Project Spotlight: Rosh Hashanah Aid Amid War

The Fellowship  |  October 2, 2024

Rosh Hashanah begins tonight at sundown and is the celebration of the Jewish New Year! This year, The Fellowship’s $9.3 million Rosh Hashanah program will assist 295,000 people worldwide. In addition to helping needy populations in the former Soviet Union, including war-torn Ukraine, the program also focuses on assisting those populations in Israel affected directly or indirectly by the war. This includes families evacuated from their homes because of the war and who may or may not be receiving assistance from the Israeli welfare department.

As Ukraine is still under fire, so many from the Jewish community face a hungry Rosh Hashanah, but thankfully, The Fellowship is stepping in to help, reports The Jerusalem Post:

Ukrainian Jews are set to celebrate Rosh Hashana under the shadow of war and economic hardship for the third consecutive year, with Chabad Ukraine and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) spearheading a massive aid operation to ensure no Jew goes hungry.

As the High Holidays approach, the resilient Jewish communities of Ukraine brace themselves for another year of festivities amid the turmoil of ongoing conflict. Trucks laden with humanitarian aid are setting off across the war-torn landscape, determinedly making their way to Jewish communities scattered throughout the country.