The Purpose Of Jewish Giving
A well designed Jewish Charity should be helping Jews in Israel and Around the World. All around the world Jewish families and communities are at risk and some are struggling to merely survive. In Israel unemployment has hit 11 continuing to threaten an already strained social services infrastructure. Again it is the most vulnerable who are affected: 28 of children live in poverty 20 of the seniors.
It should also be Strengthening Jewish Education
As Education is such a basic tenet of the Jewish people and so valued for its own sake as a lifelong pursuit that we are known as The People of the Book. Yet as the Jewish community at large continues to set the standards for quality educational programming for children adults and families day school tuition can reach 10000 a year or more. Summer camp tuition can be as much as 3000 for one month. In Europe Jewish charity needs are extensive as a world recession seems to be taking hold . Elderly Jews that are often isolated are unable to make ends meet without clear support from an outside source. That source needs to be the Jewish charity umbrella that steps in and often fills a void. As the populations of both the UK and Israel continue to grow and with their ageing communities requiring increasing care and support there is a steadilygrowing reliance on voluntary welfare organizations to provide vital financial and practical support for children and youth the disadvantaged the sick and the elderly.
The UKs Jewish community is often commended for the excellence of its welfare organizations but they cannot exist on praise alone and must continue to receive our unstinting support while at the same time making sure that we protect our rich and diverse cultural and religious heritage.
In parallel Israeli welfare organizations are struggling to cope with these and the additional costs of coping with the consequences of war and terrorism; funding projects for wardamaged soldiers and civilians; providing care for orphans and broken families; sponsoring emergency response vehicles and helping with reconstruction and rehabilitation. The majority of charities are funded entirely by voluntary donations and bequests.
One of the more popular destinations of this charity is the Hadassah Medical Organisation in Jerusalem. With 800 beds at EinKerem and 300 at Mount Scopus Hadassah comprises two University hospitals with medical nursing dental occupational therapy and public health schools. Hadassah is famous for its highly advanced technology equipment treatment facilities and advanced research. It serves as a referral centre for difficult patient cases for people all over Israel neighboring Arab countries as well as Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America and is at the fore front in pioneering new medical specialties. Hadassah is responsible for treating more than 1000000 people every year. It has treated more terror casualties than any other hospital in the world. Building bridges to peace through their medical activities. Please join the men and women all over the world who actively support Hadassah. Contact us for information on how your donation or bequest can help.
Please demonstrate your support for them all by making a donation today or by naming specifically Jewish charities in your Will. It is not only our duty it is our privilege.
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