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Two years have passed since the night the skies over Israel were streaked with fire. Two years since sirens echoed not just in Sderot or Kiryat Shmona, but across the entire country. Two years since Iran tried, and failed, to break a people long accustomed to being tested, but never broken.
In the past five weeks, my wife and I have received hundreds of messages checking in on us and sending love and prayers for our safety.
On Passover night, as I reflected on the past weeks and years, and on the future of our People and our Nation, I found myself thinking about many of these messages.
Israel Friends has shifted its operations toward urgent battlefield support since February 28, as renewed large-scale fighting drove a surge in requests for equipment from Israeli military units, the organization’s chief executive said.
I recently took some of our Israel Friends co-founders back to Matanya Farm for the first time since we planted our first tree there, last summer. Then, it was the middle of July, the air was thick with heat and the earth was still dry and barren.
My son was just two months old when Hamas attacked our homeland on October 7, 2023. The feelings I have felt every day since – anger, despair, and fear, for his safety and our country – have caused me to think about things in an existential way.
Miriam Mattova je žena čija priča spaja ličnu hrabrost, porodično nasleđe i strast prema humanitarnom radu sa svetom mode. Njeno iskustvo transformisalo je njenu vidljivost u alat za zagovaranje i promenu.
U ovom intervjuu, Miriam govori o tome kako moda može postati moćan glas istine i ljudskosti.
By every rational measure, such repeated traumas should have left the Jews scattered, fragmented, and broken. But as our story goes, that’s not what happened.
The headline read like a Hollywood movie pitch: “As Israel Readies Invasion, Charter Plane Carrying Reservists Heads to Tel Aviv.” But it wasn’t a script, it was reality…
Many of today’s non-profit humanitarian organizations — well-funded, well-staffed, and highly visible — aren’t built for crisis…
Two years after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks in Israel, the nonprofit organization Israel Friends has delivered more than $55 million in aid,…
Two years after October 7, the fast-growing nonprofit’s impact report highlights how rapid civilian mobilization has transformed crisis response into lasting resilience.
In mental health care, Israel Friends has provided more than 40,000 hours of therapy through its Healthy Mind teletherapy program, Matanya Farm, and mental health retreats…
After the attacks, group of 10 entrepreneurs set to work arranging flights home for Israeli reservists abroad and sending non-combat gear to military units…
Balfurya, Israel — In the heart of northern Israel, a passionate movement is taking root on a small farm in Balfurya…
Israel Friends, a grassroots initiative born on October 7, has raised over $50 million to deliver lifesaving aid—from PTSD care to battlefield first aid kits…
“I woke up at 2:18 a.m. to my phone blaring a red alert. It warned us to “stay next to a protected space in your area” since my location was likely to be bombed by ballistic missiles in the coming minutes.”
“After the attack, it became clear that we could only rely on the local emergency squads. The communities that survived did so because of their teams’ determination,”
There is an incredible global community that has come together over the past year and a half to show immense love and support to the people of Israel,”
There is an incredible global community that has come together over the past year and a half to show immense love and support to the people of Israel,”
David Malka, a cryptocurrency venture capitalist based in Puerto Rico, was unfamiliar with the logistics of transporting supplies and army reservists into war zones before Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7…
At least 150 people left Los Angeles International Airport Saturday on a charter flight to Israel. Many are Israeli-Americans who are going to help the war effort. CNN’s Stephanie Elam reports…
Over the weekend, a nonprofit called Israel Friends chartered a flight from Los Angeles to Israel, bringing more than 200 reservists and volunteers, as well as supplies…
Israel Friends is a U.S.-based nonprofit organization supporting Israel through rapid crisis response, trauma care, protective equipment, and advanced defense technology. Founded on October 7, 2023, the organization works directly with partners on the ground to deliver life-saving support where it is needed most.
In Israel today, the impact of trauma is ongoing.
Many are living with stress, anxiety, and PTSD after months of war and uncertainty.
Access to care is critical.
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