94 percent of all hospitals and health clinics in the Gaza Strip either were destroyed or severely damaged in the two-year Israel-Hamas War. However, there is an important independent health organization, free from the influence of Hamas, that includes Israelis and Palestinians working together to bring medical care, improve and save the lives of thousands of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.
Project Rozana was formed 12 years ago in Australia and has chapters in the US, UK, Germany, Canada, Palestine, and Israel. A webinar this past Sunday, November 8, 2025, was led by Ken Bob, Chair of Project Rozana USA, and Mohammad Asideh, Director of the Mobile Rozana Clinic Project.
Mohammad spoke from Ramallah and described the mission to bring badly needed medical care to tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians – men, women, children, babies, and seniors.
The Webinar with Ken and Mohammad – watch the full recording here
For those so moved who would like to donate to this life-saving project, you can make a donation online here or send checks to the US office of Project Rozana in New York at 17 State St., Suite 4000, New York, NY 10004. For any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the US Rozana leadership at usaoffice@rozana.org
The Talmud and Qoran say that saving a single life is equivalent to saving an entire world. Project Rozana enables each of us to do so. I hope you will support financially this life-saving project with a year-end contribution.
John L. Rosove is Senior Rabbi Emeritus of Temple Israel of Hollywood in Los Angeles. He is a former national co-Chair of the Rabbinic and Cantorial Cabinet of J Street and a former National Chairman of the Association of Reform Zionists of America (ARZA). He serves as a member of the Advisory Council of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism.
John was the 2002 Recipient of the World Union for Progressive Judaism International Humanitarian Award and has received special commendation from the State of Israel Bonds. In 2013 he was honored by J Street at its Fifth Anniversary Celebration in Los Angeles.
John is the author of 3 books - "From the West to the East - A Memoir of a Liberal American Rabbi" (2024), "Why Israel Matters - Letters of a Liberal Rabbi to the Next Generation with an Afterword by Daniel and David Rosove" (Revised edition 2023), and “Why Judaism Matters – Letters of a Liberal Rabbi to his Children and the Millennial Generation with an Afterword by Daniel and David Rosove” (2017). All are available at Amazon.com.
John is a co-editor of "Deepening the Dialogue - Jewish-Americans and Israelis Envisioning the Jewish-Democratic State" (Hebrew & English, publ. 2020).
John translated and edited the Hebrew biography of his Great Granduncle – "Avraham Shapira – Veteran of the Haganah and Hebrew Guard" by Getzel Kressel (publ. by the Municipality of Petach Tikvah, 1955). The translation was privately published (2021).
John is married to Barbara. They are the parents of two sons - Daniel (married to Marina) and David. He has two grandchildren and he lives in Los Angeles.
