The Fellowship Grants Rehabilitating the North Grant to Shinua Hevrati to Aid Northern Israels Recovery After Swords of Iron War

The Fellowship has approved a Rehabilitating the North grant to the nonprofit Shinua Hevrati (Social Delivery) to support the recovery of northern Israel following the Swords of Iron war that began on 7 October 2023. The grant will help at‑risk families, local businesses, schools, youth clubs and senior centres rebuild after the war’s lasting damage.

Under the agreement, families who endured the conflict will receive hygiene products, clothing, mattresses and textiles. Local businesses will be supplied with furniture, office equipment and electrical appliances, while schools, youth clubs and senior centres will receive essential items designed to strengthen community resilience. According to the Fellowship’s announcement, the first deliveries of these items are already on their way to the affected communities.

Earlier this month, Fellowship staff led by President and Global CEO Yael Eckstein visited northern Israel. Their first stop was Kibbutz Manara, a community in the Upper Galilee that lies along the Lebanese border. The Fellowship donated emergency equipment kits to the local emergency response team. Kibbutz Manara, which had a population of 314 in 2024, was evacuated during the 2023 conflict and remains in a state of recovery.

The visit continued to an elderly care home near Tel Hai, where the Fellowship donated care equipment. The team then travelled to the Kiryat Shmona Command Center, a security facility on the northern border, and delivered a new security vehicle and a firefighting trailer. Finally, the Fellowship visited the Nof HaGalil Absorption Center, distributing school supplies to Bnei Menashe children who are preparing for their first school year in Israel.

More than 900 days after the October 7 attack that triggered the war, northern Israel still faces uneven recovery. Repeated rounds of fighting along the northern border have left many institutions and critical infrastructure reeling from attacks and threats posed by Hamas and Iran‑backed terror groups. Daily life has yet to return to the level of security and stability that existed before the conflict.

The Fellowship’s grant is part of a broader, multi‑stage process that requires continued collaboration and support. The organization stresses that it could not be part of this vital work without its donors. In line with the biblical passage Isaiah 61:4, the Fellowship says the aid will help “rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.”

The current situation is that the first pallets and boxes of aid are en route to the communities in need, and the Fellowship will continue to monitor delivery and distribution. The next steps involve ongoing support for the affected families, businesses and community institutions as part of the Rehabilitating the North program.