Israel

Chidush Israel with USY

December 24-January 2.  USY’s first Winter break Mission to Israel for current 9th to 12th graders. Join participants from across North America as we explore post Oct 7th Israel, visit the Nova Festival Site, have volunteer opportunities and show your solidarity for our brothers and sisters in Israel. This will not be your typical trip to Israel but will focus on post October 7th Israel. Make new friends, volunteer doing meaningful work, participate in awesome evening activities, visit the Museum of Tolerance and more. It will be an unforgettable 8 days. Click here for more information

Winter Missions with Israel Food Rescue

November 24th - December 1st, December 22nd - December 29th, or December 29th - January 5th. Thanks to a generous grant from Jewish Federations of North America, Mosaic United, and the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, IFR is now offering three winter missions AT NO COST for ages 16 - 40. Click here for more information

JNF Israel Missions

Dates throughout 2024-2025. Jewish National Fund-USA is currently running much-needed volunteer missions in Israel for variety of ages and groups, from teens to adults. JNF-USA Volunteer in Israel Missions are your opportunity to build Israel now and make a difference for the future. Rebuild communities with us by planting, cleaning, painting, and repairing to prepare them for returning evacuees. Click here for more information

Israel Quest

Applications for Israel Quest are now open! Israel Quest (IQ) is rooted in the guiding principle that participation in a substantive peer-based Israel experience during a teen’s formative years can build a strong and lasting Jewish identity in the hearts and minds of our youth. The IQ grant program is funded and administered by the Jewish Community Foundation and The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. IQ is not a trip provider.

For information about the next round of grants, contact IsraelQuest@shalomdc.org or call 301-348-7386.

Apply Today!  Applications close on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Where to Learn More

Understanding What Happened

IAC Israel Under Attack Fact Sheet

Times of Israel Events Explainer

Unpacked Israel at War Resource Page

Talking to Our Children

Kveller's Guide to How to Talk to Kids About What's Happening in Israel

PJ Library Israel Hub

Mental Health Resources

JSSA J-Caring Mental Health Hotline

Additional Resources

Northern Virginia Together for Israel event recording

Jewish Book Council Israeli Authors and Authors in Israel Testimonials

Prayers for Israel

Information about the Hostages from OT

Hostage Information from BringThemHomeNow.net

Hostage Information from KidnappedFromIsrael.com

Additional Support for Israel

Visit the Jewish Treasures Judaica Shop to peruse our extensive collection of items from Israel. We are proud to support products from Israel and Israeli-owned businesses. You can find everything from ritual items to home decor to jewelry from Israel right here at Jewish Treasures.

KosherWine.com has an extensive array of Israeli wines to help you support Israeli businesses. Shop using OT's reference link (bit.ly/OTkosherwine) and JCommerce will donate 2% of your total order to Olam Tikvah.