Rescuers search Oklahoma tornado town ruins as recovery starts

Published on May 22, 2013

Rescue workers with sniffer dogs picked through the ruins of an Oklahoma town on Wednesday to ensure no survivors remained buried after a deadly tornado left thousands homeless and trying to salvage what was left of their belongings.

A prayer for Oklahoma

Published on May 21, 2013

Lord our God, we stood before You just a week ago to receive the Ten Statements of Your Torah. We stood, as though with our ancestors, and listened to the Torah reader chant descriptions of the smoking mountain, the thunderous rumbling, and the long-awaited voice of God.

Chabad center taking in Oklahomans displaced by deadly tornado

Published on May 21, 2013

A Chabad center in Oklahoma City opened its building as a shelter for those displaced by a deadly tornado.

Ex-Argentinians in Israel helping to rebuild tornado-ravaged JCC

Published on April 9, 2012

Some Argentinians who moved to Israel have launched a campaign to rebuild a Buenos Aires province Jewish center destroyed in a tornado.

Louisville federation launches fundraising drive for tornado victims

Published on March 6, 2012

The Jewish Federation of Louisville has opened a fund to help victims of tornadoes that ripped through the Midwest.

Jewish community accounted for in Joplin tornado

Published on May 25, 2011

Two Jewish brothers who were reported missing in the wake of a deadly tornado in Joplin, Mo., are safe. All the members of the small Jewish community in Joplin have now been accounted for, but many lost their homes and possessions in the tornado and are in need of basic supplies, according to reports.

Joplin’s small Jewish community hit by tornado

Published on May 24, 2011

At least two Jewish brothers are missing in the wake of a deadly tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo. Other members of the small Jewish community there are in need of basic supplies, Chabad.org reported late Monday.

Deadly twister cripples Joplin, Mo.

By Brad A. Greenberg
Published on May 23, 2011

The JDRC arrives Alabama

By Elie Lowenfeld, Jewish Disaster Response Corps
Published on May 2, 2011

Jewish community aiding tornado victims

Published on April 29, 2011

Jewish groups are mobilizing assistance in areas of the U.S. Southeast struck by devastating tornadoes this week.