Caring Strangers

In essence - this is Israel.

Israel is a country of people from all around the world, who came here - some as refugees, some who chose to relocate here from other lands where life might have been offered them more material rewards, but fewer spiritual and social ones.

Israel is a country where one might say strangers care about each other, but it wouldn't be true - because, in Israel, there are no strangers. In Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, the north, and the south, Israel is not just a place of great sites and restaurants and tourism. It is a place where people live and help, every day. In the good times and the bad times, we see Israelis reaching out to help each other, caring strangers who step out of their personal lives to help someone else.

Many are the times someone will come up to a young mother and tell her to add a blanket to cover a baby, button a child's sweater, watch a child who is about to make a mess. Many are the times someone offers to comfort someone else's child, that apparent strangers reach out to lend a hand.

We see this in the aftermath of tragedy, but we also see this in the day to day happenings. This page is dedicated to the many caring strangers in Israel.

Operation Northern Points: This is the story of a generous family in America and a committed community in Israel joining together to bring much-needed supplies to soldiers during the recent Lebanon War.

Mutual Responsibility: This is the story of a family who needed a place of refuge when Israel was recently attacked by Hizbollah, which launched more than 4,000 rockets at the northern residents.

Mind your own business: This is a wonderful story of a frantic babysitter, a crying baby, and a stranger who cared enough to help. This is...well, this is Israel.

Have your own story about caring strangers? Write to us at info@onlyinisrael.net and we'll add it here!

Also, see Urban Israel for more Israel-related stories, facts and details.