Before the Gates Close!
Give families in Israel a fighting chance.
Seal their New Year with the essentials and love they deserve.
Behind every medical crisis
is a family falling apart.
You can help them heal
When Illness Strikes, the Ordinary Disappears
One phone call. One diagnosis. One collapse. That’s all it takes for a family’s world to change forever.
Suddenly, the blissfully boring details that once filled a home — arguments over homework, laughter around the dinner table, rushing out the door for school — vanish. Meal and bedtime routines are replaced by nights in hospital corridors. Paychecks stop while bills multiply. Quiet children listening to their parents whisper about what they can afford to skip this month.
As Yom Kippur approaches, when the rest of Israel prepares for reflection and forgiveness, these families feel the weight of another year they are begging to survive.
Every Voucher You Give Restores a Family's Dignity
$36
Help Sarah's Family
$100
Help the
Levys
$250
Help Tova's
Family
$500
Help Aviva's Children
$830
Help the
Goldstein Family
Help Families Celebrate While Fighting for Life
When Everything Falls Apart
Every day, a family’s world changes in an instant. Their child needs surgery.
Their parent collapses. Their spouse gets the diagnosis no family wants to hear.
Suddenly, medical bills pile up while paychecks stop.
Parents choose between medicine and meals.
Right now, a family is facing their worst fear.
But they don’t have to face it alone. Your gift becomes their lifeline.
When Illness Takes Everything,
Hot Meals Give Back Hope
These aren’t just meals—they’re lifelines that remind families someone cares
Hope, Healing, and Help, Everyday
When illness strikes, families face overwhelming emotional, financial, and practical challenges they never imagined.
Whether from serious illness, natural disasters, or the aftermath of war, Or Lacholeh ensures no family battling illness faces these hardships alone—providing compassionate support that eases burdens and restores hope.
When children and families need it most, your gift brings light to their most desperate moments.
Dream
Fulfillment
Birthdays, healing escapes & magical experiences – every sick child deserves joy
Crisis
Relief
Emergency food, clothing & hospital essentials when families have nowhere else to turn
Healing &
Growth
Therapy and tutoring that rebuilds what illness has broken – confidence, hope, and futures
Comprehensive
Support
Hot meals, household help furniture & community support – ensuring no family fights alone
With your help, a desperate family will find hope tonight
The Most Powerful Medicine 
Can't Be Prescribed
Doctors can give chemotherapy, antibiotics, and pain relief, but they can’t prescribe hope. Yet research shows what we already know in our hearts: children and adults who feel hope, joy, and connection actually have higher survival rates – healing better and faster.
That’s why Or Lacholeh delivers more than medicine: meals shared together, birthdays celebrated in hospital rooms, healing getaways that let families breathe, and fulfilling dreams that have gone unmet. These simple gifts restore the strength no pill can give.
Children & Families Who Can't Wait
Lives in the Balance: Efrat's Story
Efrat is 12 years old – fighting cancer for the third time. Her parents sacrificed everything to stay by her side.
The cancer has returned this time, to her brain and spine.
Her parents left their jobs for round-the-clock care but now face impossible medical bills for the surgery that could save their daughter’s life.
From Crisis to Celebrations
Programs that Restore Childhood
Our
Impact
With the help of our donors & volunteers, here is what we accomplish throughout the year.
92,000
Hot Meals Delivered
Delivered to hospitals and homes, providing nourishment and care.
250
Dreams Fulfilled
Created moments of joy, wishes fulfilled, and inspiration for patients.
60
Families Restored
Enjoyed respite stays in vacation homes, fostering strength and hope.
2,250
Children & Families Nourished
Provided food and clothing vouchers, emotional therapies, and educational tutoring to foster resilience.
1,650
Smiling Children
Enjoyed outings filled with joy, laughter, and cherished memories.
200
Households Refreshed
Received furniture, appliances, and essential household help for a fresh start
Beyond the numbers are countless moments of dignity restored
through birthday celebrations, holiday & activity programs,day trips, hospital care,
gift packages, and much more
Chicken Soup for the Soul
Right now, someone is battling illness, feeling alone and afraid. Just like a warm bowl of chicken soup soothes the soul, Or Lacholeh is a lifeline—bringing comfort, healing, and hope when it’s needed most. Don’t wait.
Please join me—help us transform suffering into smiles, one dream at a time
Every dollar makes a difference, really
$100
Funds therapy & tutoring
that helps families heal
$250
Grants a special wish
that brings light during dark days
$500
Provide vouchers for food, clothing, and essentials so families focus on what matters most
$830
Funds getaways
where families can reconnect and recharge
When Healing Becomes a Financial Battle
Right now, thousands of Israeli families are making choices no one should ever have to make:
Do they cover the rent, or set aside money for medicine?
Do they put gas in the car to reach the hospital, or food in the fridge for Shabbos?
Even simple joys — sitting down for dinner, buying a child new shoes, planning a Sukkos meal — feel impossible when they’re exhausted, stretched thin, and counting every shekel.
YOU CAN LIFT THEM UP
Or Lacholech isn’t just help with expenses — it’s the chance to breathe a little easier. For parents, it’s knowing a meal is waiting when they come home drained. For children, it’s the comfort of seeing that home still feels like home, even in the middle of a crisis.
Before the sun sets on Yom Kippur, and the gates of mercy close, you have the power to create miracles.
Because the greatest miracles aren’t only found in medicine — it’s in giving families the chance to live while they fight for life.
Turn Their Tears
into Tomorrow’s Hope
Be the Answer to a Mother's Prayer
Begin the New Year by Healing Israel’s Families
To Donate in NIS and receive a Sief 46,
email miri@healisrael.org to make your donation.
