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 Just before 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening, an elderly man who lives at home and has no family to care for him was brought a package of food by Orli Kadosh, the founder of a local community initiative “Adopt a Senior”. The man who suffers from a

The United Hatzalah project brings a 72-year-old Israeli to visit the sea once a month. By doing so, the man, Yehuda, says they have saved his life. BY RAPHAEL POCH Two weeks ago, United Hatzalah “Ten Kavod” volunteers from Kfar Saba set out on a mission to

United Hatzalah has become well known in the field of emergency medical response in Israel. Over the last decade, the organization has grown considerably, along with the demand for its services. Recently, the organization and its volunteers have taken steps to go beyond providing first aid during

The project had young volunteers preparing the elderly homes for the upcoming Passover holiday. The students and volunteers were divided into teams, with each team making the necessary renovations. This activity took place as part of the “Good Deeds” project that runs all year round, in which

Editors Note: The Ten Kavod (Give Respect) is United Hatzalah’s Project to pair volunteers with Holocaust survivors in need. We recently received this letter after one of our volunteers went on his first Ten Kavod call. Today I was fortunate enough… Fortunate enough to feel the grace… As a son

Esther Hotzlman is an 84-year-old widow who lives with one of her children in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem. She immigrated to Israel at the age of 13 after surviving the holocaust. Esther originally hails from Greece and has had a momentous life in Israel. She served