Volunteering

I went to Midburn and came back with one question: Why can't it be like this at home, too?

We met the people who make dreams come true on wheels and turn fire into art, and we discovered that the desert might already know how to build a slightly different world.

Art Cars: Making dreams come true on wheels.
Inscribing letters in the Torah scroll dedicated to Ofir Libstein, who was murdered on Oct

Beyond the Headlines: Three small stories, one important message - opinion

CARA & TONY NACHSHON surrounded by their children at a family dinner.

Cara Nachshon: The grandma with a red nose in her pocket

Illustrative: Israeli children seen in their classroom on the first day of school since October 7 massacre, in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, March 3, 2024.

Schools to hold memorial events for Oct. 7 anniversary, Education Ministry announces


The anchor that holds reservist families together

HaOgen for Reservist Families is the backbone sustaining nearly 40,000 reservist families – in 700 communities throughout the country and with a force of 20,000 volunteers.

Children of reservists in Or Akiva attend a week-long summer camp organized by HaOgen

Good Deeds Day is underway - Twenty years of doing from the heart

Good Deeds Day 2026 will take place on March 10 in Israel and April 12 worldwide, under the key message: United in Good .

Volunteers on Good Deeds Day 2025

ZAKA announces it responded to over 7,000 cases in Israel and abroad in 2025 annual report

“Our volunteers work quietly and professionally to ensure every person is treated with respect and that families can bury their loved ones with dignity and certainty,” said ZAKA CEO Weissenstern

Zaka volunteers

MDA deploys an ambulance every 22 seconds through 2025, with more than 1 million calls

According to their 2025 statistics report, MDA emergency vehicles were dispatched 1,383,026 times.

Magen David Adom vehicles.

From Hamas to Hatzalah: Freed hostage Bar Kupershtein inducted as EMT at United Hatzalah Miami Gala

Kupershtein formally joins United Hatzalah as a volunteer EMT to save lives in Israel

United Hatzalah's Miami Gala

Finding her place: Leora Leeder's journey from New York to Israel

Leora was drawn by a deep connection to Israel and a desire to serve in the army – in her profession.

Leora and her daughter run the Jerusalem marathon.

When disaster hits, civilians save lives first - opinion

Around the world, civilians are becoming the first to save lives in disasters, showing why emergency systems must recognize and support them.

ZAKA volunteers arrive at the scene. Governments must formalize the role of civilian responders. They need equipment, secure communication channels, training, and post-event mental health care, says the writer.

Bonnie and Meir Chasan: Senior citizens giving back through volunteering

Even before retiring – he when COVID hit, she about a year ago – volunteering was always part of the mix for this youthful and active couple. 

Bonnie and Meir Chasan.

Hashomer Hachadash Youth’s November Conference Opens with Volunteer Work

Conference begins with volunteer work at an agricultural farm designated for PTSD recovery groups

Hashomer HaChadash conference began with volunteer work at an agricultural farm

United Hatzalah invites you to receive real-time medical alerts

Stay informed, inspired, and connected to the lifesaving moments happening right now in Israel.

United Hatzalah volunteers