Updates

April 25, 2025

2024 Annual Report

2024 was a highly impactful year for NECHAMA. We started 2024 by emerging from a long-term project responding to Hurricane Ida in... Read More

April 25, 2025

Yom Hashoah Recording

Recently, NECHAMA co-hosted a Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) commemoration, in partnership with the North Carolina Council of Churches. We were honored to... Read More

April 18, 2025

Volunteer Spotlight: Frank Goldsmith

Meet Frank, a NECHAMA volunteer whose heart for justice and community runs as deep as the roots he’s put down... Read More

April 8, 2025

Yom Hashoah & Good Deeds Day Events

NECHAMA – Jewish Response to Disaster has long been committed to aiding communities in times of crisis. Our hands-on disaster... Read More

March 14, 2025

Torah Portion Reflection: Parshat Ki Tisa

This week’s Torah portion, Parshat Ki Tisa, presents us with the complex narrative of the Golden Calf, a moment of... Read More

March 4, 2025

Welcoming Our New Jewish Education & Engagement Consultant!

We are excited to announce the appointment of Rabbi Scott Klein as our new Jewish Education and Engagement Consultant! This newly created role... Read More

February 19, 2025

NECHAMA Update February 19, 2025

When NECHAMA arrived in Western North Carolina in October, we knew that there was much work to be done. Since... Read More

January 27, 2025

NECHAMA in the News: eJewishPhilanthropy

In early January, NECHAMA launched an important new project to combat the rise of antisemitism, which has been directly linked to natural... Read More

January 17, 2025

Our Deepest Gratitude to the Western North Carolina Community Foundation

NECHAMA – Jewish Response to Disaster is honored to be a proud grantee of the Western North Carolina Community Foundation’s... Read More