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News from the field: how ICEJ is helping Israelis in crisis, bringing Jews home through Aliyah, and caring for Holocaust survivors.
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Featured · August 18, 2026
Leave a Legacy for Israel’s Future: The Story of Kfar Aza’s New Music Center
It’s “Make-a Will” month. Read about one women’s choice to leave a legacy for Israel’s future that is blessing an Israeli community.
Featured · August 13, 2026
ICEJ Staff Pack Groceries for 1,000 Israeli Families
ICEJ staff helped 1,000 Israelis while handing each of them bags of groceries at a social welfare distribution site in Rishon LeZion.
Featured · August 6, 2026
Haifa Home for Holocaust Survivors Summer 2026 Update
Residents at the ICEJ’s Home for Holocaust Survivors in Haifa endured the escalation in the long, intense war with Iran and Hezbollah this past spring and are now embracing the 2026 summer months, showing their creativity in art and blessings the community in special ways.
Featured · July 23, 2026
Kibbutz Be’eri: Rebuilding a Community, Restoring Hope
The rebuilding of Kibbutz Be’eri in Israel encompasses every aspect of life—restoring people emotionally, physically, economically, and more.
Featured · July 9, 2026
ICEJ Helps More Ethiopian Jews Come Home to Israel
Learn about Aliyah from Ethiopia and how the ICEJ recently helped Ethiopian Jews come home to Israel—including a 92-year-old “dreamer”
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Recovery for Kibbutz Nir Oz in Israel: Healing through Design
This is a powerful line from a poem written by Bracha, a resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz in Israel, about facing the loss of her husband and a son during the Hamas massacres of October 7, 2023.
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ICEJ Homecare Inspires Joy, Brightens Days for Lonely in Israel
Homecare is a central part of the Christian Embassy’s founding mandate in 1980 to “Comfort, comfort My people” (Isaiah 40:1).
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ICEJ-Donated Bomb Shelters Bring Hope, Healing to Israelis
ICEJ donor branches from four nations helped deliver three new bomb shelters to a trauma therapy and resilience center in the Sha’ar HaNegev region near the Gaza border.
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ICEJ Readies for Increased Aliyah in 2025
Despite more than a year of war in Israel, the nation took in over 30,000 Jewish immigrants in 2024.
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ICEJ-Sponsored Sela Flights Bring Home Sons and Daughters of Zion
Aliyah to Israel continues at a fast pace despite more than a year of war. More than 30,000 Olim came home to Israel last year, a strong year for Aliyah considering Israel’s continuing seven-front war.
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ICEJ USA Branch Donates Ambulance to Magen David Adom
A recent ceremony in Israel marked the dedication of a brand-new ambulance, generously donated by the ICEJ USA Branch to Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance, and blood bank service.
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Haifa Home Team Caring for Holocaust Survivors during War
Amid the intense conflict in northern Israel, the ICEJ’s Haifa Home for Holocaust Survivors continues to provide vital care and support to its elderly residents—many of whom bear the deep scars of surviving the horrors of previous wars.
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ICEJ War Relief Aid in Israel: One Year Overview
On the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, 2023, the people of Israel awoke to a nightmare.
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ICEJ Offers Healing and Practical Help to Kibbutz Nir Oz
On October 7 last year, the peaceful community of Nir Oz, located a mere mile from the Gaza border, became a place of unimaginable tragedy. Hamas terrorists stormed the village, leaving devastation in their path. Over 80 percent of the kibbutz was destroyed….
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In Memorium: Betsy Rigell—Friend to Israel and ICEJ Shomer Society Member
The ICEJ recently lost a dear friend, Betsy Rigell. Betsy loved Israel and had been to the Land with her husband Sid many times, bringing groups to Israel. When Sid passed away, she felt an urge to work as a volunteer at the ICEJ in Jerusalem, and her six children encouraged her to do so. She applied and was accepted to work with me in the mail department. The ICEJ staff loved her warm and open character and her heart for prayer.
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Helping Vulnerable Israelis Rebuild and Recover
The brutal Hamas pogrom against Israel on October 7 reminded us just how fragile life can be. In the days following, thousands of Israelis were evacuated from their devastated communities. That immense tragedy has changed Israel forever.
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ICEJ Empowers Israeli Arabs in Hi-Tech
In the vibrant mix of Israeli society, its Arab citizens are a unique and often overlooked segment of the population. From bustling cities to quiet villages, Israel’s Arabs are not merely residents but an integral part of the nation’s cultural, economic, and social fabric, making up some 20 percent of the Israeli people.
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