Readers often ask us where to donate in Israel or what is the best Jewish charity around here. First, never-never donate to Joint Distribution Committee, United Jewish Appeal, or your local assimilationist shop ran by the temple administrators. They are neither charities (huge administrative overhead), nor Jewish (cater to anything but the real Jewish interests).

It is hard to discriminate between many of the worthy Jewish charities in Israel. I won’t suggest the Jewish charities which cater to yeshivas or generic social issues: some of them are worthy Jewish charities, but their charitable causes are popular and such Israeli charities generally have no shortage of donors. There are narrow segments of Jewish charities which our readers are likely to donate to, but others would as likely skip in distributing their donations.

I suggest prospective donors, Jews and non-Jews alike, to consider donating to the three types of Israeli charities. One category is the charities that help conservative Jews: the extremely poor Jewish families who pioneer the settlements in Judea and Samaria, Jewish soldiers and policemen tried in Israeli courts for using firearms against the Palestinian enemies, helping the families of conservative Jews imprisoned for political expression in Israel, and the like charitable causes.

The second category of good Jewish charities includes conservative activism: developing Jewish self-defense groups in the villages of Judea and Samaria, increasing Jewish presence in nationally and strategically important places such as Hebron, or spreading the real Jewish values such as Meir Kahane’s writings and nationalist Judaism untainted by political correctness.

The third category of Jewish charities is possibly the best of them all, and is so far represented by a single Israeli charity, The Friends of Efrat. This is the smartest Jewish charity around, worthy of any donor’s attention. That Jewish charity unites everyone. It’s neither right nor left, neither religious nor atheist. The Friends of Efrat charity does the thing every Jew would agree to: bring more Jewish babies in Israel. And the charity does so with extreme efficiency and righteousness: they gather information from Israeli hospitals on the unfortunate Jewish women scheduled for abortions. Most of the Jewish women opt for the terrible procedure because of monetary constraints and fear of raising children alone. Friends of Efrat charity offers the women help, advice, and small financial aid to purchase the first necessities for the Jewish child. The charity maintains zero overhead as it employs only volunteers, and its efficiency is staggering: less than $1,000 for an extra Jewish child. Your $1,000 donation to the charity translates into you bringing up a new Jewish baby in Israel.

Given enough money, Friends of Efrat can do the most important job of any Jewish or Israeli charity: bring tens of thousands of additional Jewish babies to life every year. The charity is pro-choice in the ultimate sense of the word: they help Jewish women overcome anxiety and the immediate financial restraints, and make a true, free choice whether to bring a Jewish child.

If you want donating to a great Jewish charity, look at the Friends of Efrat.