Women's Philanthropy
Inspired and guided by our tradition of tzedakah (righteousness/charity) and tikkun olam (repairing the world), Women’s Philanthropy is dedicated to the continuity, connectivity and thriving future of our North American communities, Israel and the Jewish people. more

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BACKGROUND: On Tuesday, January 12, a powerful earthquake battered the Caribbean nation of Haiti, devastating the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Thousands are feared dead from the immediate impact, with thousands more injured and an estimated 3 million Haitians may face hardship in the aftermath.

JEWISH WORLD NEWS

    RAMAT HASHARON, Israel - Israel is on schedule to inaugurate a revolutionary electric car grid with dozens of recharge stations and thousands of cars on the road by next year, the project's developers said Sunday. The California-based company Better Place hopes Israel's model will lead a shift toward electric transportation worldwide.

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    $13 delivers a food package to an elderly Jew in the FSU

    $250 delivers 52 weeks of kosher lunches at the JCC senior center

    $25 delivers textbooks and supplies to one Hebrew school student

    $365 delivers a scholarship for a teen to attend a Judaism and ecology seminar

    $40 delivers a local family holiday workshop

    $50 delivers medication for an indigent client

    $1000 delivers 16 counseling sessions for a troubled teen

    $30,000 delivers a cancer family care program

    $750 delivers a JCC membership for a new immigrant family

    $50 delivers three new books for the Jewish library

    $1200 delivers plane tickets for a family of four from Kiev to Israel

    $160 delivers a month's college living allowance for an Ethiopian student in Israel

    $52 delivers two months blood pressure medication for a senior citizen

    $1000 delivers a month-long stay at the home for the aged

    $6000 delivers a year's scholarship for a toddler at the JCC early childhood program

    $70 delivers special eating utensils for a Jewish nursing home

    $75 delivers job interview clothes for a new American immigrant

    $19,000 delivers an AIDS education program in Israel

    $75 delivers a personal counselor for a special needs camper

    $10,000 delivers 33 driver's education scholarships for new American immigrants

    $100 delivers Shabbat dinner for 10 local college students

    $25,000 delivers a new immigrant caseworker

    $100 delivers one speaker at a Jewish education lecture series

    $120 delivers a 5-month Hebrew-language program at an absorption center in Israel

    $125 delivers two days of emergency food and shelter for a single parent and child

    $2,000 delivers basic necessities for a new Ethiopian immigrant family in Israel

    $300 delivers one month of pre-school for an Ethiopian child in Israel

    $500 delivers one month of van service to take seniors to the hospital

    $1500 delivers one day-school scholarship to a needy student

    $13,200 delivers one person's temporary housing at an Israeli absorption center

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