Over the past days, thousands of students and young professionals across our 10 JLIC campuses and 6 young professional communities in Israel have raced to safe rooms—some in the middle of Shabbat, others in the middle of shiur. Some have even been called up to miluim.
And yet, Torah has not stopped.
Despite restrictions on gathering, our educators have pivoted to Zoom, broadcasting shiurim from BGU to Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. These moments of learning aren’t just academic — they are emotional lifelines, threads of meaning and stability in a time of fear and uncertainty.
But it doesn’t stop there.
Our JLIC communities have stepped up to care for all of Am Yisrael — organizing food deliveries for families in need, sending meals and supplies to soldiers in miluim, and showing up for neighbors who need a hand to hold. The heart of our students is wide open — and now we need to meet them with the same love.
This is where we, across America, come in.
We can’t physically be there. But we can send a hug — through support that helps sustain their Torah, their chessed, and their strength.
Give a hug. Sponsor a shiur. Fund a care package. Let them feel us with them.
Because they’re not just students. They’re our kids. And they’re holding up the spiritual front lines of Am Yisrael.
Support Levels
$18,000 – Sponsor a Semester of Resilience:
Support all Torah learning and emotional-spiritual support on one campus for a full semester — including shiurim, mental health check-ins, meals, and war-time logistics.
$10,000 – Sustain Chagim Under Fire:
Enable full Chag programming (like the High Holidays) adapted for wartime — including security, meals, learning, and halachic guidance during sirens.
$7,200 – Fuel a Semester of Learning on the Front Lines:
Support shiurim, chavrutot, and halachic guidance on one campus for a full semester — now primarily over Zoom but spiritually stronger than ever.
$5,400 – Sponsor a Full Shabbat of Strength:
Provide a full Shabbat experience for a JLIC community — meals, davening, Zoom shiurim, and pastoral care in a time of crisis.
$3,600 – Feed and Fortify a Community:
Support a large communal Shabbat meal — delivered with care and filled with warmth for students and lone soldiers sheltering in place.
$1,800 – Host a Hug at Home:
Provide an intimate Shabbat or Chag meal in a JLIC home — for students unable to be with family or displaced due to the conflict.
$1,000 – Bring Light with an Oneg or Kiddush:
Fund an uplifting Oneg or Kiddush to restore ruach and joy in the midst of anxiety and uncertainty.
$540 – Nourish Bodies & Souls:
Sponsor a wartime Lunch & Learn — a moment of Torah, connection, and calm in an otherwise turbulent week.
$360 – Keep the Flame of Torah Burning:
Support a shiur or Torah class — now broadcast from safe rooms and shelters across Israel.