How Can I Help Israel in Her Time of Need

Things you can do right now to help support Israel

• Sign the letter to add your name on the Global Women Leaders’ Letter condemning Hamas’s brutal attack, demanding all hostages receive the humanitarian aid that International Law requires, and imploring the release of all hostages. https://voicesforhostages.org/home# (Sponsored by National Council of Jewish Women)

• Send encouraging messages to Israeli soldiers https://thankisraelisoldiers.org/contact/ 

• United Synagogue Resources https://uscj.org/israel-resources

  • Crisis Response

  • Report Antisemitism 

  • Tefillah (Prayer) Resources

  • Tzedakah (Fundraising)

  • Upcoming Webinar/ Briefings 

  • Family Resources

    • Talking to children about war

    • Responding to questions and misinformation

    • Much much more

    • Mental Health Resources

• Fight antisemitism

  • https://www.adl.org/report-incident (Sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League)

  • Report antisemitism incidents to the Jewish Federation of Rockland County’s Community Relations Board 845-362-4200

• Attend community functions – dinners, rallies, educational events- in support of Israel.

  • Attend this year's Global Day of Jewish Learning in Rockland on Sunday, November 5th, 9:30 – 12:45 at the Federation Suite of the JCC in West Nyack.  It has been designated as a response to the October 7th tragedy in Israel. Rabbi Kurland will be teaching a class as well as other prominent Jewish educators and rabbis from Rockland County. For more information contact Cantor Barry Kanarek bkanarek@jewishrockland.org or 845.362.4200 ext 170.

• Write to your Federal and Local Congressmen and Senators, thanking them for their support and urging them to continue backing Israel in the future.

• Buy Israeli products online: (a couple of reliable suggestions)

  • Artist Cooperative in Jerusalem

    • https://ethnicsart.com/

  • Jewish Gifts, Israeli Jewelry Shofars, Judaica Specialists

    • https://www.judaicawebstore.com/

• Urge the US Department of Education to Make Colleges Safe from Antisemitism

  • https://adl.salsalabs.org/campuscongress/index.html 

• Send a Message of Love and Support to Israel!

  • https://actnow.ajc.org/7BE3J44?ms=wb_-_20231028_Israel

• Watch the video, “From the River to the Sea”

  • https://www.ajc.org/news/watch-from-the-river-to-the-sea-what-does-it-mean

  
  

• Save an empty seat at your Shabbat table for a hostage: 

  • There is no bodily autonomy in captivity. As we enter Shabbat this week, and each week until those being held captive are safely home, the National Council of Jewish Women invites you to save a seat at your Shabbat table for one of the 200+ hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza. While they cannot join their own families, or prepare their own tables, we will ensure there are empty seats in their honor around the world.