Project of the Month


A supportive educational framework to assist teenage classroom dropouts to return to their school environment.

A Special Education teacher costs: NIS 50,000 per year
or NIS 4,000 per month
or NIS 1,000 per week

Whatever amount you can donate will help. Follow this link to make your donation. Thank you.


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ESRA's ANNUAL RAFFLE DRAW will take place this year on 31st December 2010. Don't miss your opportunity to win one of the many wonderful prizes for hotels, spas, restaurants and more.

The first prize is a holiday in Prague for 2 with flights in a 5 star hotel.

Many of you will have received a book of tickets with your ESRA  magazine - don't forget to return your ticket stubs together with your payment in the postage paid envelope provided.

If you would like to buy tickets, or receive more tickets to sell amongst your friends and family, please send an email to ESRA with your mailing address and we will make sure that you receive your Raffle Tickets.

The Raffle Draw is our main fundraising drive and makes sure that all our projects have a sound financial base.


SPECIAL PRE-CHANUKA OFFERS from our range of Ethiopian Design Gift Items

Note Cards - pack of 6 cards (blank for writing your own message) - 2 for NIS 15
Coasters - a box of 6 laminated drink coasters - NIS 15
Puzzles - a 30 piece easy puzzle for young children - NIS 5
Placemats - laminated table mats with a design of 3 Hamsot - NIS 1 each

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You can see all our items for sale if you click here. If you wish to purchase you can fill in the order form and submit it to our office. Our staff will get back to you with details of postage and packaging costs and effect the payment.

All proceeds from the sale of ESRA gift items go towards our Ethiopian Embroidery project and other projects in the community.


Congratulations to our Modiin Committee on the official opening of the new Mod7.JPGESRA Secondhand Bookshop in the Modiin Azrielli Mall - we wish you lots of success.

(In the picture l-r: ESRA Director Linda Olmert; Volunteer par excellence Frank Giron; Modiin co-chair Cynthia Barmor; Deputy Mayor Moish Levy; Modiin co-chair Jackie Klein; Rabbi Adi Sultanik; ESRA's Founder and Hon. Life President, Merle Guttmann)

This is ESRA's third Bookshop to be opened which not only recycles good books allowing low cost reading for all, but also is a wonderful source of income towards running our projects.

You can see more details of our ESRA Book Shops and 'Nearly New' Charity Shops here



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Would you like to become more involved in volunteering?
Do you want to find out more about the ESRA organisation?

ESRA is running a 2-day Seminar in January to introduce the workings of the ESRA organisation to the uninitiated.
If you are interested please check out the details here and register with our Activities Secretary Ingrid.



And last but not at all least........

If you are celebrating a family occasion or you would like to honour a special person in your life, then please consider making a donation to our Project of the Month.
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The girls of the Hephziba Choir from South Netanya who so beautifully performed with Achinoam Nini at the ESRA Benefit Performance at the Tel Aviv Opera House in October are part of our Music Centre for Excellence.

This centre encourages talented Ethiopian children to develop their musical potential and trains them to play and perform in the fields of voice, drums, mandolin and dance.

Your generosity will be much appreciated. Click here to submit your donation details to our office staff. Thank you.

Modiin Branch maximises their momentum

News Date: 
19. August 2010 - 8:00
ESRA's branch in Modiin, spearheaded by Jackie and Cynthia, has announced their programme for the new season,
Their new bookshop “esrabooks” , located in the Azrieli Mall, will open its doors in time to catch the Succot Hol Hamoed shoppers on Sunday, Sept 19th. They have a wide range of books to suit all ages, plus a willing team of helpers and aim to initiate English Story Time in the mall in October.