Synagogue Community Relief Fund
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Funds soup kitchens, grocery deliveries and food cards for elderly and low-income families through a long-established Jewish charity working with local social services.
Why this matters in Israel
Older people are among the poorest groups in Israeli society, especially those living only on the basic state old-age pension. Holocaust survivors, immigrants who arrived from the former Soviet Union late in their working lives, and widows living alone often have too few contributory years to build a meaningful pension, and many face a monthly choice between food, medicine and heating.
National Insurance pays an income supplement to the poorest pensioners, but it leaves many still below the poverty line, and food insecurity also reaches large families, single parents and low-wage workers. Government food-voucher schemes have been limited and intermittent, so much of the daily feeding falls to NGOs and community networks. Volunteers connected to local synagogues often know which neighbor has stopped coming out, which makes congregations a practical channel for meals, grocery deliveries and home visits.
What your gift pays for
- Daily hot meals served in soup kitchens for people who cannot afford to cook
- Monthly grocery deliveries for poor families and elderly people living alone
- Prepaid food cards that let recipients choose their own groceries at local supermarkets
- Home-delivered meals and volunteer visits for housebound elderly community members
Organization
Colel Chabad · Israel
US IRS EIN · No. 11-3254483
Founded 1788 · Headquarters: Jerusalem
Israel's oldest continuously operating charity, providing food security programmes and meals for elderly and low-income people.
How they work: Colel Chabad pairs its soup kitchens with prepaid food cards that work like debit cards in supermarkets, letting families shop with less stigma, and it runs a meals-on-wheels service for homebound elderly people. Many recipients are referred by municipal social workers. Beyond food, the organization runs programs for widows and orphans and supports families affected by terror attacks.
Track record: Colel Chabad's soup kitchens provide nutrition security to over 3,400 indigent people every day, and over 8,500 poor families in Israel get monthly grocery deliveries.
✓ Verified by our team on 6 May 2026
Giving in Israel
Faith communities and cultural heritage run through the causes for Israel. Colel Chabad funds soup kitchens, grocery deliveries and food cards for elderly and low-income families, while the Interfaith Encounter Association brings Jewish and Arab young people together through ongoing encounter groups. Sidreh, a Bedouin women's weaving initiative in the Negev, trains apprentices in traditional crafts that risk disappearing as fewer young people take them up.
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