Help For Northern Israel and Beit Shemesh

From Teaneck Shuls list

If you are eager to help our Israeli brothers and sisters who are
fleeing from the North and finding refuge in other Israeli
communities, please consider donating money immediately to Le'maan
Achei which has been set up to help them.

If you want further information about the organization it is
provided below, or you can call Tanya Krim on 201-837-1068 or
Jack Wimpfheimer in Beit Shemesh on 201-645-4086.

May Hashem keep all of Am Yisrael safe.


The Situation

Over one million Israelis are now suffering constant barrages of
over a thousand rockets and missiles, and the terrifying, constant threat
of death and injury.

And the flow of families fleeing from the war and terror on the
northern half of Israel, and from the rockets from Gaza in the South, is
rapidly growing from a trickle to a flood.

Yesterday, our town, Beit Shemesh was asked to accommodate
117 'refugees' from Naharia. Today, a bus-load from Tiberius, 74 people from
Carmiel and 119 people fleeing from Haifa. Tomorrow...

Our small community is now preparing to absorb 1000-2000 people for
up to a Month.

So we are turning our public buildings (schools, community centers,
sports halls..) into sprawling camps - where our guests receive a roof
over their heads, sustenance, and no imminent threat of rockets.

Local families are 'adopting' the refugee families, and help with
their laundry, meals, and social integration into their new (temporary)
community.

Lema'an Achai (www.lemaanachai.org) is heading this community-based
emergency relief project; building upon the organisation's
successful experience in aiding the 9000 Gush Katif evacuees nationally last
summer and to this very day - and seven years of 'smart-chesed' charitable
& social services in our community. This relief project partnership now
includes the Beit Shemesh Municipality, The Community Centres, Ezrat
Achim, and numerous shuls and organisations.

Lema'an Achai has ben mandated to raise funds to meet the multitude
of needs of such a large group of newly homeless families.
For Food, Drink, Provisions, Bedding, Fans, Kettles, Clothes....
teams of social workers & counsellors to help with trauma...

Lema'an Achai has established a designated Refugee Relief Fund to
meet these emergency needs.

Please now donate generously to:-

24 Hour Credit Card Service in Israel - 02-99.999.33

US Tax Deductible Donations:
Checks payable to: "US Friends of Lema'an Achai"
Memo line - "Refugee Relief"
PO Box 532, Oceanside, NY 11572-0532

UK Tax Deductible Donations:
Cheques payable to "Jewish Aid Committee"
c/o Refugee Relief Fund - Lema'an Achai,
40/7 Nachal Lachish,
Ramat Beit Shemesh,
99093, Israel.

Canadian Tax Deductible Donations:
Checks payable to: "Shaarei Tefilah Charity Fund" -
Memo Line: Refugee Relief Fund - Lema'an Achai
C/O Murray Shore, 31 Marvill StreetToronto, Ontario, M3H 3L2

Israel Tax Deductible Donations:
Checks Payable to "Lema'an Achai - Refugee Relief Fund"
40/7 Nachal Lachish,
Ramat Beit Shemesh,
99093, Israel.

In the (happy!) event that any funds raised are not required for
Refugee Relief, they will be used for other critical charitable services.

Adopt a Family:
If you live in the Beit Shemesh area, and can host a family to help
them with any of the following:
accommodation, meals, laundry, showers, social needs, etc...

please call:
Zvi Naamat - 9909940
If you live in Ramat Beit Shemesh, I will be sending an update in the
coming hours/days, when we need you to step forward to help.

We should hear only good news.
David

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David Morris, Chairman
Lema'an Achai - It's All About Caring

www.lemaanachai.org
david@lemaanachai.org

Direct Tel: +972 2 9997107
Office: +972 2 9991553
Fax: +972 2 9997027

40/7 Nahal Lachish
Ramat Beit Shemesh,
99093 Israel.

See a list of ways to help at What We Can Do To Help Israel

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