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Many Ways to Give

It says something good, I think, that a country that has so often been criticized for competitive consumption now seems seized by a fever of competitive giving. There are many fine organizations funnelling money into tsunami relief. Here are several.

IsraAid, and the Jewish Federation of Colorado both have links. According to the Jerusalem Post description, IsraAid is "a coordinating body of Jewish organizations worldwide and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) based in Israel, which are active in humanitarian relief work and concerned about global issues." And the Orthodox Union is accepting checks, as well.

Given that the Vatican still hasn't made amends for accusing Israel of stiffing Sri Lanka, and the Sri Lankan government isn't likely to be held accountable for letting its people die rather than take an Israeli field hospital, these are both good ways to make sure Jews get appropriate credit for valuing human life.

The American Red Cross is getting money from Amazon. (These are the good guys, not the ICRC, which for some reason considers the national emblem of Israel to be religious, and the cross and the crescent to be, um, national?)

And Jim, over at ThinkingRight, has a link to give through World Vision.