This year’s Passover was a roller coaster of emotions and uncertainty for Israelis. The holiday began with Israel under fire from Iran and its terror proxies, and it ended with a ceasefire agreement on the very day a major military escalation had been planned. Families celebrated from bomb shelters as sirens sounded intermittently—some marking the holiday without loved ones they had lost in the conflict.
Despite these challenges, The Fellowship is proud to have made headlines with its Passover efforts for this year, delivering millions of dollars in aid and helping hundreds of thousands of people.
The Fellowship partnered with organizations across Israel to prepare and distribute hundreds of Passover food boxes for displaced families, the elderly, and IDF soldiers. In total, The Fellowship supported 240,000 people during the season of Pesach. This included 140,000 displaced and low-income families; 8,000 people who lost their homes in missile attacks, 13,000 families living in northern Israel under rocket fire from Hezbollah, 10,500 IDF troops, including lone soldiers and reservists, and support for 900 communal Passover seders for those still in shelters.
During this season of faith and deliverance, The Fellowship also remained committed to those in Ukraine and throughout the former Soviet Union (FSU) affected by ongoing conflict. Harsh winter conditions, combined with poverty and war, have created urgent needs. In response, 97,000 elderly Jews and families in the FSU received additional Passover support.
Our President and Global CEO, Yael Eckstein, said, “Passover is a holiday of freedom and hope, but this year many Israeli citizens are facing economic hardship and uncertainty in the shadow of war. Our staff braves danger to deliver aid, and our donors worldwide have stepped up with extraordinary generosity so families can celebrate safely and with dignity.”
The Fellowship is deeply grateful to our supporters, whose compassionate heart for Israel and her people helped make these efforts possible.
“This is a day you are to commemorate; for the generations to come you shall celebrate it as a festival to the Lord—a lasting ordinance” (Exodus 12:14).
