When Israelis are giving everything, we must give something

Colel Chabad is the oldest, most trusted, and most efficient social services organization in Israel . Sponsored Advertisement Having trouble seeing this email? [Just click here for the web version.]( [Colel Chabad Letterhead]( [THE SITUATION IN ISRAEL? IN ONE WORD — D-I-R-E.]( [Dear Friend of Israel,]( [It’s now a full year since the massacre of October 7th… and where are we?]( [The hostages languish in Hamas tunnels. Israel is fighting fierce battles on five fronts. And a world gone crazy is CELEBRATING with an orgy of demonstrations supporting Hamas and Hezbollah.]( [Back in Israel, the economy is on the brink. Israel’s credit rating has been slashed. Tourism is DEAD. Northern Israel is under relentless bombardment. Central and southern Israel are in the crosshairs of bloodthirsty Houthis in Yemen. Iran just targeted Tel Aviv with 180 ballistic missiles. Everyone’s on alert for the nearest bomb shelter.]( [So what can YOU do?]( [You can’t fight in Lebanon. You can’t protect the residents of Safed, Nahariyah and Kiriat Shmona. You can’t thwart the masses of college students baying for Jewish blood at Columbia, Harvard, Michigan and Berkley.]( [But here’s what you CAN do.]( [You can help Colel Chabad – Israel’s oldest, most trusted and most efficient social service organization – make sure no one goes hungry during these dark hours.]( [There are always hungry people in Israel – fatherless families, forgotten Holocaust survivors, the unfortunate souls who fall through society’s cracks. We’ve been caring for such people since 1788.]( [But today is different. There are families of men who have been away fighting for Israel’s survival. There are the families forced to abandon their homes, farms, and jobs in the north. There are the masses who are laid off because the economy is at a standstill.]( [These are regular families just like yours — the kind of people who are typically on the giving end tzedakah. Now they need urgent help.]( [So please open you heart and do the only thing you CAN do. Help Colel Chabad make sure no one goes hungry at a time like this.]( [Please click here to Donate Now.]( [Thank you.]( [Sincerely yours,]( [Rabbi Duchman signature]( [Rabbi Sholom Duchman Director]( Colel Chabad – Tzedakah Central® since 1788 TWO CENTURIES OF HELPING THE NEEDY OF ISRAEL IN A MANNER WHICH SUSTAINS THEIR SELF ESTEEM [www.colelchabad.org]( 718-774-5446 | 800-531-8001 | [Info@ColelChabad.org](mailto:info@colelchabad.org?subject=R24%20013) Because you are a registered member of the [timesofisrael.com]( email list, you are receiving this advertiser sponsored email. No endorsement by The Times of Israel of advertiser products or services, real or implied, is intended. For more information: The Times of Israel, 4 Washington Street, Jerusalem 9418704, Israel You are currently subscribed as {EMAIL}. [Unsubscribe from commercial offers from The Times of Israel]( Note: This will not unsubscribe you from Times of Israel editorial newsletters [View in browser](