Yad LaKashish welcomes all of our Summer visitors !  

Yad LaKashish (Lifeline for the Old ) is a non-profit organization that offers nearly 300 of Jerusalem's needy elderly and disabled residents the opportunity to remain an integral part of society.

Founded in 1962, Yad LaKashish provides creative work opportunities, support services, and intergenerational programs to hundreds of elderly and disabled Jerusalem residents, most of whom are new immigrants from the Former Soviet Union, Ethiopia, and South America.

Yad LaKashish provides the aging population with a supportive professional and social environment in which they can utilize their skills and maintain a sense of self sufficiency. All of the elderly artisans at Yad LaKashish are treated with sensitivity, understanding, and respect.

The organization is not supported by government funds. Approximately 30% of our annual budget is covered by the sales in our gift shop, and for the rest we rely on support and donations of individuals and organizations in Israel and abroad.

We need your help in enabling Jerusalem's needy elderly and disabled residents to remain vital members of society, imbued with a sense of dignity and self-respect.

When you bring your family and friends gifts from our store, you help us convey and teach Yad LaKashish's unique Tzedakah (charity) message, which is the same as the  Rambam's (Maimonides) message concerning the eighth, or highest, degree of charity: "Helping others to help themselves."    

Yad LaKashish
14 Shivtei Israel Street, P.O. Box 28
Jerusalem 91000, ISRAEL
Tel: 972-2-6287829, Fax: 972-2-6273739 
Email:  lifeline@netvision.net.il