Whenever and wherever there have been threats to Jewish life, the Federation throughour on-the-ground partners has been there to provide critical aid to help those in danger. Questions about donating emergency funds for Ukraine? 02-6367714 All Rights Reserved. JRoots runs heritage trips to Poland to tell the story of the Holocaust. Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ Israeli army reveals worst-kept secret; polls favor Ben Gvir, 2021 The Times of Israel , All Rights Reserved, A woman, traveling with others fleeing Ukraine, is wrapped up in a blanket at a border crossing in Palanca, Moldova, March 7, 2022. ORT, a 100-year-old international education network driven by Jewish values, has five schools and two affiliated schools in Ukraine serving over 8,000 students. $5,000:Provides care packages for 100 mothers and small children, including diapers, hygiene products, small toys and snacks through MAKOM, $5,000:To support one-Ukrainian family for six-months upon arrival in Israel, including basic supplies, meals, support group activities, and after school enrichment provided by MAKOM, $10,000:To sponsor a MAKOM Support Team on one of the Ukrainian borders providing humanitarian assistance, $10,000:Provides outdoor after school enrichment programs for 25 school children through Jewish National Fund-USA affiliate Green Horizons, Israels leading youth movement organization, $18,000:Supports a week of programming and assistance for up to 100 kids at Camp Nes Harim located within American Independence Park outside of Jerusalem, $25,000:Provides 25 refugees with two months of job counseling and placement services for Ukrainian Olim through Jewish National Fund-USAs Ronald S. Lauder Employment Center, $30,000:One bus to evacuate refugees from Ukraine through our affiliate Nefesh BNefesh, $40,000: Cost of one home for "Emergency First Home" program in the Arava, $250,000:For website development and translation into Ukrainian and Russian for the Jewish National Fund-USA Ronald S. Lauder Employment Center. The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committeehas a longstanding presence in the country, assisting impoverished seniors and supporting a network of Jewish community centers and social service agencies. Copyright 2021 Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ. 
In light of the Russian invasion, JDC is coordinating further services to the needy. Latvia: +371 22 535 225 In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Jewish organizations are directing aid for tens of thousands of Jews living in the embattled country, assisting refugees who are fleeing the fighting and helping area Jews who have been trying or are hoping to immigrate to Israel. 
A press release from the Jewish Agency says it is preparing to temporarily house olim in those countries. 
The coordination and volume of the relief effortsare the resultsofyears of our experience, knowledge, relationshipbuilding, and fundraisingfor the Annual Campaign. What changed? Provide uninterrupted welfare services to 40,000 poor, home and bed-bound Jewish elderly and at-risk families including food, medicine, winter relief, and homecare. Click here to learn more and click here to donate. Donations towards emergency support for Ukrainian refugees can be made here. The World Union for Progressive Judaism has launched the Ukraine Crisis Fund to support the safety and well-being of the Ukrainian Jewish community. If you know of anyone who needs assistance in Ukraine or who is looking for information about making aliyah, the Jewish Agency for Israel has opened a toll-free hotline for Ukranian Jews. There are currently 200,000 Jews living in Ukraine, 40,000 of whom are receiving critical welfare services by Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWests overseas partners the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Jewish Agency for Israel, and World ORT. United Hatzalahs medical assistance and humanitarian aid mission is providing emergency medical treatment and humanitarian relief to thousands of Ukrainian refugees currently entering Moldova. See our full guidelines for more information. ABC7:Helping Ukrainian Refugees(clip begins at minute 9:15). Please note we are not accepting clothing or donations of items at this time. Site by Fireman Creative, 36 Days In: Ukraine Relief Update and Local Support, Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP), Jewish Chaplaincy Services, serving Stanford Medicine, Pandemic Recovery No-Interest Loan Program (PRNL), April 5 (parents of preschool-age children), April 12 (elementary school-age children). A HIAS representative said in an email that a mission will arrive on the ground in Moldova this weekend; it has already sent money to Jewish organizations in those countries that have been taking in Ukrainian refugees. Postmortem IDF IVF doesnt really create orphans. Uman is home to the tomb Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, founder of a prominent Hasidic movement. Project Kesher supports Jewish women and girls in Eastern European countries, and is fundraising for Ukraine. According to the nonprofits website, 100% of donated money goes to those survivors. UMAN, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 18: Hasidic women and children gather in an area separate from the men during the annual Jewish pilgrimage on September 18, 2020 in Uman, Ukraine. Each year at our Passover seder we exclaim these meaningful words. Read JFNA's Briefing on the Crisis Hamas-Fatah reconciliation attempts are DOA, The recent Abbas-Haniyeh handshake signifies the desperate state of both Palestinian factions as well as of their Algerian hosts, Praying for your team to win? Whenever and wherever there have been threats to Jewish life, the Federation and our partners the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Jewish Agency for Israel are there to provide vital aid and help those in peril relocate out of harms way. For the communities we have supported for 30 years, including older people, people with disabilities, Holocaust survivors and those already displaced once during the 2014 conflict, the impactsof the invasion arecatastrophic. See how your support is making an impact. Donations can be made here. The Jewish Agency for Israel is in the process of setting up aliyah processing stations along the Ukrainian Border in Poland, Moldova, Romania and Hungary. Federations haveinvested millions over the decades to build Jewish life inUkraine. When Haredi men recently attacked American Jews celebrating a Bar Mitzvah at the egalitarian section of the Western Wall, there was little outrage in Israel. Today, tens of thousands of Jews live in Ukraine, mostly in four major cities Odessa, Kharkiv, Kyiv and Dnipro. Sign in to stop seeing this, Pool sinkhole victim named, as police grill owner over suspected safety failures, 32-year-old Klil Kimhi was swept into 13-meter hole due to apparent malfunctions in infrastructure; villa owner reportedly failed to obtain permit for pool, Man found dead after being swept into sinkhole that opened up in private pool, Police remove all settler activists from illegal outpost, ending massive campaign, After thousands of settler activists sought to establish seven outposts in the West Bank, police evacuate all the encampments within a day, 5 arrested in clashes as cops try to block settlers from building West Bank outposts, Thousands of settler activists create mayhem in West Bank campaign, EU sounds alarm over Israels continuously increasing settlement expansion, Israel to send team to Moscow as Russia threatens to shutter Jewish Agency offices, Lapid says interministerial delegation will head to Russia next week to ensure that organizations important work helping Jews immigrate is not impeded, Russia officially calls for Jewish Agency operations to be dissolved state media, Israeli government intervenes as Moscow tightens screws on Jewish Agency, Major gas pipeline connecting Russia and Europe restarts following 10-day shutdown, Bereaved families, rivals tear into Netanyahu for ducking blame over Meron disaster, Lawmakers express disgust after ex-PM says he wasnt aware of safety concerns at annual Lag BOmer event before 2021 deadly crush and cant be responsible for what he doesnt know, Testifying at Meron probe, Netanyahu denies responsibility for deadly disaster, Commission set to tell police brass they will be held responsible for Meron disaster, Senior US general warns Iran could resume attacks on American troops, Air Forces new top general in the Middle East, Alexus Grynkewich, also expresses fears of Russian and Chinese influence taking hold in region, UK spy chief says he doesnt think Iran supreme leader wants to reach nuclear deal, January 6 hearing set to probe 187 minutes Trump failed to act as Capitol was raided, Withlive testimony from ex-White House aides and excerpts from US House panels 1,000-plus interviews, prime-time session will add closing chapter to past 6 weeks of gatherings, Biden tests positive for COVID-19, a week after visiting Israel on Mideast tour, This is an emergency: Biden announces modest climate actions, pledges more to come, High Court okays revoking terrorists citizenship, but says some must get residency, Perpetrators who have no other citizenship must be granted all state benefits except for the right to vote, judges rule, in caveat that angers interior minister, After 16 years, Israel arrests Fatah-linked terrorist for killing of IDF soldier, 12 arrested in West Bank operation, violent clashes reported in Ramallah, Jenin, IDF launches major engineering drive to strengthen defenses along West Bank barrier, Move to build trench across 20 kilometers in Judean Desert comes after several terror attacks committed by Palestinians who slipped through fence earlier this year, Daily Briefing July 21: Israeli army reveals worst-kept secret; polls favor Ben Gvir, After almost two decades, IDF finally admits to using armed drones in airstrikes, Ben Shapiro draws thousands to conservative, pro-Trump confab in Tel Aviv, Conservative Political Action Conference holds first gathering in Israel; speakers rail against liberal CNN and Europe and extol Israel for its unity and birthrate, Funeral held for Ivana Trump, with former US president in attendance, AIPAC-backed candidate poised to defeat J Street-endorsed rival in Democratic race, Lapid: Extremist Netanyahu and Ben Gvir dragging us in dangerous directions, Ahead of elections, caretaker PM says right-wing rivals are divisive and anti-democratic, calls on moderates to reject their vision of Israel, Lapid: Elections not a choice between me and Netanyahu, but between future and past, Meretzs Galon says shes returning to politics to foil a Netanyahu return to power, What the Saudis think about when they think about peace with Israel, Their newly opened airspace has nothing to do with Israel, they say, and normalization cant happen until theres a Palestinian state. Continued overseas relief in Ukraine and neighboring countriesby providing medical equipment, securing temporary housing for people intransit, offering food, medicine, and cash, as well assummer camp placement. A country of 44 million people led by a Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraines rich Jewish history dates back many centuries Odessa was once the center of Jewish life in the Southern Russian empire and has produced countless influential world figures, among them Golda Meir, Sholem Aleichem, and Haim Nahman Bialik. Because our partner agencies have been working steadily in Ukraine for generations weve been able to be on the ground responding to emergency needs from day one of the conflict. (Courtesy/United Hatzalah), Irina Karaush arrives at Hadassah Medical Center for treatment, March 7, 2022. Copyright 2022 The Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief. Louis Keene is a staff reporter at the Forward who writes the weekly California Briefing. It has opened a fund called, Saving Ukrainian Jews lives in the Shadow of War. Their victims should not have to fear running into them while visiting Israel, The James Webb Telescope looks at the universe through the eyes of God, I dont know what to make of the fact that I was forged in starlight, that every bit of me has existed and will exist for all time, but I am filled with wonder, J Streets reaction to Lapid as prime minister: Crickets. NBC Bay Area:"Bay Area Jewish Community Donates $2.4 Million in Days to Provide Vital Support to Ukrainian Jews" Director, Donor Services Listen for a discussion with Bay Area youth educators about how to create safe space for children to ask questions and explore their feelings. Religious Zionism was once all for minority rights in Israel. Ukraine:(FSU): +38 094 711 11 104 (Hadassah Medical Center spokesperson). Donations to their fund help deliver medical care to Ukraine. Immediate and short-term needs already total $20 million. Integrating Ukrainians, Russians, and Ethiopiansinto Israeli society, obtaining language translation, and acquiring social welfare services. Box 929 Secure temporary housing for people in transit. The American Jewish Committees emergency #StandWithUkraine fund is pledging to direct 100 percent of the funds to those meeting urgent needs in Ukraine, including IsraAID, the rapid response Israeli relief agency, which is assisting refugees of all backgrounds in neighboring Moldova. Estonia: +372 56 998 880 And in Odessa, where Chabad runs several orphanages, the citys chief rabbi Rabbi Avraham Wolf said he was staying partly to protect the 120 children who live there. HIAS is also rushing emergency funding to its longtime partner organization in Ukraine, the Kyiv-based NGO Right To Protection (R2P), which has 162 staff members on the ground. Unlike other news outlets, we havent put up a paywall. Click the link in that email to complete registration so you can comment. Follow uson Facebook, Instagram or Twitter Bay Area Group Offers Support After Visit Dnipro, Ukraine, is the home to the largest Chabad center in the world, with over 100 Lubavitch families calling it home. This week when we all say Next year in Jerusalem, Im grateful that our community See how your monthly support can make a difference. For those looking for ways to help Ukrainian Jews, the Forward has compiled a list of organizations that are assisting them or collecting money for nonprofits on the ground. The war in Ukraine will create one of the most significant humanitarian crises of this century. Thousands of people urgently need your help. HIAS, formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, is an American Jewish nonprofit that assists refugees around the world. Beverly Kestenbaum The Bnai Brith Ukraine Assistance Fund, Saving Ukrainian Jews lives in the Shadow of War, to expedite immigration to Israel for Ukrainian Jews, as well as assist the Jewish community remaining in Ukraine, Already a member? We are also tracking how the current situation may affect the hundreds of thousands of Jews who live in Russia who may be impacted by Israels support for Ukraine and who will be subject to the harsh financial consequences of sanctions and a declining economy. The Jewish Federations of North America has an emergency mailbox for helping people immigrate to Israel, securing the local Ukrainian community and its institutions and maintaining critical welfare services, among other needs. And throughWorld ORT, weve played an important role in the renewal of Jewish life through Jewish day schools, vocational training, and more. The problem isnt the Supreme Court, When a coach had my schools students recite Shema before games in the hopes of a divine assist, I had to wrestle with my sense that it was a losing play. Questions about Donor-Advised Fund grants? (Hundreds of thousands more are estimated to be aliyah-eligible, meaning they have one Jewish grandparent.) The Afya Foundation, in conjunction with UJA-Federation of New York, is preparing urgently needed wound care, surgical equipment and biomedical equipment to be shipped to Ukraine. Why is that? Future needs are hard to determine at this time, but we are in daily touch with our leadership in Ukraine. Many children are hearing about Ukraine on the news and at school, and it is a very heavy topic for them to unpack and process some may feel fear and uncertainty in their own lives as a result.
In light of the Russian invasion, JDC is coordinating further services to the needy. Latvia: +371 22 535 225 In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Jewish organizations are directing aid for tens of thousands of Jews living in the embattled country, assisting refugees who are fleeing the fighting and helping area Jews who have been trying or are hoping to immigrate to Israel. A press release from the Jewish Agency says it is preparing to temporarily house olim in those countries. The coordination and volume of the relief effortsare the resultsofyears of our experience, knowledge, relationshipbuilding, and fundraisingfor the Annual Campaign. What changed? Provide uninterrupted welfare services to 40,000 poor, home and bed-bound Jewish elderly and at-risk families including food, medicine, winter relief, and homecare. Click here to learn more and click here to donate. Donations towards emergency support for Ukrainian refugees can be made here. The World Union for Progressive Judaism has launched the Ukraine Crisis Fund to support the safety and well-being of the Ukrainian Jewish community. If you know of anyone who needs assistance in Ukraine or who is looking for information about making aliyah, the Jewish Agency for Israel has opened a toll-free hotline for Ukranian Jews. There are currently 200,000 Jews living in Ukraine, 40,000 of whom are receiving critical welfare services by Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWests overseas partners the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, The Jewish Agency for Israel, and World ORT. United Hatzalahs medical assistance and humanitarian aid mission is providing emergency medical treatment and humanitarian relief to thousands of Ukrainian refugees currently entering Moldova. See our full guidelines for more information. ABC7:Helping Ukrainian Refugees(clip begins at minute 9:15). Please note we are not accepting clothing or donations of items at this time. Site by Fireman Creative, 36 Days In: Ukraine Relief Update and Local Support, Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP), Jewish Chaplaincy Services, serving Stanford Medicine, Pandemic Recovery No-Interest Loan Program (PRNL), April 5 (parents of preschool-age children), April 12 (elementary school-age children). A HIAS representative said in an email that a mission will arrive on the ground in Moldova this weekend; it has already sent money to Jewish organizations in those countries that have been taking in Ukrainian refugees. Postmortem IDF IVF doesnt really create orphans. Uman is home to the tomb Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, founder of a prominent Hasidic movement. Project Kesher supports Jewish women and girls in Eastern European countries, and is fundraising for Ukraine. According to the nonprofits website, 100% of donated money goes to those survivors. UMAN, UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 18: Hasidic women and children gather in an area separate from the men during the annual Jewish pilgrimage on September 18, 2020 in Uman, Ukraine. Each year at our Passover seder we exclaim these meaningful words. Read JFNA's Briefing on the Crisis Hamas-Fatah reconciliation attempts are DOA, The recent Abbas-Haniyeh handshake signifies the desperate state of both Palestinian factions as well as of their Algerian hosts, Praying for your team to win? Whenever and wherever there have been threats to Jewish life, the Federation and our partners the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Jewish Agency for Israel are there to provide vital aid and help those in peril relocate out of harms way. For the communities we have supported for 30 years, including older people, people with disabilities, Holocaust survivors and those already displaced once during the 2014 conflict, the impactsof the invasion arecatastrophic. See how your support is making an impact. Donations can be made here. The Jewish Agency for Israel is in the process of setting up aliyah processing stations along the Ukrainian Border in Poland, Moldova, Romania and Hungary. Federations haveinvested millions over the decades to build Jewish life inUkraine. When Haredi men recently attacked American Jews celebrating a Bar Mitzvah at the egalitarian section of the Western Wall, there was little outrage in Israel. Today, tens of thousands of Jews live in Ukraine, mostly in four major cities Odessa, Kharkiv, Kyiv and Dnipro. Sign in to stop seeing this, Pool sinkhole victim named, as police grill owner over suspected safety failures, 32-year-old Klil Kimhi was swept into 13-meter hole due to apparent malfunctions in infrastructure; villa owner reportedly failed to obtain permit for pool, Man found dead after being swept into sinkhole that opened up in private pool, Police remove all settler activists from illegal outpost, ending massive campaign, After thousands of settler activists sought to establish seven outposts in the West Bank, police evacuate all the encampments within a day, 5 arrested in clashes as cops try to block settlers from building West Bank outposts, Thousands of settler activists create mayhem in West Bank campaign, EU sounds alarm over Israels continuously increasing settlement expansion, Israel to send team to Moscow as Russia threatens to shutter Jewish Agency offices, Lapid says interministerial delegation will head to Russia next week to ensure that organizations important work helping Jews immigrate is not impeded, Russia officially calls for Jewish Agency operations to be dissolved state media, Israeli government intervenes as Moscow tightens screws on Jewish Agency, Major gas pipeline connecting Russia and Europe restarts following 10-day shutdown, Bereaved families, rivals tear into Netanyahu for ducking blame over Meron disaster, Lawmakers express disgust after ex-PM says he wasnt aware of safety concerns at annual Lag BOmer event before 2021 deadly crush and cant be responsible for what he doesnt know, Testifying at Meron probe, Netanyahu denies responsibility for deadly disaster, Commission set to tell police brass they will be held responsible for Meron disaster, Senior US general warns Iran could resume attacks on American troops, Air Forces new top general in the Middle East, Alexus Grynkewich, also expresses fears of Russian and Chinese influence taking hold in region, UK spy chief says he doesnt think Iran supreme leader wants to reach nuclear deal, January 6 hearing set to probe 187 minutes Trump failed to act as Capitol was raided, Withlive testimony from ex-White House aides and excerpts from US House panels 1,000-plus interviews, prime-time session will add closing chapter to past 6 weeks of gatherings, Biden tests positive for COVID-19, a week after visiting Israel on Mideast tour, This is an emergency: Biden announces modest climate actions, pledges more to come, High Court okays revoking terrorists citizenship, but says some must get residency, Perpetrators who have no other citizenship must be granted all state benefits except for the right to vote, judges rule, in caveat that angers interior minister, After 16 years, Israel arrests Fatah-linked terrorist for killing of IDF soldier, 12 arrested in West Bank operation, violent clashes reported in Ramallah, Jenin, IDF launches major engineering drive to strengthen defenses along West Bank barrier, Move to build trench across 20 kilometers in Judean Desert comes after several terror attacks committed by Palestinians who slipped through fence earlier this year, Daily Briefing July 21: Israeli army reveals worst-kept secret; polls favor Ben Gvir, After almost two decades, IDF finally admits to using armed drones in airstrikes, Ben Shapiro draws thousands to conservative, pro-Trump confab in Tel Aviv, Conservative Political Action Conference holds first gathering in Israel; speakers rail against liberal CNN and Europe and extol Israel for its unity and birthrate, Funeral held for Ivana Trump, with former US president in attendance, AIPAC-backed candidate poised to defeat J Street-endorsed rival in Democratic race, Lapid: Extremist Netanyahu and Ben Gvir dragging us in dangerous directions, Ahead of elections, caretaker PM says right-wing rivals are divisive and anti-democratic, calls on moderates to reject their vision of Israel, Lapid: Elections not a choice between me and Netanyahu, but between future and past, Meretzs Galon says shes returning to politics to foil a Netanyahu return to power, What the Saudis think about when they think about peace with Israel, Their newly opened airspace has nothing to do with Israel, they say, and normalization cant happen until theres a Palestinian state. Continued overseas relief in Ukraine and neighboring countriesby providing medical equipment, securing temporary housing for people intransit, offering food, medicine, and cash, as well assummer camp placement. A country of 44 million people led by a Jewish president, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraines rich Jewish history dates back many centuries Odessa was once the center of Jewish life in the Southern Russian empire and has produced countless influential world figures, among them Golda Meir, Sholem Aleichem, and Haim Nahman Bialik. Because our partner agencies have been working steadily in Ukraine for generations weve been able to be on the ground responding to emergency needs from day one of the conflict. (Courtesy/United Hatzalah), Irina Karaush arrives at Hadassah Medical Center for treatment, March 7, 2022. Copyright 2022 The Central British Fund for World Jewish Relief. Louis Keene is a staff reporter at the Forward who writes the weekly California Briefing. It has opened a fund called, Saving Ukrainian Jews lives in the Shadow of War. Their victims should not have to fear running into them while visiting Israel, The James Webb Telescope looks at the universe through the eyes of God, I dont know what to make of the fact that I was forged in starlight, that every bit of me has existed and will exist for all time, but I am filled with wonder, J Streets reaction to Lapid as prime minister: Crickets. NBC Bay Area:"Bay Area Jewish Community Donates $2.4 Million in Days to Provide Vital Support to Ukrainian Jews" Director, Donor Services Listen for a discussion with Bay Area youth educators about how to create safe space for children to ask questions and explore their feelings. Religious Zionism was once all for minority rights in Israel. Ukraine:(FSU): +38 094 711 11 104 (Hadassah Medical Center spokesperson). Donations to their fund help deliver medical care to Ukraine. Immediate and short-term needs already total $20 million. Integrating Ukrainians, Russians, and Ethiopiansinto Israeli society, obtaining language translation, and acquiring social welfare services. Box 929 Secure temporary housing for people in transit. The American Jewish Committees emergency #StandWithUkraine fund is pledging to direct 100 percent of the funds to those meeting urgent needs in Ukraine, including IsraAID, the rapid response Israeli relief agency, which is assisting refugees of all backgrounds in neighboring Moldova. Estonia: +372 56 998 880 And in Odessa, where Chabad runs several orphanages, the citys chief rabbi Rabbi Avraham Wolf said he was staying partly to protect the 120 children who live there. HIAS is also rushing emergency funding to its longtime partner organization in Ukraine, the Kyiv-based NGO Right To Protection (R2P), which has 162 staff members on the ground. Unlike other news outlets, we havent put up a paywall. Click the link in that email to complete registration so you can comment. Follow uson Facebook, Instagram or Twitter Bay Area Group Offers Support After Visit Dnipro, Ukraine, is the home to the largest Chabad center in the world, with over 100 Lubavitch families calling it home. This week when we all say Next year in Jerusalem, Im grateful that our community See how your monthly support can make a difference. For those looking for ways to help Ukrainian Jews, the Forward has compiled a list of organizations that are assisting them or collecting money for nonprofits on the ground. The war in Ukraine will create one of the most significant humanitarian crises of this century. Thousands of people urgently need your help. HIAS, formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, is an American Jewish nonprofit that assists refugees around the world. Beverly Kestenbaum The Bnai Brith Ukraine Assistance Fund, Saving Ukrainian Jews lives in the Shadow of War, to expedite immigration to Israel for Ukrainian Jews, as well as assist the Jewish community remaining in Ukraine, Already a member? We are also tracking how the current situation may affect the hundreds of thousands of Jews who live in Russia who may be impacted by Israels support for Ukraine and who will be subject to the harsh financial consequences of sanctions and a declining economy. The Jewish Federations of North America has an emergency mailbox for helping people immigrate to Israel, securing the local Ukrainian community and its institutions and maintaining critical welfare services, among other needs. And throughWorld ORT, weve played an important role in the renewal of Jewish life through Jewish day schools, vocational training, and more. The problem isnt the Supreme Court, When a coach had my schools students recite Shema before games in the hopes of a divine assist, I had to wrestle with my sense that it was a losing play. Questions about Donor-Advised Fund grants? (Hundreds of thousands more are estimated to be aliyah-eligible, meaning they have one Jewish grandparent.) The Afya Foundation, in conjunction with UJA-Federation of New York, is preparing urgently needed wound care, surgical equipment and biomedical equipment to be shipped to Ukraine. Why is that? Future needs are hard to determine at this time, but we are in daily touch with our leadership in Ukraine. Many children are hearing about Ukraine on the news and at school, and it is a very heavy topic for them to unpack and process some may feel fear and uncertainty in their own lives as a result.