Hillel the Elder
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
Thousands of people have died, so many more are injured, hundreds of thousands are displaced.
Please at this time Donate to the Red Crescent and the Red Shield of David... They need all the support possible.
Also ZaKA (זק"א). They are an organization that works to preserve the dignity of the dead by recovering their bodies and ensuring they receive respect and proper treatment according to their religious rites (they have other religious wings aside from Jewish). I don't know what the Palestinian equivalent of this organization is, but if it exists please share it and support it. There's a lot of dead and unfortunately there's probably going to be many more and they all deserve dignity.
The greatest mitzvah is helping a soul along to its burial, because it's the only mitzvah where you cannot be thanked by the person you're helping.
A friend of mine has asked me to specifically mention this project which is near completion.
Sadly it will be sorely needed. The exterior walls are not yet complete and are needed to protect the burials from being disturbed by dogs and other such menaces that may dig into graves.
If you would like to donate directly to the Gazan Orthodox Christian community for humanitarian supports and repair of the damaged St Porphyrios Orthodox Church you can support this campaign by The Holy Orthodox Order of St George the Great Martyr here. Or at the bottom of the page here
Please support the joint Palestinian and Israeli project Bereaved Families For Peace (I set the language to English, hopefully that is carried over to the link.) this is a time of bereavement for everybody in this awful situation.
Also support Roots, fostering peace and reconciliation between Palestinians a d Israelis
"Standing Together is a grassroots movement mobilizing Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, and social and climate justice. While the minority who benefit from the status quo of occupation and economic inequality seek to keep us divided, we know that we — the majority — have far more in common than that which sets us apart."
