Provide hope in Israel: Naomi Project

There are several immediate needs that you can learn about here:

  1. In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and based on the life of the patriarchs, we are updating our regional and national high school programs to include grief, loss, healing and restoration components anticipating the end of the war.

  2. In collaboration with the Ministry of Defense, we are developing a Widows & Orphans program that will help IDF families with grief and healing. This has a matching grant component and will also require hiring mental health professionals at the war’s end.

  3. Two infrastructure air raid bunkers are needed to accommodate guests at the National Leadership Center at the conclusion of the conflict.

  4. Area of Greatest Need.

Click on any of these programs to learn more about the specific efforts:

For an in-depth presentation on our efforts, click here.

Why is it called the Naomi Project?

Here are three reasons:

  • If Naomi had held the pen by which her story would be written, it would have ended as a tragedy. The title of the book would be something like The Painful End of Mara. She believed that her life was over.

    We can make similar assumptions about our life and the innocent victims in Israel run the risk of doing the same thing. We can either cut God’s power to redeem short or even pridefully assume that if anything positive happens it will come from our own hands. The story of Naomi reminds us that God is the author of Naomi’s so that it is not one that ended in bitterness but blessing. So it shall it be in Israel.

  • That phrase comes from Joel 2:25. The people had experienced great famine and locusts had eaten so much of their land. Naomi had a similar experience. Not only did she experience the pain of famine but also the death of her loved ones. Yet, we see that by the end of the story, God had blessed Naomi and restored her. It’s not that anyone could ever fully replace the things she has lost, but somehow through God’s kindness, even those lost years are restored with shalom. So shall it be in Israel.

  • The story of Ruth and Boaz is a story about the improbable ways which King David came to be.

    There have been many times in history when it has seemed like God’s plan was thwarted. But God is faithful to His promises. He always works out redemption. This is great news for us and for Israel in this crisis. God plans to redeem, and nothing will stop His plan. Amen.

Provide hope in this dark time.

Grief is not linear, and without support and healing, it can linger indefinitely. That’s why JH Israel’s Naomi Project exists: to provide a platform for IDF widows and orphans to heal together and find support and hope for a brighter future.