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Chanukah begins Friday evening, December 4

Holiday food, carried to the door.

Give a family in Israel a full table for Chanukah. Our volunteers carry the boxes to the door, before the first candle.

An older man laughs as a Feed Israel volunteer hugs him in his living room

From the packing table to the door.

  1. Volunteers in white caps and Feed Israel shirts fill a long line of open boxes on a street, passing cartons of food along the row.

    The box is packed.

    Volunteers pack holiday food into boxes for the families on the list.

  2. At night, a volunteer lifts a Feed Israel box at the open trunk of a car.

    The car is loaded.

    Boxes go into volunteers' own cars, and the routes start early.

  3. A volunteer carries a Feed Israel box up a stairwell, a second volunteer climbing behind him with a hand on the wall.

    The stairs.

    Volunteers carry the boxes up to the apartment, however many flights.

  4. Inside an apartment entrance, a volunteer in a Feed Israel shirt smiles at a woman in a red dress, seen from behind, as another volunteer steps in and a Feed Israel box waits on the table.

    The door opens.

    Food on the table before the holiday. Your gift is the next box.

$10.6M granted to the work in Israel since 2020, from our Form 990s

87/100 our score from Charity Navigator

Give before Chanukah
A Chanukah glass box with five candles and the shamash burning stands beside a green door in a stone passage while rain falls on the street beyond.

Who the boxes go to

Seniors, Holocaust survivors, single parents and the families of reservists, in cities across Israel.

  1. An older woman in a headscarf and an older man smile at a kitchen table behind a large Feed Israel box, two volunteers seated beside them.

    01Seniors on a pension

    A pension that stopped covering the week

    Many of the people on the routes are older and live alone. A box at the door means the holiday table is set without a trip to the shop or a choice between food and medicine.

    19.3% of seniors who live alone in Israel are below the poverty line Source: National Insurance Institute, Poverty Report 2024, p. 3

  2. Older women and men, among them Holocaust survivors, share a hot lunch at a long table in a seniors' club, a Feed Israel volunteer nearby.

    02Holocaust survivors

    Survivors who shouldn't have to ask

    Holocaust survivors living alone are among the first names on the list before every holiday. Volunteers bring the food, sit down for lunch at the club, and stay for the company.

  3. A mother in her coat, handbag still on her shoulder, unpacks shopping bags in a small kitchen while her two sons help put the food away.

    03Single parents

    One income, a full house

    Single parents carry the rent, the children and the holiday on one paycheck. A delivered box frees the week's money for everything else.

    ₪9,401 a month keeps a single parent with two children above the poverty line Source: National Insurance Institute, Poverty Report 2024, Table 2

  4. A mother in a headscarf makes sandwiches at the kitchen counter while her toddler tugs at her skirt, her daughter eats cereal with her school bag on and her son ties his shoe.

    04Reservist families

    When one parent is called up

    When a parent is away on reserve duty, the other carries the family alone. Food at the door is one less thing to hold together.

    About 1 in 5 reservists' spouses worked less than usual in 2025, to carry the family alone Source: Bank of Israel, Annual Report 2025, p. 137

Leaders who know our work

All messages

  • “For over a decade, you at Feed Israel have been operating throughout the entire country, spreading light and hope in the homes of the needy.”

    Isaac Herzog President of Israel

  • “On behalf of the Knesset, representing all Israeli citizens, I want to thank you.”

    Amir Ohana Speaker of the Knesset

  • “I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the dedication that you have demonstrated during these times.”

    Itzik Shmuli Former Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services

  • “You take care of the real needs of Israeli children, evacuees, those who are hungry.”

    Keti Shitrit Knesset Member

  • “I was very impressed by the activity of Feed Israel.”
    Reuven Rivlin

    Reuven Rivlin Former President of Israel

  • “Feed Israel's mission is critical in empowering one of our strongest democratic allies in confronting childhood poverty and child hunger.”
    Mike Lawler

    Mike Lawler U.S. Representative for New York's 17th District

  • “I am extremely impressed with the important charitable work of Feed Israel.”
    Nikki Haley

    Nikki Haley Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

In Hebrew, with English subtitles
A family shares latkes and sufganiyot at the dinner table while the chanukiah burns on the windowsill against a blue evening and the stone building across the street.

From our team in Israel

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On the sixth night of Chanukah a glass box glows at the foot of a stone stairway as a father carries his sleeping toddler up the steps.

Other ways to give

  • In honor or memory

    Mark a birthday, a yahrzeit or a simcha with food for a family.

  • In your own currency

    US, Canadian and Australian dollars, pounds, euros and shekels. Choose it on the gift form.

  • Pay the way you like

    Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay in any currency. PayPal, Venmo (one-time) and bank transfer in US dollars.

  • Give monthly

    The same gift each month. Change or stop it any time.

Questions

Is my gift tax-deductible?

Yes, in the United States, as allowed by law. Feed Israel Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity, EIN 46-0650024. Your receipt arrives by email.

How can I pay?

By credit or debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo or bank transfer (ACH), all in our secure GoFundMe Pro checkout. PayPal, Venmo and bank transfers are for gifts in US dollars, and Venmo is for one-time gifts. In other currencies, pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.

Can I give in pounds, euros, shekels, or Canadian or Australian dollars?

Yes. Choose the currency on the gift form, then pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.

Is this the official Feed Israel website?

Yes. We take gifts only at feedisrael.org and donate.feedisrael.org. If you see another site asking for gifts in our name, please tell us.

Feed Israel Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity, EIN 46-0650024. Prefer to talk? Call (718) 820-7000.

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