To eat: for a cause. This ingenious fundraising idea has once again taken America by storm. For the third year in a row, America Eats for Israel (AEFI) has “served” its purpose. Formulated by a group of students in 2005.

Not only did the recent snow storm in Jerusalem fail to deter the Meir-Panim soup kitchen from conducting its usual routine, the dedicated staff provided hot meals in advance so that the needy could stay warm in body and spirit.

The Association for the Wellbeing of Israel's Soldiers (AWIS), director of the IDF Lone Soldier Project in the Kibbutz Movement and Power of Giving branches in Haifa and Yokneam joined forces to surprise an IDF lone soldier by renovating and furnishing his apartment.