Ways to give - United Hatzalah of Israel

About

About

Mission

We are a community-based volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) organization committed to providing the fastest response to medical emergencies across Israel even prior to the arrival of ambulances and completely free of charge.

Volunteers

United Hatzalah’s strength is in our 8,600 selfless volunteers. These include emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics and doctors, who are on call 24/7/365—even on Yom Kippur!

Frequently Asked Questions

Want to learn more about our mission? Here are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about who we are and what we do.

Team

Meet the team dedicated to propelling United Hatzalah’s mission forward.

How it works

By combining a network of more than 8,600 volunteers, with the most advanced technology and a fleet of emergency medical vehicles, we are able to respond to more than 2,000 medical emergencies per day, often arriving within minutes, with an ambitious goal to reach anywhere in Israel in 90 seconds. Want to know how? Click here.

International Committee

Meet the leaders from across the globe who help make our lifesaving work possible and form our International Board.

Partners

United Hatzalah is proud to partner on our lifesaving mission with the following organizations and partners who help make our mission possible.

Contact us

We are always happy to hear feedback or be in contact. Please write to us here and someone will get back to you soon.

Jobs

Looking for a career with impact? Want to save lives in Israel? Discover new career opportunities with meaning right here.
Programmes

OUR PROGRAMMeS

The Adele & Joel Sandberg Women’s Unit

Training and equipping a community of dedicated women across Israel to save lives.

The Weisz Family IMAH Initiative

The Weisz Family IMAH Initiative provides widows across Israel with job training, certification, and placement in emergency medicine roles.

Family Safety

United Hatzalah offers a Family Safety course, so that every parent, grandparent, teacher, and babysitter can be prepared to act swiftly and competently in the event of a medical crisis.

Hospital Emergency Room (ER) Project

Placing volunteers in hospital ERs to reduce hospital load and patient wait times.

NREMT

THE NREMT PROGRAM was created to provide students who are studying in Israel an opportunity to train as EMTs and gain lifesaving skills with international certification.

Camp Rescue

This joint summer program with NCSY, presents United Hatzalah’s unique mission to unaffiliated Jewish high school students from the Diaspora and offers the summer of a lifetime, with the goal of strengthening their ties to Israel and Judaism and fostering a commitment to the Jewish values of Tikkun Olam and Chessed.

Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU)

Emotional injuries, just like physical injuries, cannot be left untreated.

Ten Kavod

The Ten Kavod program, in English “Giving Honor”, aims to prevent the deterioration of medical health among the senior population, and reduce the number of unnecessary emergency calls, by having trained medical responders visit with them on a weekly basis to help them maintain their health and alleviate their sense of loneliness.

International Missions

We recognize that saving lives doesn’t stop at Israel’s borders.
Ways to Give

WAYS TO GIVE

Become a volunteer

Join one of our 93 branches throughout Israel and make a lifesaving impact.

Legacy

Shape your legacy and join us in ensuring United Hatzalah is here to serve all the people of Israel for generations to come.

eCards

Let someone know you’re thinking of them. Send a United Hatzalah eCard and contribute to saving lives.

Sponsor a Day of Lifesaving!

Honor a loved one or mark a special occasion by sponsoring a Day of Lifesaving, enabling thousands of lifesaving responses across Israel, and receive a detailed call log of all the calls that day.

Monthly Giving

Become a monhtly supporter to supply United Hatzalah with the necessary resources to save lives every single month through ongoing monthly gifts.
MyMitzvah

MY MITZVAH

How it works

With United Hatzalah’s MyMitzvah crowdfunding platform, create a fundraising campaign in seconds and share it with family and friends to help raise funds for a cause you care about.

All Campaigns

Our campaigners make a difference. See all of the campaigns that are saving lives.

Create a Campaign

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My Campaigns

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FEATURED

Ambucycle for Elad

In loving memory of Bernie Katz Z”L

Lazerson Family 2026 Campaign

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What’s New

WHAT’S NEW

News & Media

Keep up with the latest lifesaving activities of our volunteers as they make headlines in the news and learn about all the ways we make a better tomorrow, today.

Videos

What better way to share United Hatzalah’s stories than by video? Check out some of our highlight videos here of click and learn more about the important work that we do.

Podcasts

Listen and learn anywhere you are – in the car, on the go, or at the gym. Check out some of our stories and real life rescues directly from our volunteers and get inspired.

Photo Gallery

A picture is worth a thousand words. Check out our photo gallery to see for yourselves the many rescues and events that our volunteers are involved with throughout the year.

Stories from the field

Want to get a bit closer to the action, Follow these real stories from our volunteers on the ground to get a better feel for what they do, what they give up, and who they save, each and every day.

Blog

Blog

FEATURED

August 18, 2026

Diary of a First Responder: Emanuel Weisgras

August 17, 2026

Diary of a First Responder: Karen Arieli

August 14, 2026

Diary of a First Responder: Ian Hametz

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Israel

United Hatzalah of Israel
78 Yirmiyahu Street
P.O.B 36233 Jerusalem 91361
Tel: +972-2-5002020
Fax: +972-2-5002025
Charity No: 580465979
[email protected]

USA

For check donations please mail to PO Box 24666 New York, NY 10087
Friends of United Hatzalah
442 5th Ave, Suite 1866
New York, NY 10018
Tel: 646-833-7108
Fax: 1-845-766-6039
Charity No: 11-3533002
[email protected]
Privacy Policy

UK

British Friends
of United Hatzalah Israel
Suite 12 – The Brentano Suite
First Floor, Lyttelton House
2 Lyttelton Road, London, N2 0EF
Office: 020 3823 4650
Charity No. 1101329
[email protected]
Privacy Policy

France

United Hatzalah France
259 rue Saint-Honoré
75001 Paris
T (FR): +33 1 86 98 53 49
T (IL): +972 54 674 3209
Association no. W751225617
[email protected]

Canada

United Hatzalah Canada
Suite #693
3093 Bathurst Street
Toronto, Ontario
M6A 0A3
Canada
T: (647) 533 4497
Charity ID 83825 5180 RR0001

[email protected]

Australia

Australian Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel
PO Box 70053093
Glen Iris, Victoria 3146
T: +61456812859

ABN 79 595 289 716
[email protected]

Israel

United Hatzalah of Israel
78 Yirmiyahu Street
P.O.B 36233 Jerusalem 91361
Tel: +972-2-5002020
Fax: +972-2-5002025
Charity No: 580465979
[email protected]

USA

For check donations please mail to PO Box 24666 New York, NY 10087
Friends of United Hatzalah
442 5th Ave, Suite 1866
New York, NY 10018
Tel: 646-833-7108
Fax: 1-845-766-6039
Charity No: 11-3533002
[email protected]
Privacy Policy

UK

British Friends
of United Hatzalah Israel
Suite 12 – The Brentano Suite
First Floor, Lyttelton House
2 Lyttelton Road, London, N2 0EF
Office: 020 3823 4650
Charity No. 1101329
[email protected]
Privacy Policy

France

United Hatzalah France
259 rue Saint-Honore
75001 Paris
T (FR): +33 1 86 98 53 49
T (IL): +972 54 674 3209
Association no. W751225617
[email protected]

Canada

United Hatzalah Canada
Suite #693
3093 Bathurst Street
Toronto, Ontario
M6A 0A3
Canada
T: (647) 533 4497
Charity ID 83825 5180 RR0001

[email protected]

Australia

Australian Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel
PO Box 70053093
Glen Iris, Victoria 3146
T: +61456812859
ABN 79 595 289 716

[email protected]

United Hatzalah`s latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from our organization directly at Friends of United Hatzalah, 208 East 51st Street, Suite 303, New York, NY 10022 or from the New York State Attorney General`s Charities Bureau at Charities Bureau, 28 Liberty Street, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10005.

Mission

Volunteers

Frequently Asked Questions

Team

How it works

International Committee

Partners

Contact us

Jobs

The Adele & Joel Sandberg Women’s Unit

The Weisz Family IMAH Initiative

Family Safety

Hospital Emergency Room (ER) Project

NREMT

Camp Rescue

Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU)

Ten Kavod

International Missions

Become a volunteer

Legacy

eCards

Sponsor a Day of Lifesaving!

Monthly Giving

How it works

All Campaigns

Create a Campaign

Log In

My Campaigns

Ambucycle for Elad

In loving memory of Bernie Katz Z”L

Lazerson Family 2026 Campaign

News & Media

Videos

Podcasts

Photo Gallery

Stories from the field

Blog

Diary of a First Responder: Emanuel Weisgras

Diary of a First Responder: Karen Arieli

Diary of a First Responder: Ian Hametz