Food

Grace and peace to you, I am Yeshiwas, 43 years old, Ethiopian Jewish living in Israel Jerusalem I made Aliyah from Ethiopia to Israel 20 years ago. I am married and a father of 4 children, we (me and my wife Tehila) have been doing Marriage counseling according to scriptures for our community. Most of the women in our community are single mothers. Most of the people are shy about having their picture taken, but everyone said thank you very much. The need is big, but Bridges for Peace is filling up the gap and we have no way to say thank you.

Yesud HaMaala is a moshava and local council in Northern Israel. The moshava was the first modern Jewish community in the Hula Valley. The community, built in 1883, was one of a series of agricultural settlements established during the First Aliyah. Arik and Hani were part of this from the start and are looking after a community of elderly, widows, and everyone in need, with Bridges for Peace's contribution. Arik has also not been well for the last couple of years, but that does not stop them from doing good to their neighbors in need. Arik has a healthcare worker looking after him. The letter below is from their hearts. Dear Bridges For Peace family, A routine morning in Yesod HaMa’ala, in the Finger of Galilee. Preparing supplies for families in need. For many years, we have been carrying out this sacred work—day and night, summer and winter, in times of peace and war—under relentless rocket fire and during calmer periods. All in the name of your contribution to peace, unity, and mutual responsibility. We are your emissaries for every family in need, —say Amen. Hani & Arik Lubovsky Yesod HaMa’ala Upper Galilee

Kiryat Gat is named for Gath. In Hebrew, "Gat" means "wine press." The city hosts one of the world's most advanced semiconductor fabrication plants, Intel's Fab 28 plant producing technology chips. Its residents are mostly Jewish immigrants from North Africa, and Ethiopia. Avraham came to Israel in 1991 via Operation Shlomo with his four Children and his wife. From 1991 he lived in Kiryat Gat. He started to support elderly people and single parents with the help of Bridges for Peace. He was given the use of a bomb shelter from Kiryat Gat’s Municipality, and started using it for afternoon care of the community's children, hosting holiday events and programs for the elderly. This shelter also distributes 48 food parcels to families in need that Bridges for Peace delivers monthly. The roof of the bomb shelter was leaking and it looked terrible, so Bridges for Peace helped to renovate this bomb shelter and fix the leaks. Now they have a clean, safe environment to work in and have community activities. Thank you for your support.