Updates

October 28, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight

✨ VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT ✨ Meet Eva Blinder, a dedicated volunteer from Asheville, NC, whose commitment to service and Jewish values... Read More

October 13, 2025

Today Is A Hopeful Day

Sukkot is known as “Z’man Simchateinu” / A Time of Happiness. At NECHAMA – Jewish Response to Disaster, we rejoice... Read More

October 5, 2025

One Year after Helene

Approximately one year ago, Hurricane Helene formed in the Gulf of Mexico. While its landfall in Florida was significant, the... Read More

September 29, 2025

From Devastation to Hope: The Power of Shared Values

NECHAMA has a long history of interfaith collaboration. Following the antisemitic conspiracy theories that sprouted after Hurricane Helene’s arrival last year,... Read More

September 17, 2025

The High Holidays are Coming Up!

The month of Elul on the Hebrew calendar beckons in the High Holy Days, a time for introspection, teshuva (repentance), and spiritual renewal. This... Read More

August 29, 2025

Hurricane Katrina 20th Anniversary

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane in Plaquemines Parish in southeast Louisiana. Shortly... Read More

August 28, 2025

Statement from NECHAMA CEO About the Minneapolis Shootings

In the span of 24 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, two separate mass casualty events occurred at schools in South... Read More

August 27, 2025

Hurricane Erin Update

After Hurricane Erin approached the East Coast last week, beaches are officially reopening. Sadly, Hurricane Erin took the lives of... Read More

August 20, 2025

Hurricane Erin Update

The NECHAMA team is closely tracking Hurricane Erin as it travels along the U.S. Atlantic coast, where it is currently... Read More