Jonathan Riskind, at The Blogs

Jun 23, 2024, 3:50 PM

Israel Volunteers Gather Via ‘Sword of Iron’ Online Group

A kibbutz that was attacked October 7 “is urgently looking for volunteers for the clean-up work.” Donations and packaged items for displaced families and soldiers are in need of sorting at the Tel Aviv Expo Center. Sandwich making sessions...

Mar 17, 2024, 3:15 PM

Make a Difference from the Diaspora: Connect with ‘Project 24’

Lifeline: The artwork by Adi Drimer that captures the WhatsApp messages sent by Kibbutz Re'im residents on Oct. 7.

The amazing courage and resilience of Israelis has been on full display since Oct. 7. Even as they mourned those killed, kidnapped and brutalized on that terrible day, Israelis rose together, almost instantaneously, to meet immediate and longer-term needs...

Jan 16, 2024, 7:33 PM

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American Jews: Now’s the time to volunteer in Israel

Volunteers pack donations of food and other necessities for Israeli soldiers and citizens in the south, in Tel Aviv, October 9, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash9)

Harvesting crops, feeding soldiers, packing care boxes for the injured – your presence is needed and deeply appreciated

About Me

Jonathan Riskind, a Washington, DC-area resident, is a frequent visitor to Israel, most recently participating in a Jewish National Fund volunteer mission to Israel in December. He is also active with AJC, the American Jewish Committee.