26 Israeli Charities that Received $2.7 Million from Hagee Ministries

Posted by: Staff Writer Breaking Israel News November 14, 2013 

Pastor John Hagee‘s 32nd annual “Night to Honor Israel” was held on October 27, 2013 in the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas.  The 5,000 person sanctuary was filled to capacity with not only Evangelical Christians, but Jews from Israel representing 26 charities that received over $2.7 million in donations. 

Over the years, Hagee Ministries has blessed Israel with over $80 million in humanitarian aid which has greatly benefited the people of Israel.  The complete footage of the 2013 “Night to Honor Israel” is available  here.

Representatives of Israeli charities on stage with Pastor John Hagee, Cornerstone Church, San Antonio, Texas (Photo: Youtube)

The following is a complete list of the Israeli charities that received donations, from smallest to largest gift:

26. Friends of the Israel Defense Forces 

$50,000 for the care of fallen soldier’s families presented to Scott Kammerman

25. Hadadi Center for Breast Cancer Survivors

$50,000  for the emotional and social support given to breast cancer survivors presented to Aliza Herbst

24. Heart of Benjamin – CFOIC

$50,000 for children with Down Syndrome presented to Sandra Baras

23. Israel Help and Educational Center at Kiryat Gat

$50,000 for services for families at risk presented to Rivka Lennon Zamanov

22. Koby Mandell Foundation

$50,000 for services for victims of terror and trauma presented to Rabbi Seth Mandell

21. Meir Panim

$50,000 for the fight against hunger and poverty in Israel presented to David Birnbaum

20. Migdal Ohr

$50,000 for the orphanage in Israel presented to Steven Finkelman

19. Nahal Haredi

$50,000 for the acculturation of Haredi soldiers into the IDF presented to Rabbi Tzvi Klebanow

18. Or L’doron

$50,000 for the educaiton of Ethiopian immigrants presented to Rabbi Michael Cytrin

17. The Herzl Institute in Jerusalem

$50,000 for the young leadership seminars presented to Dr. Yoram Hazony

16. WIZO – Women’s International Zionist Organization

$50,000 for the support of operations for education and welfare projects and services presented to Mercedes Ivcher

15. Afikim Family Enrichment Association

$75,000 for enrichment centers for at-risk families presented to Moshe Lefkowitz

14. Eretz Nehederet

$75,000 for Jewish awareness programs for the IDF by Linda Olmert

13. American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

$100,000 for the support of Holocaust survivors presented to Michael Novak

12. Avukot Or

$100,000 for the support of blind young adults with severe physical disabilities presented to Abe Tessler

11. Bikur V’ezras Cholim

$100,000 for the home for developmentally challenged adults presented to Chesky Fuchs

10. The International Council of Young Israel

$100,000 for Jewish enrichment for hearing impaired children presented to Harris Burg

9. Just One Life

$100,000 for the support and counseling of pregnant women presented to Rabbi Etan Tokayer

8. World Ort

$100,000 for vocational training for Ethiopian immigrants presented to Howard Feinberg

7. Yad Vashem

$100,000 for support for the “Righteous Among Nations” program presented to Shaya Ben-Yehuda

6. Save a Child’s Heart

$125,000 for pediatric intensive care services presented to David Litwack

5. Netanya Academic Collage

$150,000 for the integration of new immigrants through higher education and assistance into the workforce presented to Dr. David Altman

4. Ohr Torah Stone’s Center for Jewish-Christian Understanding and Cooperation

$150,000 for the creation of a more positive relations between Jews and Christians presented to David Nekrutman

3. Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center

$150,000 for the Israeli-based civil rights organization which combats terrorist organizations through lawsuits presented to Nitzana-Darshan Leitner

2. The Jewish Agency for Israel

$250,000 for absorption and youth centers for new immigrants presented to Shai Lamdan

1. Nefesh B’Nefesh

$500,000 for the revitalization of Aliyah by helping American-Jewish professionals achieve their dreams of living in Israel presented to Rabbi Yehoshua Fass and Tony Gelbart