named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Missionary Activities Response
Counters missionary efforts targeting Jews through public awareness, legal complaints, and advocacy
Pidyon Shvuyim Rescue Campaign
Rescues Jewish women and children from life-threatening situations in Arab villages and intermarriage circumstances
Tefillah in Amuka, Meron & Arizal
Organizes prayer events for shidduchim, parnasah, refuah, and other requests, with free participation and optional donations
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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24/7 Crisis and Warmline Support Services 1 activity
- 24/7 emergency support and outreach servicesOperates a 24-hour hotline in Israel and maintains a US office with phone and email support during business hours, providing access to social workers and emergency assistance for individuals at risk of assimilation, intermarriage, or missionary influence.
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Jewish Religious Education and Outreach 1 activity
- Educational outreach to prevent assimilationProduces and distributes educational materials, including films for the deaf community, and conducts seminars and virtual meetings to strengthen Jewish identity and prevent assimilation among vulnerable populations.
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Jewish Community Poverty Relief 1 activity
- Emergency rescue operations for at-risk Jewish women and childrenConducts urgent rescue missions to extract Jewish women and children from dangerous environments, including Arab villages and interfaith or missionary contexts, and transports them to secure, confidential shelters with immediate access to basic needs and social support.
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Trauma-Informed Community Resilience Initiatives 1 activity
- Reintegration and rehabilitation support for rescued individualsProvides professional care, social work services, and long-term rehabilitation for rescued individuals, including spiritual and cultural reintegration into the Jewish community, such as organizing Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebrations, bris ceremonies, and ongoing educational and emotional support.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Advocacy and public awareness campaigns against missionary activityConducts public campaigns to counter missionary efforts targeting Jews, including monitoring and exposing conversion programs, filing legal complaints, organizing public demonstrations, and warning communities about proselytization tactics in schools, clinics, and government programs.
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financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$3.48M
Contributions & grants$3.48M100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$3.04M
Program expenses64%
Admin / overhead18%
Fundraising18%
Salaries & benefits$624K
Grants paid out$1.80M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.20M
Cash$1.20M
Investments$200
Liabilities$63K
Net assets$1.13M
Liquid reserves4.7 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue +7.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023
Who runs it
board members · 6
- RABBI ABRAHAM ZIMMERMAN — BOARD MEMBER
- RABBI ALAN BROWN — SECRETARY & BOARD MEMBER
- RABBI AVROHOM EISEN — BOARD MEMBER
- RABBI DAVID BECK — BOARD MEMBER
- RABBI ELIEZER SANDLER — PRESIDENT & BOARD MEMBER
- RABBI SHLOMO TEICHMAN — TREASURER & BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 10
Who they work with
- ANU Museum of the Jewish People Partner — Engaged in public opposition to exhibits perceived as normalizing assimilation, prompting calls for boycott.
- Anti-Defamation League Partner — Referenced in connection with Abraham Foxman's description of a Jewish archbishop
- IDF Chief of Staff Government — Engaged with IDF Chief of Staff regarding prohibition of missionary activity on army bases
- Kul al-Arab Partner — Media outlet that has reported on Yad L'Achim's activities, including rescuing Jewish children from Arab fathers.
- Rabbinical Center of Europe Partner — Collaborates with the Rabbinical Center of Europe to obtain data on intermarriage and Jewish continuity in Europe
- Rabbonim Government — Rabbinic authorities who have issued rulings supporting and encouraging Yad L'Achim's Pidyon Shvuyim work.
- Sephardic Chief Rabbi Government — Recognizes and supports Yad L'Achim's efforts to combat intermarriage and assimilation.
- Tourism Ministry of Israel Government — Exposed for sending tour guides to missionary college seminars as part of their training.
- US office Partner — US office provides support during regular office hours via phone and email.
- police Government — Collaborates with law enforcement by handing over missionary materials for official action.
strategies · 2
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Religiously Grounded Rescue and Reintegrationmethodology: pidyon_shvuyimBy framing rescue operations as a fulfillment of the halachic principle of Pidyon Shvuyim (redemption of captives), the organization motivates persistent intervention to reintegrate Jews at risk of disaffiliation, because it views every Jewish life as intrinsically valuable and spiritually redeemable.
- Targeted Intervention Against Assimilation and Exploitationmethodology: anti-assimilation_outreachBy identifying and disrupting missionary infiltration and rescuing vulnerable individuals from interfaith relationships or cultural disengagement, the organization prevents assimilation because it believes Jewish identity can be reawakened and must be actively defended.