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A Prayer for a Happy New Year
Thursday, September 13, 2018Israel's Largest Charity Organization is There to Listen Countless people come into the Yad Eliezer offices each day hoping for assistance, and their first contact is Milka, who greets...
Every Donation is Crucial
Sunday, October 14, 2018How You Made the Difference Just a few weeks ago, as we do each year, we ran our High Holiday campaign...
The Importance of Thinking Small
Sunday, February 17, 2019Regardless of size, all donations help us support families in need This week we get treated to a mini holiday of sorts-Purim Kattan, the "Little Purim" of the Jewish...
On Your Mark, Get Set...
Wednesday, March 27, 2019Together we can win the race against poverty in time for Pesach. On your mark, get set... The next word should be Go...
In Time for Pesach
Thursday, April 11, 2019Beresheet and Yad Eliezer: making change in space and on the ground This week brought exciting news about Israeli innovation, both in Israel and far beyond-on the moon, actually,...
And...We're Back
Monday, April 29, 2019Pesach is behind us but poverty remains. Help us support the needy. The haggadahs have been read, the matza has been eaten, the special dishes have been packed away...
Voices of the Needy
Monday, July 29, 2019Yad Eliezer is a Voice for the Voiceless "Our refrigerator is empty-literally empty-there is no bread, no cheese or eggs, no milk-mamash nothing...
Yad Eliezer Always Remembers...
Thursday, October 03, 2019Judaism places an important emphasis on the act of remembering We remember what Amalek did to the Jewish people on the way out of Egypt...
There's a New Poverty Wave That's New for Yad Eliezer, too
Tuesday, April 21, 2020The story of the falafel stand owner that's been making the rounds in Israel is heartbreaking to watch...
Social Distancing (Somewhat) at Yad Eliezer
Sunday, June 07, 2020Ok, I’ll admit, the title is a bit misleading-I don’t want to scare anyone off...
Stepping in, in Time for the New Year
Thursday, September 10, 2020Can you believe we’re just a few days away from the Yamim Noraim? I can’t...
Yad Eliezer's Words of the Year
Monday, December 28, 2020The word of the year...
Back to Normal was so Close
Wednesday, May 12, 2021Life in Israel seemed to be getting pretty close to back to normal just a few weeks ago, with a large percentage of citizens having been vaccinated or recovered from Covid, and stores,...
Five Thousand Dollars Will Do Amazing Things This High Holiday Season!
Sunday, August 29, 2021The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles is once again making a meaningful difference this High Holiday season, for impoverished families in Israel...
Generous Donation for Melamdim
Tuesday, September 14, 2021Despite our name, American Friends of Yad Eliezer are not only American. They come from all over the world, from various countries including Israel, Canada, the U.K. and others...
Thank Yous: 4 Stories
Tuesday, April 12, 2022Hello Donors, With Pesach on our doorstep and preparations at their height, needy families throughout Israel have been contacting us at American Friends of Yad Eliezer to express...