I try, but don’t always succeed, in putting up a charity appeal either at Jewish New Year or at Yom Kippur after it’s time of year when Jews believe is an especially auspicious time that charity should be given. However this year I’ve managed it and I’ve got one British veteran cause and one Jewish cause to promote this year.
The veteran cause I’d like to promote this year is Combat Stress. They are there for those who’ve served in the military and who have because of their service incurred wounds that are of the mind and not the body. Although I have not served in the British military I have known enough men and women who have served and who are haunted about some of the things they’ve seen and the experiences that they’ve had.
Combat Stress provides mental health services for veterans and done in such a way and by people who understand the military environment and the peculiar stresses put on our service personnel.
So if you want to help a British combat veteran with stuff like PTSD then please visit the link below and give.
The Jewish cause that I’d like to highlight is an unusual one. It’s not security for UK synagogues or an Israeli charity or a charity for the UK Jewish community but one that helps Ethiopian Jews climb out of poverty and in some cases prepare them for Aliyah to Israel.
The Jews of Ethiopia are not in a good place. Many of them live in poverty in a country that has over the last century had more than its fair share of troubles.
Meketa UK supports the Ethiopian Jews in the Gondar region of Ethiopia with resources for school children, vocational training and micro loans that can be taken out in order to start small businesses. They also support traditional craft businesses that produce Judaica such as Talisim and Kippot. Meketa is giving the Jews of Ethiopia a hand up rather than a hand out.
If you want to support Meketa UK then please visit the link below.
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