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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...
When Chesed Feels “More Valuable Than Gold”
Thursday, October 07, 2021With a new year underway it’s always nice to start it off by reading some new thank you letters we’ve received from families we’ve been able to help...
Helping Hadar
Thursday, October 28, 2021When Ayala B., a high school mechanehet (head teacher), first met Hadar “it was like meeting a lost soul”, she says. “She seemed so lost.....
"I opened this email and just burst out crying!"
Wednesday, November 17, 2021Take a look at an email conversation that speaks for itself. This is the kind of impact our tzedaka makes on needy families, every single day...
Salvation. Lifeline. Miracle.
Sunday, December 05, 2021On a day to day basis, you wouldn’t believe the number of forms, phone calls and emails that pass through the American Friends of Yad Eliezer office, each request inquiring about...
Winter Storms are Here
Wednesday, December 22, 2021One of the big stories in Israel this week is “Carmel”, the winter storm we’re in the middle of, one that was forecast to bring with it cold temperatures, strong winds,...
Quality AND Quantity
Sunday, January 16, 2022It's unanimous. Quality is key...
"The coats you provided us with, changed everything!"
Monday, January 31, 2022As we head into February, our Winter Warmth Campaign is still going strong, an especially good thing due to the cold (and snowy!) wintry weather taking place in Israel, now...
Holding on to Hope
Sunday, February 20, 2022I opened the email and my heart sank. “Hello, this is Naomi again. I’m sorry to contact you again but I’m very overwhelmed...
A Purim Miracle in our Time
Sunday, March 06, 2022If you ever wondered what Matanos L'Evyonim donations really mean to the families we help, please take a look at a beautiful, first person account of how they transform the...
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...
Eight Years Old, Inspired and Inspiring
Sunday, May 08, 2022When the donation came in just a couple of weeks ago, our staff in the American Friends of Yad Eliezer office was blown away. We saw the generous tzedaka amount...
Rethinking Chesed with B'ezri
Wednesday, May 18, 2022As many of you may already be aware, American Friends of Yad Eliezer has been teaming up with a new organization in Israel to distribute funds and goods to poverty-stricken people...
Gifts for Almanos Have Gone Out
Wednesday, June 01, 2022Every Shavuot and in honor of other holidays throughout the year, American Friends of Yad Eliezer | B'ezri works to bring a bit of extra joy, via a thoughtful gift, to the 800+ women in...
Kol Sasson V'Kol Simcha
Thursday, June 23, 2022It's officially wedding season, and while families everywhere are busy making plans for their smachot, American Friends of Yad Eliezer | B'ezri is helping needy Israeli households...
