Overseas Partners

• Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ UJA Annual Campaign A gift to the UJA Annual Campaign will ensure that Federation can continue to meet our community’s dynamic needs of today and secure it as a safe and welcoming place to live your Jewish life for the next century and beyond. www.jfedgmw.org/support-your-community/general-campaign-donations/
• Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ Emergency Campaign for Israel provides immediate support to its partners on the ground in Israel to assist victims of terror, help rebuild damaged infrastructure, and address the unprecedented levels of trauma caused by these horrific attacks and the war. In addition, targeted funding is being used to support Federation's partner communities in the South of Israel, including Ofakim and Kibbutz Erez, which have been most impacted by the terror attacks, jfedgmw.org/supportisrael
• Jewish Agency for Israel provides immediate assistance to terror victims, followed by long term rehabilitative support. The aid they provide is critical for victims’ immediate wellbeing and long-term capability to recover: jafina.org/crisis-in-israel
  • Fund for Victims of Terror through the Jewish Agency for Israel North American Council (JAFINA) is a first responder when terror strikes, providing immediate assistance to terror victims, arriving with checks within 24-48 hours of an attack, and following up with long term rehabilitative support.
  • Operation Falcon a project supported through the Jewish Agency for Israel North American Council, delivering crucial disaster preparedness and humanitarian goods to Israel’s civilian authorities (To support this initiative through your JCF Donor Advised Fund please contact Beverly Kestenbaum or Yaffa Karp) 
• Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), emergency response program supporting people with disabilities, the elderly and families at risk, through mental health intervention, financial support, and front-line trainings. jdc.org 

Israel Advocacy

The Jewish Federation of GMW NJ has a strong Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) supporting Israel advocacy and education in our community. JCRC works hand in hand with its Greater MetroWest and Rutgers Hillels to help our students on campus.

• Hillel International supports Jewish students on campus, https://www.hillel.org/
• Israel on Campus Coalition inspires American college students to see Israel as a source of pride and empower them to stand up for Israel on campus. https://israelcc.org/
• Stand With Us - StandWithUs Supports Israel and Fights Antisemitism https://www.standwithus.com/

 

Emergency Response

• American Friends of Magen David Adom provides disaster relief, emergency response, ambulances, and blood services:  afmda.org
• Zaka is a civilian volunteer rescue and recovery organization with sole responsibility in Israel for dealing with incidents of unnatural death: zakaworld.org
• Friends of United Hatzalah provides rapid medical treatment, israelrescue.org

Mental Health Support

• American Friends of NATAL, Israel Trauma and Resiliency Center, natal.org.il/en 
• Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel - is the umbrella organization for nine rape crisis centers in Israel. ARCCI, and the rape crisis centers have expanded the capacity of their hotline and resources that they are providing. ARCCI is encouraging rape survivors - both from during the war and for those whose past traumas are resurfaced because of the war - to call the hotline for help. ARCCI utilizes funding to support the nine rape crisis centers and to advance the network’s advocacy and operations. https://www.1202.org.il/en/ If you have a JCF Fund please reach out to Beverly or Yaffa to process this donation. We will process it through our partners Jewish Federations of North America and send the donation directly to the Israeli non-profit. A 1% fee will be charged to all donations under $1000.
• Nova Help- An emergency mental health project that is dedicated to connecting the 3500 survivors of the Nova Rave massacre to licensed and certified mental health professionals. EIN- 13-6220819- a project thought the University of Haifa. If you have a JCF Fund please reach out to Beverly or Yaffa to process this donation. We will process it through our partners Jewish Federations of North America and send the donation directly to the Israeli non-profit. A 1% fee will be charged to all donations under $1000.

Supporting Israeli Soldiers (non-combat)

• Friends of the IDF supports IDF soldiers, fallen and wounded soldiers, lone soldiers and provides spiritual and financial support, and supporting purchase of equipment for soldiers on the front lines fidf.org
• Friends of the Lone Soldier , Assist Lone Soldiers before, during and after their army service, lonesoldiercenter.com
• Brother for Life, created and run by injured Israeli veterans, which gives critical and immediate help to other injured Israeli combat veterans who sacrificed their lives for the safety of the Jewish people. https://www.brothersforlife.com/

Social Services

• American Friends of Latet Humanitarian Aid Inc aids the people of Israel and security forces on the front lines with emergency aid kits containing food and hygiene products latet.org.il/en/2023israelatwar
• American Friends of Leket Israel provides food to those under siege, leket.org/en
• Friends of Akim USA leading the way in supporting and caring for persons with intellectual disabilities at Israel's time of crisis https://akimusa.org/
• Sunflowers, Hamaniot- a sanctuary for orphaned children and youth across Israel. In today's challenging times, an increasing number of orphans find themselves without a stable home to depend on. https://www.hamaniot.org/en/ If you have a JCF Fund please reach out to Beverly or Yaffa to process this donation. We will process it through our partners Jewish Federations of North America and send the donation directly to the Israeli non-profit. A 1% fee will be charged to all donations under $1000.

Hospitals in Israel

• American Friends of Soroka Medical Center, Be’er Sheva, soroka.org,
• Hadassah Foundation, Jerusalem, hadassah.org
• Barzilai Hospital through Ne’eman Foundation Ashkelon here
• American Friends of Assaf Harofeh, Rishon-Le-Zion here
• American Friends of Kaplan Medical Center afkmc.org 

Continued Efforts to Free Hostages and Rebuild the Negev

• Hostages and Missing Families Forum https://stories.bringthemhomenow.net/ Dedicated to the hostages. Listing their names and photos, urging an increase in diplomatic efforts and international support for hostages.If you have a JCF Fund please reach out to Beverly or Yaffa to process this donation. We will process it through our partners Jewish Federations of North America and send the donation directly to the Israeli non-profit. A 1% fee will be charged to all donations under $1000.
• Friends of Givat Haviva INC (Kibbutz Movement TAKAM)  Not all individual kibbutzim are designated non-profits where donations are tax-deductible. The Kibbutz Movement is a central headquarters body representing the kibbutzim, vis-à-vis state authorities, and authorities at all levels. They have an emergency appeal for Kibbutzim near Gaza . To make this donation through your Donor Advised Fund please use the grantee name Friends of Givat Haviva INC and create the custom purpose Kibbutzim.