Why are there many Tzedaka organizations specifically in Israel that seem to do the exact same thing, give money and food to poor in Israel. So much money and resources are wasted to establish different organizations for no apparent reason.
Because how am I supposed to know who to give to when there are so many organizations that do the exact same thing. It would make fundraising and donating so much easier to just combine them all
In defense of the multiplicity of charities collecting for identical needs, one should keep in mind that as small as Israel (or any place, for that matter) may appear to be on a map, it’s really tough to physically reach out to a large percentage of its needy citizens.
Just like one needs local synagogues, schools, medical facilities, markets, etc, one needs local charities.