Aliyah and Integration
Aliyah is a Hebrew word that means to “go up”. Today the word has come to mean the return of the Jews to the Land of Israel.
Aliyah, simply stated, is the ingathering of the exiles from the four corners of the earth. It is the immigration of Jews back to their ancestral homeland. Aliyah “is rooted in the Jewish people’s fervent hope to rebuild its national life in the country from which it was exiled nearly 2,000 years ago.
We’re partnering with the God of Israel who promised through the prophet Jeremiah, “For I will set my eyes on them for good, and I bring them back to this land; I will build them and not tear them down, and I will plant them and not uproot them.”(Jeremiah 24:6). We help immigrants after they arrive in the land with integration programs such as assisting with basic household items, providing vocational training, mentoring towards employment, and educational programs for children and youth.
Read More: Defining Aliyah
Israel In Crisis
Israel is often forced to deal with sudden crises when terrorism, war, trauma, or natural disasters strike.
ICEJ Aid steps in to help vulnerable communities in times of crisis. Aid may include providing emergency shelters and equipment, subsidies for trauma treatment, and practical aid for families on the frontlines. When crises hit, it’s a tremendous testimony when Christians are the first to arrive on the scene to help.
A Future & A Hope
Since 1980, the ICEJ has reached out across Israel to touch the lives of those in need in every sector of Israeli society through a wide variety of humanitarian projects.
Our vision has always been to build relationships, foster reconciliation, and share God’s love by responding to the many pressing social needs throughout the land. We’re passionate about offering practical help and life-changing opportunities to the disadvantaged, children and youth at risk, and numerous minorities that enable them to step into a brighter future. We also pursue our Biblical mandate to be a ministry of comfort to Israel and the Jewish people in light of the tragic history of Christian Antisemitism. Our decades of experience in Israel ensure that your contributions reach the people who need it most.
Approximately one-fourth of Israel’s some 193,000 Holocaust Survivors live below the poverty line and many more are suffering from illness and loneliness.
In 2009, the ICEJ began a partnership with a local charity to provide a Home especially for them. This unique joint project between Christians and Jews offers assisted- living facilities and a warm community of loving staff and volunteers surrounding them looking after their daily needs. Together an emergency call center was opened in 2020 to reach out to Holocaust survivors and other elderly in the surrounding area.
Aliyah na Ushirikiano Aliyah ni neno la Kiebrania linalomaanisha "kupanda juu". Leo neno hilo limetumiwa kumaanisha kurudi kwa Wayahudi katika Nchi ya Israeli. Aliyah ni kukusanya kwa ajili ya kuwakusanya wahamishwa kutoka pande nne za dunia. Uhamiaji wa Wayahudi wa kurudi katika nchi ya mababu zao Aliyah ni tumaini la Wayahudi la kujenga upya maisha yao ya kitaifa katika nchi ambayo walifukuzwa karibu miaka 2,000 iliyopita. "Tunafanya ushirikiano na Mungu wa Israeli ambaye aliahidi kupitia nabii Yeremia, ""Kwa maana nitawaelekeza macho yangu kwa mema, na nitawarudisha katika nchi hii; nitawajenga na si kuangusha, na nitawapanda na si kuwakomesha. """ Tunawasaidia wahamiaji baada ya kuwasili nchini kwa programu za ushirikiano kama vile kusaidia na vitu vya msingi vya nyumbani, kutoa mafunzo ya ufundi, ushauri wa ajira, na programu za elimu kwa watoto na vijana. "Kama ilivyoelezwa katika makala ya ""Uhakika wa Israeli katika Mgogoro"" (Aliyah Israel in Crisis), Israeli mara nyingi hulazimika kukabiliana na mgogoro wa ghafla wakati ugaidi, vita, majeraha, au misiba ya asili inapotokea." Msaada wa ICEJ unashiriki kusaidia jamii zilizo hatarini wakati wa mgogoro. Msaada waweza kutia ndani kutoa makao ya dharura na vifaa, ruzuku kwa ajili ya matibabu ya majeraha, na msaada wa vitendo kwa ajili ya familia zilizo katika mstari wa mbele. Wakati matatizo yanapotokea, ni ushuhuda mkubwa sana wakati Wakristo wanapowasili kwanza ili kusaidia. Tangu 1980, ICEJ imefikia kote Israeli kugusa maisha ya wale wanaohitaji katika kila sekta ya jamii ya Israeli kupitia miradi mbalimbali ya kibinadamu. Maono yetu daima yamekuwa kujenga mahusiano, kukuza upatanisho, na kushiriki upendo wa Mungu kwa kujibu mahitaji mengi ya kijamii ya haraka kote nchini. Tuna shauku ya kutoa msaada wa vitendo na fursa za kubadilisha maisha kwa walio hasara, watoto na vijana walio hatarini, na wachache wengi ambao huwawezesha kuingia katika siku zijazo zenye mwangaza. "Tunafuata pia amri yetu ya Kibiblia kuwa ""huduma ya faraja kwa Israeli na watu wa Kiyahudi"" kwa kuzingatia historia ya msiba ya Ukristo wa ""Ukatili dhidi ya Wayahudi.""" Miongo yetu ya uzoefu katika Israeli kuhakikisha kwamba michango yako kufikia watu ambao wanahitaji zaidi. Karibu robo ya watu 193,000 wa Israeli waliookoka maangamizi ya Wayahudi wanaishi chini ya kiwango cha umaskini na wengi zaidi wanateseka kutokana na magonjwa na upweke. Mwaka 2009 shirika la ICEJ lilianzisha ushirikiano na shirika la misaada la eneo hilo ili kuwapa makao maalum. Mradi huu wa kipekee wa pamoja kati ya Wakristo na Wayahudi hutoa vifaa vya kuishi kwa msaada na jamii ya joto ya wafanyakazi wenye upendo na wajitoleaji wanaowazunguka wakitunza mahitaji yao ya kila siku. Kituo cha simu cha dharura kilifunguliwa mnamo 2020 ili kufikia waokokaji wa Holocaust na wazee wengine katika eneo la karibu.