Inc. Activities Ezras Torah provided assistance to about 8,000 families in the U.S., Israel, Europe, and Africa in 1996. Recipients include rabbis, scholars and their families. Financial assistance provides food, clothing, medical care, immigration, rent.
Special help is provided for holidays and general support.
Distribution is determined by a committee appointed to allocate funds including officers of the organization. Applications for larger sums must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from a leading rabbinical authority.