Light the Way for Israel
This Chanukah, empower your school to be a beacon of hope for small Israeli businesses impacted by war.
Chanukah: A Season of Light
and Resilience
Chanukah celebrates the triumph of light over darkness — a message of resilience that resonates now more than ever.
This year, SparkIL’s Sparkathon invites your school to transform Chanukah gelt into impact. Through our peer-to-peer lending platform, students can directly support Israeli businesses affected by war.
December 16-20, 2024
Why Participate?
Connect with Israel in a Time of Need
Empower your school community to make a real impact for Israeli families and small businesses affected by war.
Bring Jewish Values to Life
Engage students in hands-on tzedakah, fostering communal responsibility and solidarity.
Transform Chanukah Gelt into Impact
Turn Chanukah gelt into meaningful loans, lighting the path for Israeli businesses with SparkIL.
How It Works
01 - Register Your School
Receive a digital packet with details, guidelines, and resources, including a unique code to track impact lenders from your community.
02 - Rally the Community
During the Sparkathon (Dec 16-20), encourage students, parents, and community members to join as impact lenders.
03 - Track Your Progress
Access a live page to see your school’s ranking and lender recruitment progress, like a crowdfunding campaign.
04 - Help Israel and Win a Prize
The school with the most new lenders will win a special Chanukah prize.
Recruitment Ideas
Phone Calls: Students call family, friends, and neighbors to explain the initiative and invite participation.
Synagogue Announcements: Present the initiative in local synagogues or youth groups to support Israeli businesses.
Social Media: Students create posts or videos inviting their network to lend via SparkIL with the school’s unique code.
School Presentations: Share the initiative in classes or assemblies to boost excitement.
Email/WhatsApp: Send messages to family and community groups, emphasizing support for Israeli businesses, especially in times of need.
Is your school ready
to be a light for Israel
this Chanukah?
Sign Up Today!
ABOUT SPARKIL
SparkIL is an innovative, digital platform that combines Impact Lending with Israel Engagement, enabling anyone in the world to provide interest-free micro-loans to small businesses in Israel’s geographic and social periphery. This unique approach enables lenders to directly impact the borrower’s business and life, creating a powerful connection to him or her, and to the State of Israel. Many of the current business owners seeking a loan are Israelis who have been affected by the war, including reservists and evacuees.
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We extend our heartfelt condolences to Jon Polin, a founder of SparkIL, and his family during this profoundly difficult time. We mourn with them the tragic loss of their son Hersh, who was cruelly murdered while being held hostage in Gaza by Hamas. Our thoughts are with the Polin family, and we continue to hope for the safe return of everyone still captive in Gaza.
