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Keren Or

Keren Or 350 7th Ave., Suite 701 New York, New York 10001 (Center is located in Jerusalem) Contact: Elizabeth David Dembrowsky info@keren-or.org, 212 279-4070 Keren Or (Hebrew for ray of light) is the only center of its kind in the world under Jewish auspices devoted exclusively to the care and rehabilitation of children with visual impairment who are also physically and/or mentally disabled. Keren Or’s state-of-the-art facilities, dedicated staff, and individualized therapy programs allow each of their students to reach his or her maximum potential. There are several ways to make a difference in the lives of blind children with multiple […]

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Boys Town Jerusalem

Boys Town Jerusalem 333 E. Lancaster Avenue, #351, Wynnewood, PA 19096 Contact: Deborah Zarwin Rose, Executive Director Mid-Atlantic Region drose@boystownjerusalem.org 215 887-1590 Boys Town Jerusalem is one of Israel’s premier institutions for educating the country’s next generation of leaders in the fields of technology, commerce, education, the military and public service. Since its founding in 1948, BTJ has pursued its mission of turning young boys from limited backgrounds into young men with limitless futures. From Junior High through the College level, the three part curriculum at Boys Town-academic, technological, and Torah-is designed to turn otherwise disadvantaged Israeli youth into productive […]

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Birthday Angels

Birthday Angels Hashaldag 9 Kadima Israel 60920 Contact: Ruthie Sobel Luttenberg, Director 972+9+8919942 birthdayangelsproject@gmail.com Birthday Angels gives every needy Israeli child the esteem building experience of a birthday party with her or his friends. Writing a check for Birthday Angels is MORE than just a donation. It offers you a unique venue to show your concern for the welfare of children in Israel. It’s an opportunity for you in the Diaspora to make a personal connection with an Israeli child. To help build his self-esteem, by making him feel loved and special. By showing him that people care. In other […]

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American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA)

American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) P.O. Box 52158, Phila., PA 19115 Contact: Sharon Schmidt, Greater Phila. Area Director AFMDA 215 947-7007 Magen David Adom is Israel’s ambulance, blood-services, and disaster-relief organization, serving as emergency medical first-responders for the state’s more than 8 million people. MDA is the only organization mandated by the Israeli government to serve in this role, but it’s not a government agency, so it relies on people like you for funding. So we’re asking students to join us to do a mitzvah and save a life! Members of youth groups and children preparing for bar […]

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North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry (NACOEJ)

North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry (NACOEJ) 255 West 36th Street, Suite 701 New York, NY 10018 Contact: Danielle Ben-Jehuda, Director of Development & Donor Relations, donors@nacoej.org NACOEJ is the only major American organization exclusively committed to the welfare of Ethiopian Jews. NACOEH helped Ethiopian Jews survive in Ethiopia, assisted them in reaching Israel, and is now focused on aiding in their absorption in Israel, primarily through education programs, and helping preserve their unique and ancient culture. Numerous Bnei Mitzvah have enjoyed the challenge of fundraising for NACOEJ programs through their mitzvah projects. For recent mitzvah projects go to: http://www.nacoej.org/get-involved/mitzvah-projects For mitzvah […]

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Love to Langa

Love to Langa 125 Birkdale Drive, Blue Bell, PA 19422 Contact: Amy Ostroff, President 610 608-9347 lovetolanga@gmail.com Love to Langa supports the work of Siyaphambili Orphanage Village, which was founded in 2005 by Ndileka Xameni. Formerly a social worker, she reponded to the growing number of young children orphaned by parents with HIV/AIDS. The orphanage currently serves 250 orphaned and vulnerable children, including 85 grandparents, 35 Child-headed households and 25 teen mothers. The charity is new and needs funds in order to purchase land and building materials. Mitzvah projects may also include: Raise $310 to provide $10 gift cards to […]

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HIAS

HIAS 2100 Arch St # 3 Philadelphia, PA 19103-1300 Contact: Sarah Peterson, Director of Development & Refugee Program Manager; Tamara Cohen, Social Justice Rabbinic Intern speterson@hiaspa.org; tcohen@hiaspa.org 215-832-0900 HIAS and Council Migration Service of Philadelphia (“HIAS and Council”) was founded nearly 130 years ago to help Jewish immigrants and refugees fleeing persecution and seeking opportunity in America. Based on the tradition of “welcoming the stranger” and tikkun olam, HIAS and Council works to represent, resettle, and reunite Jewish and all immigrants and refugees of limited means residing in Pennsylvania and the Delaware Valley. Over the past 128 years, HIAS has […]

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The Joy of Sox

The Joy of Sox 580 Lindsay Drive, Radnor, PA 19087 Contact: Tom Costello Jr., Chief Sock Person 610 745-1075 tom@thejoyofsox.org The Joy of Sox mission is to supply socks to the homeless. We need community involvement in collecting new socks for the homeless. This could be run out of a school, synagogue or office. For a mitzvah project, volunteers may also fundraise to purchase new socks, help package socks as a community service project and then deliver them to a homeless shelter or soup kitchen.

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SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER/MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE NEW YORK

SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER/MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE NEW YORK 226 East 42nd Street, New York, New York 10017 Contact: Julie Silver, Associate jsilver@wiesenthal.com 212 697 1180 ext. 1180 The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a global Jewish human rights organization that confronts anti-Semitism, hate and terrorism, promotes human rights and dignity, stands with Israel, defends the safety of Jews worldwide, and teaches the lessons of the Holocaust for future generations. The Center challenges visitors to confront bigotry and racism, and to understand the Holocaust in both historic and contemporary contexts. Through interactive workshops, exhibits, and videos, individuals explore issues of prejudice, diversity, tolerance, […]

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Holocaust Awareness Museum

Holocaust Awareness Museum 10100 Jamison Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19116 Contact: Phil Holtje, Program Director holocaustmuseum@verizon.net (215) 464-4701 Using the resources of the museum, they educate Delaware Valley students and adults by personalizing the Holocaust so that they learn the consequences of racism, ethnic cleansing, and intolerance. The Holocaust was a watershed event, not only in the 20th century, but in the entire history of humanity. The study of the Holocaust provides one with the most effective ways to work with students to examine basic moral issues and value systems. For a mitzvah project, volunteers can participate in their Witness To […]

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