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	CHAGIM (HOLIDAYS)
		*Yom Hazikaron/Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers/Israel Independence Day)* Adopt an Israeli soldier and correspond with letters, packages and stories. Adopt a family stricken with terror. Visit http://www.onefamilyfund.org for more information. Arrange a community-wide ceremony (tekes) to commemorate the fallen soldiers. Make sure to involve children with a flag march, choir or skit presentation. Have a walk-a-thon to raise funds for Israel. Have a community-wide barbeque on Yom Ha'atzmaut in the park. Bring in an Israeli vendor fair and promote buying Israeli-made goods. Assemble a mission to Washington for your community to lobby your Senators and Congressmen about supporting Israel. Bridge the gap between Jews of different sects. We're all part of Am Yisrael (the Jewish People) with strong ties to the State of Israel. Express your appreciation or send letters of encouragement to Israeli soldiers by writing your message, your name, and address and sending it by: fax to 972-2-621-6133 or 972-2-621-6214 express mail to: Letter for an Israeli Soldier The Jewish Agency for Israel POB 92 Jerusalem 91000, Israel forwarding them to: Letter for an Israeli Soldier The Jewish Agency for Israel 633 Third Avenue 21st floor New York, NY 10017 e-mail as attachments to LettertoSoldier@jazo.org.il. Send care packages/pizza to Israeli soldiers through http://pizzaidf.org/. Volunteer for Israeli organizations in Israel. For volunteer opportunities please visit www.areyvut.org/Resource/volunsum.asp Email the president at president@whitehouse.gov to voice your support for Israel and express your appreciation for his support of Israel. For a list of how to contact other public officials visit www.bjeny.org. Ensure that Israel gets fair newspaper coverage by subscribing to http://honestreporting.com or www.camera.org. Work for the release of missing Israeli soldiers by visiting www.mia.org.il/ and see what you can do to help. Donate money to victims of terror. Send messages to Israeli hospital patients through www.soaringwords.org/. Donate blood when you're in Israel. Buy stock in Israeli companies. Contact Amidex Mutual Funds: www.amidex.com/ or call (888) 876-3566, www.globes.co.il/, www.themarker.com/, or www.tase.co.il/. Show solidarity with Israel by wearing a blue ribbon, pin or displaying an Israeli flag. Connect your school or synagogue with families of recent terror victims by visiting www.walk4israel.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Living. Go to Israel on a mission by contacting the UJC Missions Information Center at (212)284-6519 or missions@ujc.org or by visiting www.goisrael.com/. If you are between the ages of 18-25 and have never been to Israel on a peer-group tour, visit www.birthrightisrael.org to register for a free trip to Israel. Support the Israeli economy by visiting www.shopinisrael.com/, www.USAIsrael.org, www.export.org.il/, www.actionIsrael.org, www.artofisrael.com, www.iguide.co.il, www.israelexport.org. Return to Chagim List