Open Hearts Open Homes

Israeli teen program pivots for Summer 2021 This has been a very difficult year for us all and we wanted to update you on the Open Hearts Open Homes program…

In May, during the height of Guardian of the Walls, our northern NJ Jewish community gathered on Zoom to hear the eyewitness accounts of life in Israel. During this conflict,…

Wish your friends and family “Chag Purim Sameach / Happy Purim” with these fun greeting cards from Open Hearts Open Homes. With your donation, these cards will help to raise…

Hear about Hesh’s journey form being born and raised in the United States to making aliyah and now living along the border of Gaza. Learn about the impact Open Hearts…

The Israeli teens may have just left New Jersey after three weeks together with us but our memories of our time together with them are still vivid and bright. Here’s…

Journal Entry #2: Fun in the Sun Along the way of the three weeks together, the Israeli teens from the Open Hearts Open Homes program found their footing in New…

Journal Entry #3 – Saying Goodbye but not Forever After a never-long-enough three weeks together, our host families and teens had to say goodbye. The ripple effect of this year’s…

We are so excited to announce this year’s Open Hearts Open Homes teens. They are a group of well-deserving kids who have all suffered at the hands of terrorism in…

The teens from our upcoming Open Hearts Open Homes 2019 program recently met in Ashkelon, Israel for a bowling party. This event was another opportunity for the kids to get…

The Open Hearts Open Homes teens of 2019 recently visited with the Therapeutic Animal Center in Sderot, Israel and also took the opportunity to start to get to know each…