The time I spent on the street with Ve’ahavta’s ‘Three Days’ initiative was something very special. I will take it with me for life and I was/am honoured to be a part of it. I was walking down Bloor street a couple of weeks ago and passed by a woman panhandling on the street. My [...]

Written by Machla Abramovitz Reprinted from Mishpacha It is rare that one meets an individual whose deep commitment to healing the poor knows few boundaries in regard to people or place. Such was the case when I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Leya Aronson. Every year this frum, spunky grandmother packs one suitcase and [...]

Once again, Ve’ahavta is proud to announce we are again hosting a Creative Writing Contest for the Homeless (CWC). This competition reflects the importance within Judaism of expressing ones creativity. CWC is born out of the idea that the Jewish people are the people of the book and therefore encourage thinking, reading, writing, and wonderment. [...]

Repairing the World (Tikun Olam) Through Volunteerism, Kindness & Building Global Bridges Order your Passover Tribute Cards today! Wish friends and family a Happy Passover with one of our uniquely designed tribute cards. The world has recently witnessed devastating events. Now more than ever, we appreciate the gift of tikun olam – repairing the world. [...]

Please Save The Date: Sunday November 7th 2010 This year our keynote speaker is internationally acclaimed humanitarian activist Sir Bob Geldof.  Geldoff, who was born and raised in Ireland, is co-founder of the charity super-group BAND AID, which was created to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. Following that success he organized LIVE AID and [...]

Emily celebrated her 12th birthday in February 2010. Project Cover Up is a special project that she initiated in honour of her Bat Mitzvah. On January 21, 2010 I began my mission of Tikun Olam – to repair the world – one blanket at a time. Let me take a moment to talk about what [...]

Great news! The 40′ container that Ve’ahavta packed and sent on November 30, 2009 arrived safely at the Howard Hospital in Zimbabwe. The shipment took three months to arrive. Thanks to our donors, partners, and volunteers, the Howard Hospital continues to be one of the only fully operational public hospitals in the country, providing medical [...]

Summary of Haiti Crisis Fund Allocations Ve’ahavta to date, we have received approximately $240,000 for its Haiti Crisis Relief Fund. An additional $214,000 was requested from The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) for matching funds for the disaster response More than 50% of the total funds were allocated within 30 days of the disaster the [...]

Should you give money to a homeless person panhandling on the sidewalk?

Through our generous donors, we have raised $260,000 for the people of Haiti, and are now providing aid to 200 orphans at the House of Hope Orphanage in Port-au-Prince. We have also granted funds to Magen David Adom emergency relief workers on the ground, Jewish Coalition for Disaster Relief, Health Partners International of Canada, and [...]

Ve’ahavta is monitoring the situation on the ground in Chile following a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, February 27th. Nearly two million people have been affected by the earthquake in Chile, with close to a thousand feared dead or missing, several hundred Canadians among them. Thousands throughout the country have been displaced, sleeping on [...]