More than 100 people got together to celebrate our two, latest RJCF ambulances before they ship off to Israel!
Our current fleet has made over 16,000 Emergency Service Calls since they have been operating in Sderot, Ariel and Tel Aviv. See the latest Emergency Vehicle Service Reports here.
We are making an unbelievable, life saving impact to the People of Israel and we couldn’t be more proud to do that with all of you.

The Russian Jewish Community Foundation is proud to announce a significant milestone in its mission to support emergency response services in Israel. Thanks to the generosity and compassion of our amazing community, we have successfully raised funds to sponsor two new Magen David Adom ambulances dedicated to victims of October 7th. 

The dedication ceremony will take place on Sunday, January 12, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, at Hebrew College, located at 1860 Washington St, Auburndale, MA 02466.
This event is open to the public and free of charge, but guests are required to RSVP to secure their free ticket by visiting bit.ly/RJCFevent.

Dr. Lana Rifkin has been a proud member of the RJCF Board of Directors for 9 years, serving on the Gala Committee as well leading the Sderot Project Committee for many years before turning her attention to Zionist activism, particularly with local community teens.  
After the events of October 7th and the rising antisemitism, especially on academic campuses, Lana has focused on education and connection to Israel with her own children and their peers. She is passionate about Israel and maintaining a strong and proud Jewish identity, frequently organizing community actions and events. She and her family travel to Israel often, to volunteer, to learn, and to connect...

Dear Russian Jewish Community,
I’m honored to have been elected President of the Russian Jewish Community Foundation.  I’d like to take an opportunity to thank Alex Koifman for his time and dedication to the RJCF cause.
It is during times like these that I am proud to be a part of the Russian Jewish Community Foundation, helping to advance our mission aimed to preserve and enhance the Jewish identity among Russian speaking Jews via education and community events across Massachusetts, as well as to support Israel.
Today we’re facing more challenges than when the RJCF was born almost 20 years ago. Following the vicious attack on ...

Aaron Chernin has been involved with the Russian Jewish community in Boston for as long as he can remember. Some of his earliest memories involve sitting on his dad’s shoulders waiving an Israeli flag at the Israeli Independence Day parade. His passion for Israel only strengthened over time, and when the Children of Sderot project started, he knew he had to get involved. As a three-time counselor at the Boston-Sderot camp, Aaron connected with the children first-hand, formed relationships, and established connections with them that will undoubtedly last a lifetime. Knowing what a profound impact that this program had on the lives of the children, as well as on his own life, he is focused towards the future. His goal is to foster the next generation of proud, involved Zionists who can maintain and grow an even larger connection with the children of Sderot, as well as the State of Israel as a whole. He is working to ensure that our Israel advocacy is loud, proud and here to stay.

RCJF proudly supports the Schweik Project.

The Shweik Project is a group of volunteers who sew adaptive clothing to outfit wounded soldiers across nine major hospitals.

These selfless volunteers return the ability of the wounded to dress themselves, gain independence and restore dignity during their recovery and beyond.

Read the most recent letters from the Israeli Schweik volunteers here.

Thank you to our community for supporting this incredible project and pulling off a big mitzvah this summer. The butterfly effect of this summer will continue for years to come. With your generosity and support, we successfully hosted 20 kids from Sderot this summer. Please read their reflections from this experience.

Multiple parents expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Rifkin family and the members of the Boston Jewish community for the amazing opportunity you provided to the children of Sderot to participate in the Camp RSM summer camp. Please read their testimonies.

With your generosity and support, we successfully hosted 20 kids from Sderot this summer. Their time provided a needed reprieve since the nightmare of October 7th and the continued difficulties as they hear and see all the action being 1 km from the Gaza border. Read the Jewish Journal’s feature on the Camp Boston Sderot project and this summer’s unbelievable work. All possible because of the tireless RJCF volunteers and alumni volunteer counselors. 
They attended Camp RSM as a group of 1 counselor, 5 CITs, 4 CHs, 8 oldest kids and 2 campers. Camp was a transformative experience for Sderot kids and American campers alike.

The Hamas Tunnel is an immersive exhibit built into a shipping container which was designed in consultation with hostages who returned from Hamas captivity, and Israeli soldiers who were in the tunnels, with audio track from Hamas go-pro recordings from October 7th.