Yad L’Kashish – LifeLine for Elderly Ethiopians: Each morning, nearly 300 low-income elderly Ethiopians arrive from around Jerusalem to 9 artisan workshops by bus and train. Most of them are over the age of 80. Upon arrival in Israel, they struggle to find meaningful work given their advanced age and lack of basic Hebrew. They suffer from isolation and food insecurity. Having overcome life’s most challenging situations, these beautiful people remain determined to live meaningful and productive lives. The purpose of this project is to preserve the role these individuals held as productive, valuable members of the community by providing them meaningful daily work opportunities, routine, social and financial benefits as well as camaraderie. Improved financial security allows the elderly to meet basic needs such as housing, food and medicine. They greatly benefit from the resulting independence, renewed self-worth, and dignity.