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ISRAEL UPDATE

from CBI Israel Affairs Committee

 

As Israel has sent ground troops to Gaza to try to restore quiet to the
country, the situation has become much more dangerous for Israeli soldiers.
It becomes even more important for our community to support Israel as it
attempts to stop the rocket fire into the country.

 

This morning, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ sponsored a rally
featuring Senator Robert Menendez, Congressman Leonard Lance, State Senator
Tom Kean Jr. and Ido Aharoni, Israel Consul General. Many CBI congregants
attended the rally held at the JCC Campus in Whippany.  If you attended the
rally and have photos or comments you would like to share, please forward
them to tenenbaumj at aol.com.

 

NEWS RESOURCES

We have added another link to our links with news updates. The daily alert
provides a daily summary of news, analysis and opinion articles about Israel
and the middle east from around the world. This digest is prepared for the
Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations by the
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

 

**NEW**  Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Daily
<http://www.dailyalert.org/> Alert

 

 
<http://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-pounds-dozens-of-gaza-targets-in-major-
counteroffensive/> Times of Israel Live Blog

 

 <http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.603677> Haaretz Live
Updates

 

 <http://www.jpost.com/SpecialReports2/Home.aspx> Jerusalem Post Live Blog

 

 <http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4539418,00.html> YNet News Page
for Operation Protective Edge

 

 
<http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/ForeignPolicy/Terrorism/Pages/Rise-in-rocket-fire-fro
m-Gaza-3-Jul-2014.aspx> Israel Foreign Ministry's Live Blog of Events

 

HOW TO HELP

We have been asked by congregants how they can help.  There are many
wonderful and viable organizations that do good work in Israel, both long
term and during the current crisis.  Our list of charities providing
services to Israeli soldiers and citizens is just a starting point, and is
designed to encourage you to give to the charity of your choice. We have
added several organizations since our first update was sent last week:

 

**NEW**   Hadassah
<http://www.hadassah.org/site/c.keJNIWOvElH/b.9168289/k.199C/Hadassah_On_Ale
rt_Operation_Protective_Edge.htm>  --  Support Israeli Hospital Services

 

**NEW**   Meir Panim <http://www.meirpanim.org/index_e.php>  - Fighting
Poverty in Israel

 

**NEW**    Lone Soldier Center in memory of Michael
<http://lonesoldiercenter.com/> Levin  -- Support Lone Soldiers in Israel

 

**NEW**    Jewish Agency for Israel <http://www.jewishagency.org/>  -
Support Families Under Fire in Israel

 

**NEW**    Jewish National Fund <http://www.jnf.org/>  --  Help Israel's
Citizens all over the Country

 

**NEW**    IDF
<http://www.idf-pizza.com/index.php?lang=ba0a6ddd94c73698a3658f92ac222f8a>
Pizza - Provides Pizza for IDF Soldiers

 

 <http://jfedgmw.org/index.aspx> Israel Emergency Campaign - Federation's
Stop the Sirens Campaign

 

 <http://www.goodpeoplefund.org/help/> The Good People Fund - Center for
Children and Family at Risk in Sderot

 

 <https://donate.fidf.org/page/contribute/rapidresponsefund> Friends of the
IDF - Israel Defense Forces

 

 <http://www.afmda.org/> Magen David Adom - Israel's ambulance,
blood-services, and disaster relief organization

 

 

Please feel free to forward additional ideas to the Israel Affairs Committee
at tenenbaumj at aol.com. 

 

Finally, we want to remind you that the synagogue is compiling a list of all
member families who have children or relatives in Israel.  Please include
e-mail and phone numbers, if available.  Please let us know at
cbjmillburn at aol.com. 

 

Thank you.

 

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