Hurricane

Largest Israeli humanitarian mission since October 7 heads to Jamaica

Aid provided by the six organizations includes a wide range of help, from providing food and water to maintaining educational centers for children unable to attend school.

A JDC emergency team, working with the local Jewish community to reach isolated regions and deliver food, water, hygiene kits, and tarps to protect homes for more than 10,000 survivors.
A man walks near debris, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica, November 2, 2025.

Netanyahu orders Israel to dispatch aid to hurricane-torn Jamaica

 Chabad Jamaica delivering aid after hurricane Melissa ravages area, November 2, 2025.

Jamaica's Chabad center survives hurricane Melissa, as Rabbi Raskin plans recovery, aid efforts

A man wearing a protective suit cycles on a street, as Hurricane Melissa approaches, in Kingston, Jamaica, October 27, 2025.

Hurricane Melissa leaves 49 dead in Caribbean, churns north


The Israeli NGO that is bringing relief to America’s disaster areas

IsraAID volunteers often act as coordinators, a skill cultivated in a country where teenagers are thrust into leadership positions in the army.

IsraAID Greeting Syrian refugees on a Greek beach.

Under pressure, Houston town untethers hurricane relief from BDS test

State and local efforts to combat the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement have spread rapidly across the United States.

A police officer wades through the Hurricane Harvey floodwaters in Alvin, Texas August 29, 2017.

At home in a storm's wake

The scenes of recovery after Irma, still unfolding, have a fraught grace, and memories of the storm are raw.

A BOAT sits on what used to be a house following Hurricane Irma in Big Pine Key, Florida.

Weakening Nate brings rain, tornado warnings to US South

US President Donald Trump declared federal emergencies in Alabama and Florida on Sunday, which provides additional funding for disaster relief.

A sail boat is seen washed ashore after Hurricane Nate in Biloxi.

How hurricane Irma will affect Florida’s real estate?

Few will be betting on the State of Florida going bust in spite of the gloom, but there is a possibility and it will depend upon the speed at which infrastructure is returned to normal.

A house destroyed by Hurricane Irma is seen in Simpson Bay

Trump to meet victims, responders in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

The island's recovery will likely cost more than $30 billion.

Laura Valentin holds a cat while standing in the remains of her home after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Catano municipality, southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico September 21, 2017.

Maria the Monster Stood Up a Zombie at the Dance

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Trump blames Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response

US President Donald Trump made the accusation after his administration was blamed for not providing enough aid in the wake of the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Maria.

US President Donald Trump pauses during a statement at the White House

Chabad assists disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico

“To see the utter devastation firsthand and so close to home is shocking.”

A man carrying a water container walks next to damaged houses after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Canovanas, Puerto Rico.

Joel Osteen opens Houston megachurch to Jews whose synagogue was flooded

Congregation Beth Yeshurun was completely flooded during Hurricane Harvey.

Vehicles queue to deliver supplies for Hurricane Harvey evacuees at the nondenominational Lakewood Church, founded by pastor Joel Osteen, in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 29, 2017