That sense of responsibility at Jewish Care and similar organisations has ancient roots. Jewish teaching begins with the belief that every human being is created in the image of God and therefore possesses an irreducible dignity. ”, receives, across millennia of Jewish teaching and practice, an unequivocal answer: yes, we are our brothers’ and our sisters’ keepers. Jewish charities have long served the wider public, often quietly and without demanding applause. Jews account for only around 0.5 per cent of the population of England and Wales, yet a 2019 study by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research estimated that Jewish charities represented approximately 1.5 per cent of registered charities.