More than $4.2 million was raised by the Reform Jewish community to help those affected by the 2005 hurricanes, including $650,000 that was donated to the SOS New Orleans Fund for direct support to the Reform community.
While donations may still be made to the Hurricane Relief Fund, (see grants made to date) the Union has made the final distributions of funds from the SOS New Orleans Fund. We thank everyone for their generosity in helping the people of the Gulf Coast
With each week that passes, synagogues in the wake of Hurricane Katrina are increasingly able to resume activities, although it will be months before life returns to normal for these communities. As of May 2006, more than $3.4 million has been donated to the Hurricane Relief Fund. Approximately $2 million has been allocated to relief agencies and synagogues affected by the storm. More...
Hurricane Rita
When another hurricane bore down on the beleaguered Gulf Coast, the courage and endurance of those who left their homes and communities during Hurricane Katrina were tested yet again, and hundreds of thousands more faced the uncertainty of what laid ahead. Our Camps provided emergency shelter before, during and after the storm and the Union continues to been in contact with our congregational leadership from Corpus Christi to South Louisiana offering them support and assistance. More...
Hurricane Wilma
Hurricane Wilma created havoc in other areas of the Southeast. Two Reform congregations, Temples Beth El and Solel of Hollywood, sustained significant damage to their their roofs. More information..
The Reform community has a long and strong history of generosity when floods or earthquakes devastate communities, when houses of worship burn in the fires of racial prejudice, when terrorism causes havoc, and when other disasters cause untold harm to people across the planet. In such times, the Union activates the Union Disaster Fund for contributions, which are then forwarded to appropriate agencies. In recent years the Union Disaster Relief Fund has provided help to the victims September 11, floods in Europe, earthquakes in South America and Southeast Asia, Black churches that were burned in Southern United States and the Grand Forks community when it flooded. In the wake of the hurricanes that battered the Gulf Coast in 2005, more than $3 million in donated funds were raised to help the victims and agencies that are assisting them and the congregations of Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Florida.
With each week that passes, synagogues in the wake of Hurricane Katrina are increasingly able to resume activities, although it will be months before life returns to normal for these communities. As of May 2006, more than $3.4 million has been donated to the Hurricane Relief Fund. Approximately $2 million has been allocated to relief agencies and synagogues affected by the storm. 
When another hurricane bore down on the beleaguered Gulf Coast, the courage and endurance of those who left their homes and communities during Hurricane Katrina were tested yet again, and hundreds of thousands more faced the uncertainty of what laid ahead. Our Camps provided emergency shelter before, during and after the storm and the Union continues to been in contact with our congregational leadership from Corpus Christi to South Louisiana offering them support and assistance. 
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