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Adisia - Hand Embroidery by Jewish Immigrant Women from Ethiopia. The uniquely bright and colorful handmade mezuzot, crafted by the Ethiopian women of the Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO) absorption center in the northern Israeli town of Afula, will grace the doorways of Temple Beth Israel's new synagogue building.

American Jewish World Service - AJWS supports almost 270 grassroots organizations in the developing world and Russia and Ukraine through grant making, technical assistance, emergency relief and advocacy. Last year they sent over 300 Jewish volunteers to the developing world.

COEJL: Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life is the leading Jewish environmental organization in the United States. COEJL seeks to expand the contemporary understanding of such Jewish values as tikkun olam (repairing the world) and tzedek (justice) to include the protection of both people and other species from environmental degradation.

Donate Life Northwest is dedicated to saving lives and restoring health to all men, women and children needing an organ, eye, or tissue transplant in Oregon and Southwest Washington by promoting collaboration among the procurement agencies in this region, providing current information on organ, eye and tissue donation to the public, and motivating individuals to sign up on the donor registry.

Givat Haviva Educational Foundation (GHEF) in New York City is the American arm representing and supporting Givat Haviva Institute. The Foundation comprises a community of supporters and activists who work to increase awareness of Givat Haviva Institute's role in advancing Jewish-Arab relations in Israel.

Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.

Hiddush – For Religious Freedom and Equality – strives to fulfill the promise of freedom of religion and conscience, promised in Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Hiddush – Hebrew for innovation and renewal – works to raise public awareness of matters of religion and state in Israel, and rallies the support of both Israelis and world Jewry, to join together in promoting religious freedom and equality, so that Israel can achieve its full potential as a free and flourishing Jewish democracy.

The Hunger Site - (Click here once a day, every day). Your click on the "Give Free Food" button funds food for the hungry, paid for by site sponsors whose ads appear after you click and provided to people in need around the world through the efforts of Mercy Corps and America's Second Harvest.

IPCRI – Israel/Palestine Center for Research & Information – is a joint institution of Israelis and Palestinians dedicated to the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the basis of “two-states for two peoples” solution. IPCRI recognizes the “two-states for two peoples” solution as the ultimate fulfillment of the national strategic and security interests of the two peoples.

IRAC – Israel Religious Action Center of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism – occupies a unique place in the social and religious landscape of Israel, infusing social justice advocacy with the spiritual energy and humane worldview of Progressive Judaism. IRAC, the public and legal advocacy arm of the Reform Movement in Israel, was founded in 1987 with the goals of advancing pluralism in Israeli society and defending the freedoms of conscience, faith, and religion.

Interfaith Disabilities Network of Oregon - brings together concerned individuals from various faith communites to help people with disabilities find a more enthusiastic welcome in whichever religious community they wish to associate with, and emphasizes to religious communities how they benefit from the gifts people with disabilities have to offer to them.

Interfaith Power and Light – A Religious Response to Global Warming

Jerusalem Peacemakers is a network of independent interfaith peace-builders
dedicated to encouraging understanding and reconciliation in the Holy Land.

Maven - The Jewish Portal - A Jewish Web Directory based in Israel.

Neve Michael Children's Village is a residential home in Israel for children at risk - a warm and caring environment for over 300 children, aged three to eighteen, who cannot stay with their biological families. Their children come from all over Israel. TBI supports the village with a special Tzedakah fund.

New Israel Fund is the leading organization committed to equality and democracy for all Israelis. They are a partnership of Israelis and supporters of Israel worldwide, dedicated to a vision of Israel as both the Jewish homeland and a shared society at peace with itself and its neighbors. NIF strengthens organizations and leaders that work to achieve equality for all the citizens of the state; realize the civil and human rights of all, including Palestinian citizens of Israel; recognize and reinforce the essential pluralism of Israeli society; and empower groups on the economic margins of Israeli society.

Rabbi For Human Rights – Planting Justice: Two Trees Initiative   The Two Trees Initiative is part of RHR-NA's In Pursuit of Justice year-long campaign to celebrate Israel's 60th and RHR's 20th anniversaries, and to promote justice, freedom, and equality for all who live in Israel and under its jurisdiction - Jewish and Arab alike. Funds raised through this initiative will be used to plant trees in impoverished neighborhoods in Israel and in the West Bank.

The Shalom Center - A network of American Jews who draw on Jewish tradition and spirituality to seek peace, pursue justice, heal the earth, and build community. The website has articles and resources to provoke thought, stimulate discussion, and encourage action.

SocialAction.com - An online Jewish magazine dedicated to pursuing justice, building community, and repairing the world.

Teva Learning Center – The Teva Learning Center, North America's foremost Jewish Environmental Education Institute, is a non-denominational educational service for participants from throughout the Jewish community. Working with Jewish Day Schools, Congregational Schools, synagogues, camps and youth groups, Teva's programs touch the lives of 6,000 participants annually.