Israel aid and humanitarian

Relief

Messianic Jewish listings in the Relief category.

Abundant Life (Chaim BeShefa)
Ministry or organizationAbundant Life, or Chaim BeShefa in Hebrew, is an Israeli non-profit based in Tel Aviv. It works with women caught in prostitution, drug addiction and homelessness, and with mothers facing crisis pregnancies. The organization holds to the sanctity of life and takes its name from Yeshua's words in John 10:10. Its Red Carpet Center is a women's day center in Tel Aviv's red light district. It offers hair and nail treatments, showers, clean clothes, meals, counseling and spiritual support, and helps women reach rehabilitation centers. Anat Brenner founded and manages the center. A second program, Letzidesh ("By Your Side"), runs a crisis pregnancy hotline offering counseling. It also helps mothers gather supplies for a baby room.Israel aid and humanitarian
CBN Israel
Ministry or organizationCBN Israel is a ministry of the Christian Broadcasting Network, a nonprofit broadcaster. It describes its purpose as telling "the true story" of Israel and sustaining a movement of Christians who stand with the Jewish people. Its relief work provides food, clothing, housing and education to vulnerable people in Israel. Those served include Holocaust survivors, victims of war and terror, single mothers, orphans, new immigrants and refugees. Its programs include a trauma and resilience center. The organization runs a news bureau in Jerusalem and produces The 700 Club Israel, hosted by Gordon Robertson. It also makes documentary films and trains Christian leaders in Israel advocacy through its Israel Institute. It publishes articles and devotionals on Israel and the Bible.Jewish rootsIsrael aid and humanitarian
Chevra USA
Ministry or organizationChevra USA is a U.S. 501(c)(3) relief organization led by executive director Dr. Michael Schiffman and based in Littleton, Colorado. Its name means "friendship," and it serves as the American arm of an international effort that operates under different names in different countries. Its stated mission is to feed Holocaust survivors and the Jewish poor of Eastern Europe. The work rests on three areas. It helps Ukrainian Jewish refugees immigrate to Israel, covering documents, passports and transition support with partner groups. Its director speaks to groups about conditions in Ukraine. It ran soup kitchens across Ukraine, most halted by the war. It now delivers food parcels there and aids refugees at neighboring borders.UMJCIsrael aid and humanitarian
Christian Friends of Israel (CFI Jerusalem)
Ministry or organizationChristian Friends of Israel (CFI Jerusalem) is a Christian ministry based in Jerusalem, co-founded by Ray and Sharon Sanders. It began in December 1985 at Latrun, when representatives from several nations asked the Sanders to open a coordinating office. It exists to comfort and support the people of Israel and to inform Christians worldwide of God's plans for Israel. CFI runs practical outreach projects in Israel, including war relief and a Jerusalem bridal salon lending donated gowns and suits since 1990. It teaches the church's responsibility toward the Jewish people and publishes For Zion's Sake magazine. CFI holds that Jesus is Israel's Messiah, though its support for Israel does not depend on accepting that belief. Affiliate representatives operate in other countries.Jewish rootsIsrael aid and humanitarian
Christian Friends of Israeli Communities (CFOIC Heartland)
Ministry or organizationChristian Friends of Israeli Communities (CFOIC Heartland) is a Christian organization that links churches, ministries and individuals with Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. It was founded in 1995 as a Christian response to the Oslo Accords. It holds that Judea and Samaria are central to God's plan for the people of Israel. Sondra Oster Baras serves as international president, with offices in Israel and the United States. Supporters can "adopt" a community, pray for residents, join tours and fund projects. These cover children and teens, community development, people with disabilities, emergency and security needs, families in need and seniors. Seasonal campaigns include bomb shelters, Sukkot food vouchers and tree planting. It produces a weekly Torah portion video series.Israel aid and humanitarian
Christians for Israel International
Ministry or organizationChristians for Israel International is the coordinating office of Christians for Israel (C4I), a non-denominational Christian movement founded in the Netherlands in 1979. Based in Nijkerk and registered as a Dutch non-profit foundation, it supports affiliates, representatives and partners in more than 40 countries. The movement reports over 150,000 supporters from many denominations. C4I holds that God remains faithful to His covenants with Israel. It calls Christians to repent of Jewish suffering in Church history. It funds projects helping Jews make aliyah and feeding the poor, and supports work in Ukraine. It also publishes teachings, podcasts, a prayer calendar and the journal Israel and the Church. Affiliates organize educational tours to Israel with Bible teaching and project visits.Jewish rootsIsrael aid and humanitarian
Ezra International
Ministry or organizationEzra International is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that helps impoverished Jewish people living outside the United States make aliyah, or emigrate to Israel. Pat Frame serves as president and CEO. Its work follows a three-part vision of rescue, return and restore. Teams locate families, secure records, passports and visas, provide transportation to the airport and support new arrivals. It works in Russia, Ukraine, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Brazil. The organization holds that the Jewish return to Israel fulfills biblical prophecy and that Gentiles share responsibility in it. Its aid is funded by Christians around the world. It also produces podcasts and TV programming and sends speakers to churches.MessianicIsrael aid and humanitarian
House of Victory (Beit Nitzachon)
Ministry or organizationHouse of Victory, or Beit Nitzachon, is a Bible-based residential rehabilitation center for men with backgrounds of substance abuse. It is located in Haifa on Mount Carmel and directed by Eric Benson. David and Karen Davis founded it in 1991, after the first Gulf War. It describes itself as Israel's first such center. The program is free of charge and serves Jewish and Arab men, many formerly homeless. A first stage of nine months to a year combines supervised home life, practical work, Bible study and recreation. A second stage supports re-entry through outside jobs and study. The ministry holds to a "one new man" vision of Jews and Arabs reconciled in Yeshua. Carmel Congregation began at House of Victory.Israel aid and humanitarian
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ)
Ministry or organizationThe International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) is a Christian organization founded in Jerusalem in 1980. Dr. Jürgen Bühler serves as president, overseeing its work from headquarters in Jerusalem. It describes itself as representing millions of Christians and churches to Israel. It holds that Israel's restoration reflects God's covenant faithfulness to the Jewish people. Its programs include aid for aliyah and immigrant integration, crisis relief, and care for Holocaust survivors. It also runs humanitarian projects across Israeli society, prayer initiatives and efforts against antisemitism. It reports branch offices in dozens of nations. Each fall it sponsors a Feast of Tabernacles gathering in Jerusalem. Other events include the Envision conference for pastors, the Jerusalem Summit, youth tours through ICEJ Arise and hands-on serving tours.Jewish rootsIsrael aid and humanitarian
Joseph Project International
Ministry or organizationThe Joseph Project International is a humanitarian aid organization founded in 2000 and sponsored by the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America. It works from a warehouse and offices in the Jerusalem region, importing and distributing aid to Israel's poor and needy. It reports more than $180 million in aid and over 1,000 shipping containers since its founding. Working with independent relief centers and private and government organizations, it supplies clothing, furniture, medical supplies, diapers, food and blankets. Its projects include emergency supply containers, food distribution, rehoming for evacuees, first responder kits and care packages for women and girls. It holds that everyone deserves dignity regardless of religion or race. It has also extended aid outside Israel since 2016.MJAAIsrael aid and humanitarian
Maoz Israel Ministries
Ministry or organizationMaoz Israel Ministries is an Israeli Messianic Jewish non-profit founded in 1976 by Ari and Shira Sorko-Ram. Their daughter and son-in-law, Shani and Kobi Ferguson, now lead it. Its central work is based in Jerusalem, with branches in the U.S., Canada, the UK, Brazil, Ireland, Germany, France and South Korea. The organization describes its aim as reaching Israelis, Jew and Arab, with the Gospel of Messiah Yeshua and strengthening believers. It works with pastors across a network of over 100 congregations. Its aid arm, I Stand with Israel, supports Messianic Jewish and Christian Arab believers. Maoz has published over 200 Hebrew books and releases Hebrew and Arabic worship music. Its monthly Maoz Israel Report appears in eight languages.Podcasts
Messianic Jewish Israel Fund (MJAA)
Ministry or organizationThe Messianic Jewish Israel Fund is a ministry of the Messianic Jewish Alliance of America (MJAA). It supports Jewish believers in Yeshua (Jesus) within Israel's Messianic community. The fund provides basic cash assistance to these believers and aims to let them know they are not alone. The fund is a channel for Messianic believers living outside Israel, along with Christian supporters, to join with Jewish believers in the Land. It is funded through donations. The MJAA, founded in 1915, describes itself as the largest single organization representing Messianic Jews in the US. It also sponsors The Joseph Project International, a separate humanitarian aid ministry based in the Jerusalem region.MJAAIsrael aid and humanitarian
Operation Exodus USA
Ministry or organizationOperation Exodus USA is a Christian ministry that helps Jewish people in the United States make Aliyah, or immigrate to Israel. John Prosser serves as president. It is affiliated with Ebenezer Operation Exodus International, founded in England in 1991 by Gustav Scheller. The ministry opened its national office in Buffalo, New York, in 2004 and assisted its first immigrant from the USA in 2006. It provides financial support, prayer and encouragement, helping with travel, documentation and settling in Israel. It also urges churches to take part, holding that Gentiles are called to assist the Jewish return. Staff and volunteers serve across the country, with a focus on the East Coast, New York and the Great Lakes.MessianicIsrael aid and humanitarian
Reach Initiative International
Ministry or organizationReach Initiative International (RII) is a Messianic Jewish ministry founded and directed by Rabbi Stewart and Chantal Winograd. Its primary focus is Israel, with staff and volunteers also serving in Eastern Europe and India. The Winograds serve as International Messianic Jewish Alliance special envoys to Eastern Europe. RII organizes its work around relief, restoration and redemption. It serves October 7 survivors, Holocaust survivors, families displaced by Iranian missile attacks, single mothers and orphaned children. Programs include grocery cards, trauma retreats, "Warm House" gatherings for Holocaust survivors and daily hospital visits to abandoned children. The ministry holds to a "to the Jew first" priority in sharing the gospel of Yeshua. RII ministers are available to speak at churches and congregations.Israel aid and humanitarian
Streams in the Desert (Afikim ba'Negev)
Ministry or organizationStreams in the Desert, also called Afikim ba'Negev, is a ministry to single mothers, widows and their children in Israel's Negev. Founder and director Marianna Gol, a Russian-born believer in Yeshua, began the work in 2008 in the Beer Sheva area. It describes its aim as bringing restoration to families at risk "through the power of the Gospel and acts of service." Staff offer counseling, mentoring and parenting skills to mothers. Children and youth take part in clubs, biweekly gatherings, an annual Passover hike and a summer camp. Younger children receive English lessons, arts and crafts and Bible training. Volunteers help with home repairs, and intercessors pray during camps. Some families are referred by Beer Sheva social services.Israel aid and humanitarian
The Joshua Fund
Ministry or organizationThe Joshua Fund is a non-profit educational and humanitarian relief organization founded in 2006 by evangelical author Joel C. Rosenberg and his wife, Lynn Rosenberg. Its stated aim is to mobilize Christians to bless "Israel and Her Neighbors in the name of Jesus," based on Genesis 12:1-3. Kelli Drury serves as executive director. Its work follows four pillars: serve, encourage, equip and teach. It funds food aid, trauma care, help for Holocaust survivors and heart surgeries for children. It supports pastors, Bible teaching and youth ministries in Israel, the West Bank and neighboring countries. This includes Hebrew- and Arabic-language outreach. It produces the Inside the Epicenter podcast. The organization affirms the National Association of Evangelicals statement of faith.Jewish rootsIsrael aid and humanitarian