Descriptions of
Tzedakot: N - Z
Please note:
Many of the e-mail addresses are the personal accounts of our contacts. They have given us
permission to give them to you, but please direct pertinent questions only.
If the organization has a web page, click on its name to access the page. Please send
corrections to youth@uscj.org.
NACOEJ – North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry (F10)
Founded in 1982, NACOEJ is a grassroots, largely volunteer organization whose
purpose has historically been to help Ethiopian Jews survive in Ethiopia, emigrate
to Israel, and thrive in their new homeland while still preserving their unique
culture. NACOEJ primarily facilitates absorption, education, and cultural preservation
in Israel to both new and more experienced immigrants. Our funds currently go
to a scholarship to sponsor an Ethiopian student who is studying at Haifa University.
National Tay Sachs Foundation (C6)
This non-profit, philanthropic organization was formed to raise funds for, and to promote
research into Tay-Sachs and allied neurodegenerative diseases of infancy and childhood; to
support and promote programs of carrier detection and prevention; and to assist the families of
afflicted children by making available to them counseling facilities, out-patient clinics and the
opportunity to participate in the purposes and programs of the association.
National Yiddish Book Center (F11)
The world's first and only organization devoted to saving Yiddish books and making them available
to libraries, universities and scholars around the world. They have already collected hundreds of
thousands of books and have saved them from destruction. They have distributed volumes to
students, scholars and libraries in twenty countries on five continents.
Neve Hanna (B9)
This residential facility in Kiryat Gat cares for 65 children, most of whom come from broken homes
and other problematic situations. Our funds are going to provide Chanukah presents for the
residents, and to support their regular programs.
Neve Menashe (D17)
The Neve Menashe Home is the largest home for the mentally handicapped in Israel. There are over
400 residents aged 14-70. Most of the residents are severely retarded and about 80 of them are
also physically handicapped, which requires a staff of nearly 300. They live in groups of 24
persons to a house. The home is now gradually being rebuilt by government funds, as it is very
old. Unfortunately the government does not provide more than the bare essentials.
NOAM
Masorti (As)
NOAM is USY's sister movement in Israel. NOAM is sponsored by the Masorti Movement, which also
sponsors the network of Tali schools that provide Masorti education within the Israel school
system, and provides help for the many Masorti congregations in Israel. Since the Conservative
Movement in Israel is not as large and doesn't have the financial resources of their American
counterpart, they must rely on many outside sources to run their various programs, including NOAM.
Our funds are being used for their regional scholarship fund to enable participants to attend
their various national programs and retreats.
Project Ezra (B10)
Designed to work with Jewish aged and poor on New York's Lower East Side and
based in a local synagogue, the program consists of providing companionship
as well as physical assistance on a one-to one basis. Many of the people helped
by Project Ezra are elderly Russian Jews who receive little or no assistance
from the U.S. government. Project Ezra provides them with free transportation,
Russian-speaking facilitators and social workers, and free meals to those who
wouldn't otherwise be able to afford Shabbat meals.
Project Vision (C7)
This program, run by Dr. Stephen S. Kutner of Atlanta, Georgia, makes laser eye surgery available
to low income patients in Jewish hospitals around the world. All services are provided at no
charge. Funds from Tikun Olam go towards the purchase of needed equipment to set up clinics in
Israel and worldwide.
E-mail:
skutner@jfga.org
Rabanit Bracha Kapach (E6)
The Rabanit (Rabbi's Wife) takes care of hundreds of people throughout the Nachalat Shiva
neighborhood of Jerusalem, as well as other neighborhoods. She provides wedding dresses for
brides who cannot afford their own, summer camping for kids and Shabbat provisions for poor
families. Our funds are directed to her Passover food program, which puts food on the table for
more than 2,000 families.
Ramah Chile [Jewish Community of Santiago,
Chile] (A5)
This Jewish summer program for which we provide scholarships is for members of the Beth El youth
movement, which is affiliated with the Conservative Movement in South America. They work in
conjunction with the Comunidad Israelita de Santiago and the Seminario Rabbinico Latinoamericano
to offer children in South America a Conservative Jewish camp experience.
Rambam Hospital
(C8)
Located in Haifa, Rambam Hospital is close to Israel's Northern Command. One of the hospital's
most important areas is its rehabilitation and physiotherapy program, to which our funds are
applied to help purchase necessary equipment.
Rechov Sumsum
(E7)
Rechov Sumsum has developed a new edition of the show after the summer 2006
conflict to help children cope in war-time and more generally manage high levels
of anxiety. It teaches tolerance and non-violent methodsa of conflict resolution,
and envisions a society in which all Israelis – Ashkenazim and Sephardim; Jews
and Israeli Arabs; religious and secular – can live with one another. Tikun Olam
funding goes towards supporting materials for parents, teachers and educators.
Reena Foundation (D18)
The Canada-based Reena Foundation's ultimate goal is to maximize the potential
of Jewish men and women who are developmentally handicapped in an effort to
support them towards independent living within their communities. The program
includes residential services, support groups, travel programs (including to
Israel) and recreational activities.
Seminario
Rabbinico Latinoamericano (A6)
The Rabbinical Seminary of Latin America, located in Beunos Aires, trains Conservative Movement
rabbis and cantors. The Seminario's mission is to provide Jewish leadership to all of Latin and
South America, and often its rabbis also serve in Central America, Mexico, and the United States
as well. Many members of the Seminario faculty were trained at JTS, and its students spend one
year studying at the Schechter Institute in Israel side-by-side with rabbinical students from the
U.S. and Israel.
Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies (A2)
The first Conservative Rabbinical Seminary in Israel was founded in 1984 in order to provide
leadership for the Masorti (Conservative) Movement there. The rabbis and educators who graduate
from the Seminary will serve in Conservative Congregations in Israel and will provide leadership
for NOAM Masorti, USY's sister organization there. Our funds are used for scholarships for the
rabbinical school as well as for projects for the TALI School system.
Shai Society - Beit Hagalgalim (D19)
Shai Society, also known as Beit Hagalgalim (house on wheels), provides moral support and
rehabilitation activities for physically handicapped people between ages 10 and 30. They invite
these people to spend weekends at Beit Hagalgalim, where they learn how to integrate into society
and acquire independence. All their staff are made up of volunteers, some of who graduated the
program themselves.
Shalva (D20)
Shalva was officially opened in June 1990 in Israel. Shalva provides services for children with
mental and physical disabilities, all of which are offered free of charge. Shalva works under the
premise that children will thrive and develop more in a home situation than if they are
institutionalized. Shalva provides support and assistance to parents so that they can cope with
the challenges and pressures of bringing up a child with disabilities.
Shekel/Programs for Special Needs Children (B11)
This program creates educational and recreational programs for special needs children and
children from dysfunctional homes in Jerusalem. Our funds are used to help provide materials for
their parent and child center, as well as towards their "Adopt a child for Shabbat" program.
Tikvah Programs of Camp Ramah (D21)
The Tikvah Program is an exciting experiment in Jewish Education that offers
a chance for "special" teens with learning difficulties to join the Jewish community
of Camp Ramah for the summer. There, in an integrated setting, the campers participate
in classes, swimming, sports, and all other activities available to the Ramah
camper. Where the Tikvah campers have special needs, they receive special education;
where they have strengths, they are given every opportunity to build on them.
Tikvah programs exist at Ramah camps in New England, Wisconsin, Canada and California.
Yad Ezrah (E8)
Yad Ezrah helps the deprived and needy in Israel. It finds work for the mentally disturbed,
provides interest-free food loans, constructs health clinics, established discount supermarkets,
provides non-profit catering for weddings and b'nai mitzvah, and distributes free food parcels
for Shabbat to impoverished families.
Yad L'Kashish, Lifeline for the Old (B12)
In Jerusalem, this institution trains and employs hundreds of elderly and needy in its 12
workshops, giving the old a sense of pride and dignity. USY Pilgrimage visits this institution as
part of their educational program. Our funds are being used for monthly bus passes for the
elderly and the hot lunch program.
Yad Layeled
(E9)
This Educational Museum on the Child in the Holocaust is housed at the Ghetto Fighters' House,
the museum of the Holocaust and Resistance in Israel's Galilee. The children's museum, including
a memorial, helps children learn about the Holocaust through an experiential approach.
Yad Sarah (C10)
A voluntary organization in Israel, with centers throughout the country, Yad Sarah provides
medical equipment on loan to all who require it, asking only a nominal fully refundable deposit.
Yad Sarah centers are open round the clock to provide for emergencies.
Your Local Tzedakah
One of our responsibilities is to help those around us. Therefore, there is a provision in the
Tikun Olam program to give to local tzedakot. As with all Tikun Olam contributions, this one is
to be made through the Central Office pending approval. Please send a letter describing your
chapter's relationship to the local tzedakah along with information from the agency describing
its mission. Please also include the name and address of the person to whom we should send your
allocation. You will be notified if we have any questions about the tzedakah or if the agency
does not meet the requirements of the Tikun Olam Program.
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