Once again, Ve’ahavta is proud to announce we are again hosting a Creative Writing Contest for the Homeless (CWC). This competition reflects the importance within Judaism of expressing ones creativity. CWC is born out of the idea that the Jewish people are the people of the book and therefore encourage thinking, reading, writing, and wonderment.
In [...]

Repairing the World (Tikun Olam) Through Volunteerism, Kindness & Building Global Bridges
Order your Passover Tribute Cards today!
Wish friends and family a Happy Passover with one of our uniquely designed tribute cards. The world has recently witnessed devastating events. Now more than ever, we appreciate the gift of tikun olam – repairing the world.
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Please Save The Date: Sunday November 7th 2010
This year our keynote speaker is internationally acclaimed humanitarian activist Sir Bob Geldof.  Geldoff, who was born and raised in Ireland, is co-founder of the charity super-group BAND AID, which was created to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. Following that success he organized [...]

Great news!
The 40′ container that Ve’ahavta packed and sent on November 30, 2009 arrived safely at the Howard Hospital in Zimbabwe. The shipment took three months to arrive.
Thanks to our donors, partners, and volunteers, the Howard Hospital continues to be one of the only fully operational public hospitals in the country, providing medical services for [...]

Summary of Haiti Crisis Fund Allocations
Ve’ahavta to date, we have received approximately $240,000 for its Haiti Crisis Relief Fund. An additional $214,000 was requested from The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for matching funds for the disaster response
More than 50% of the total funds were allocated within 30 days of the disaster the remaining funds [...]

Through our generous donors, we have raised $260,000 for the people of Haiti, and are now providing aid to 200 orphans at the House of Hope Orphanage in Port-au-Prince. We have also granted funds to Magen David Adom emergency relief workers on the ground, Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief, Health Partners International of Canada, and [...]

Ve’ahavta is monitoring the situation on the ground in Chile following a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, February 27th. Nearly two million people have been affected by the earthquake in Chile, with close to a thousand feared dead or missing, several hundred Canadians among them. Thousands throughout the country have been displaced, sleeping [...]

On Tuesday March 30th, 2010, Ve’ahavta will be hosting its 11th Annual Passover Seder for the Homeless, and we need your support!
Please consider donating the following items for the event Marketplace:

Men’s, women’s, children’s clothing and shoes (good condition only please)
non-perishable kosher food items (canned/boxed)
childrens’ toys

Please [...]

Our six person volunteer team departed this Sunday for Guyana on Ve’ahavta’s 12th medical mission. The team is operating a mobile medical clinic, providing free primary care and health care support to indigenous communities. Our volunteers are also focusing on health promotion and education, as well as supporting local health care workers in their efforts [...]

We recently received two reports from a volunteer, Dr. Mark Fenig, who we have helped sponsor and who is now providing relief support in Haiti.
Report 1:  Dr. Mark Fenig
Day two has been super-tiring. Despite docs and nurses and volunteers numbering over 70 there seems to be an endless amount of work. I flew here with [...]