Free Dental Clinics

Hazon Yeshaya now provides a free dental clinics for underprivileged children and adults whose teeth would otherwise not be treated by a dentist. It was discovered that people in Israel were losing their teeth at an unprecedented rate simply because they could not afford simple dentistry.  The free dental clinics were established with the services of top dentists who have agreed to volunteer their services all who come to our soup kitchen. View a short video clip.

 

Vocational Training

Hazon Yeshaya operates vocational training courses for those who have been unable to gain a foothold in the workforce, including single mothers, battered wives, new immigrants, discharged soldiers who served their country and now find themselves with no trade and at a dead end and those who didn't complete schooling or whose trades have become obsolete. The courses themselves serve a valuable function of restoring self-confidence to people who have had their sense of self-worth constantly undermined by the inability to put food on their table. After completing the training and finding work, they will become the breadwinners of their families, and cease to dine in soup kitchens, thus restoring their dignity. View a short video clip.

 

Clothes & Shoes
Hazon Yeshaya operates a warehouse set up like a department store where individuals and families in need of free clothing and shoes can "shop" in a dignified manner, select and try on merchandise, and receive personal assistance from a volunteer  to find what they need.

 

Holiday Packages

Prior to the holidays, Hazon Yeshaya distributes thousands of additional food parcels nationwide to needy families. These parcels contain chicken or meat, bread (or matza for Passover), fruits and vegetables, oil, sugar, rice, cakes, cookies and other staples.  For Passover, 2008, we distributed 15,000 parcels!
 

 

  Bar/Bat Mitzvahs  

Hazon Yeshaya sponsors regular Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebrations in Jerusalem. These children, who are orphans or who come from abusive or dysfunctional homes, have no other opportunity to mark this important milestone in their lives. During this “Day to Remember,” the children participate in a prayer ceremony at the Kotel (Western Wall), enjoy a festive meal in a restaurant, and receive personal gifts donated to the children in honor of this special event.  We sponsor about 800 kids every year.

 

Rice and Lentils Nourish the Hungry
Hazon Yeshaya is very grateful to Dr. Naim E. Dangoor OBE of London, who has generously committed to reestablishing the extremely successful Rice and Lentils program.

Rice and lentils are a healthy, nourishing food combination eaten by millions of people around the world. Three times each week, with the support of Dr. Naim E. Dangoor OBE, Hazon Yeshaya distributes hundreds of bags of cooked rice and lentils to needy families in Israel. 

Dr. Dangoor’s initiative began in response to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein’s paying the families of suicide bombers. Dr. Dangoor wanted to do something to help the families of terror victims and the Rice and Lentils program was born. Hazon Yeshaya is grateful for Dr. Dangoor’s ongoing assistance and support, which provides renewed hope along with life’s most basic necessity to those most in need.