Volunteering

When humanity becomes the response

"One of Israel's most important contributions is the willingness to stand with others in their most difficult moments. It is the belief that no community should face tragedy alone."

Zaka volunteers in Venezuela
United Hatzalah volunteers respond to the site of a projectile hit in southern Israel on March 24, 2026.

The "90-Second" vision is scaling for life-saving impact

Members of United Hatzalah emergency medical services organization seen ahead of their departure to Turkey to assist in rescue efforts after the earthquake, in the Ben Gurion International airport near Tel Aviv, on February 7, 2023.

United Hatzalah bridging divides through service

Israeli volunteers help with rescue efforts in Venezuela following the recent twin earthquakes in the country.

Israeli aid delegations continue rescue operations in Venezuela after devastating earthquakes


How 1,700 United Hatzalah volunteers helped save lives on Oct. 7

“At United Hatzalah, I have always said we have to be ready. And on Oct. 7, we had more readiness and preparedness than any other organization.”

 UNITED HATZALAH medic down south, Oct. 7.

Help provide food for needy families in the north before holiday

Emergency Logistics Center of Pitchon-Lev Moved in the North: 3,500 Families Need Food Baskets for the Holiday. Help Support Needy Families in Conflict Areas.

  Food donations at Pitchon Lev

The Next Step: Amputee athletes changing the game

Launch of the Amit Melave project by the Lottery and The Next Step to support new amputees, aiding in rehabilitation and sports for about 40 individuals, and sharing inspiring stories.

 Viola Yamit Gutman

Innovating for Israel: Dr. Sol Lizerbram on leadership, legacy, and the next chapter

Dr. Sol Lizerbram summarizes his presidency of the Jewish National Fund-USA for the last seven years.

 Dr. Sol Lizerbram meets with Israeli firefighters supported by Jewish National Fund-USA

Cooking with Love for Soldiers: Making meals for over 2,000 IDF troops

Cooking with Love for Soldiers is a Zichron Ya’acov enterprise that musters 200 volunteers to prepare and transport homemade food every week to some 2,000 IDF reserve soldiers, mainly in the North.

  Door to door: The food is delivered to soldiers on IDF bases across northern Israel.

Leket Israel bolsters the local economy by supporting tour guides and farmers


Social design: The initiatives that shape our society

Using design to give back: shaping society through initiatives. Designing basic items for the community can make a positive impact in our environment.

 Skateboards, Isracard

For the citizens: Giv'atayim building dedicated to comfort and rescue

An Entire Building for Israel's Citizens: The National Headquarters of "Nechama and Rescue for Israel" Opens in Giv'atayim, Mobilizing Life-Saving Donations During the War

 The National Headquarters of "Nechama and Rescue for Israel"

Grapevine: Jerusalem is blooming

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 New National Library of Israel building in Jerusalem, exterior.

Ruach Hadash: Volunteer clinic in Haifa serves asylum-seeking refugees

The project is the brainchild of the Technion Faculty of Medicine as a means of teaching medical students a more holistic approach to treating patients.

 Artie Jacobowitz, a volunteer biomedical equipment engineer.