Yad Ezra V'Shulamit

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Yad Ezra V'Shulamit
Formation1998;27 years ago (1998)
Legal status Non-profit
PurposeFood and other services for poor families in Israel
Headquarters Jerusalem
Location
Region served
Israel
Official language
Hebrew
Founding Director
Aryeh Lurie

Yad Ezra V'Shulamit is a Jewish charity organization located in Israel. Founded in 1988, [1] with a mission is to feed poor and hungry families in Israel, with a special focus on providing daily hot meals for children. The organization distributes 500 tons of food each week which support 336,000 poverty stricken people in Israel per year. [2] In addition, the organization operates Children's Centers [3] in Jerusalem and Safed, providing daily hot lunches for children, help with homework, annual clothing and school supply drives. [4] The motto of the organization is "Breaking the Cycle of Poverty, One Child at a Time". [5]

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History

Yad Ezra V'Shulamit was founded in 1988 [6] by Aryeh Lurie, who grew up in poverty in Jerusalem [7] The organization is named after Lurie's parents.

Projects

Food Basket Distributions

Yad Ezra V'Shulamit distributes 12,000 food baskets to families in Israel each week. Weekly food baskets contain basic necessities, such as fresh produce, bread, canned goods, and chicken for Shabbat. 62,000 food baskets are distributed to many more families for the Rosh Hashanah and Passover holidays. [8] The organization relies on volunteers to assemble the food baskets at its central warehouse. [9]

Children's Centers

Hundreds of children in Jerusalem and Safed [10] attend Yad Ezra V'Shulamit's Children's Centers, where they receive a hot meal daily. Many children that come to the center are from families in which one or both parents are sick and unable to work, or they are orphans. In addition to the meal, they receive tutoring and attention from trained professionals, counselors, tutors, and volunteers. [11]

Clothing Distributions

Yad Ezra V’Shulamit organizes winter campaigns to provide coats and blankets for children whose parents can't afford them. They also buy other winter gear such as boots, scarves, and gloves, and distribute them to needy children. [12] Yad Ezra V'Shulamit also runs school-supply campaigns to provide children with basic necessities such as backpacks, pencils and notebooks. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Who We Are - Yad Ezra V'Shulamit". www.yadezra.net. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  2. ↑ Yad Ezra V'Shulamit (2025-01-26). Watch Us Receive an Honor in Knesset . Retrieved 2025-10-29– via YouTube.
  3. ↑ Staff, ToI (2023-09-07). "High Court issues temporary injunction against Shas food stamp program". The Times of Israel. ISSN   0040-7909 . Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  4. ↑ rivyon.com. "Giving Children the Tools to Learn and Thrive". Yad Ezra V'Shulamit | yadezra.net. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  5. ↑ Balint, Judy Lash (19 February 2014). "Purim and the poor in Israel". Jewish News Syndicate. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Edit (2025-09-15). "How a poor Jerusalem boy and New York lawyer united to feed Israel's hungry | The Times of Israel". The Times of Israel. ISSN   0040-7909 . Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  7. ↑ "Audio: From Poverty to Founding a Charity - Yad Ezra V'shulamit". Israel National News . April 4, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "A SEPHARDI AND AN ASHKENAZI UNITE TO FEED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ISRAEL'S POOR | IMAGE Magazine". 2025-09-05. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  9. ↑ "Packing Food Baskets? Tell Me More!". Ruach Tova. July 12, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  10. ↑ Yad Ezra V'Shulamit (2022-11-16). New Children's Center in Tzfat . Retrieved 2025-10-29– via YouTube.
  11. ↑ Yad Ezra V'Shulamit (2021-11-28). ISRAEL NEWS! A New Children's Center in Tzfat for the Poor . Retrieved 2025-10-29– via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "CLOTHING & SUPPLIES - Yad Ezra V'Shulamit". www.yadezra.net. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  13. ↑ "Back-To-School Distribution - Yad Ezra V'Shulamit". www.yadezra.net. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
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