In this new initiative for YAM and Yeshurun Edgware, we want to encourage the community to donate the amount they would have spent on a gift for their shabbat host to charity.

Every few months we will choose a new charity. At the moment, we are raising money for Hatzola Northwest, to help ensure they can rebuild their life-saving fleet of emergency ambulances after the senseless antisemitic arson attack in the night of 23 March.

Hatzola Northwest is a 24/7 community service, operating 365 days a year to provide a swift response to medical emergencies in the immediate area. The service is provided entirely free of charge and currently provided by approximately 45 active volunteer responders, all of whom have undergone intensive training, carry radios and respond in their own vehicles.