We Can Help

We Can Help

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Humanitarian Aid Organizations

HIAS
HIAS-New York provides direct resettlement services to refugees in NY.
International Rescue Committee


Helping Turkish and Syrian Earthquake Victims

More than 46,000 people have been killed and thousands injured by the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria while, amazingly, rescue efforts are still ongoing. Now a humanitarian crisis, it is disheartening and shocking to learn of the widespread devastation caused by another natural disaster. We at CRS always are called to help, and…

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Syrian Response

Delivering shelter, food, clothing, healthcare, and hygiene items to aid Syrians whose lives have been disrupted by war: Multifaith Alliance for Syrian Refugees

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CRS Supports Asylum Seekers

Congregation Rodeph Sholom is mobilizing to provide food, clothing, shelter and social services to asylum seekers who have recently arrived in New York City. We’d like to give you a brief update on our projects and invite you to participate in any way that you can. Backpacks for recent arrivals We are working with St. Paul…

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Responding to the Crisis in Ukraine

Written by Rabbi Benjamin H. Spratt Responding to the Crisis in Ukraine As we look with horror and fear at the invasion of Ukraine, we bring awareness to this escalating conflict on the most personal level. Within our congregation, many hold family stories that trace through Ukraine, the Pale of Settlement region, and Western Russia. We…

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Haiti and Afghanistan: We Can Help

It is not incumbent upon you to complete the work, but neither are you at liberty to desist from it.—Pirke Avot 2:21 Two disasters during the same period of time. We are bowled over by both of them. Haiti’s poverty is a major contribution to a terrible situation brought on by a natural catastrophe. In…

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