Yad L'Achim (Hebrew: יד לאחים, "hand for brothers") is a Haredi Jewish organization operating in Israel focusing on outreach, counter-missionary work, and opposition to interfaith marriage.
[1] The organization opposes Arab-Jewish marriages, aiming to rescue Jewish women and children from what it describes as abusive relationships with Arab men.
The group has faced allegations of harassment and persecution from Christian missionaries in Israel, who claim to have been targeted by Yad L'Achim for their proselytizing activities.
Yad L'Achim was formed in 1950, with the stated goal of "helping new immigrants to the newly-born country to find a suitable religious framework".
[2] The Israel government co-operates to some degree with Yad L'Achim in discouraging proselytizing, which is technically legal unless a minor is targeted without parental consent.
[6] Convicted murderer Yaakov Teitel has stated that he participated in 25 "rescue missions" for the group, but Yad L'Achim has strongly denied this.