Readers around the world have followed the story of the Kirschbaum family, who lost a son in the Meron Lag Ba’Omer tragedy. Their lost son, however, is not the main source of the headlines: Six-year-old Malki Kirschbaum has a severe case of liver cancer, and doctors advised the family to fly from Israel to America as soon as possible for a full liver transplant. Despite being a family of modest means, barely up from the shiva of the sudden loss of their teenage son, Mr & Mrs. Kirschbaum booked the family tickets to America and scheduled the life-saving procedure. Unclear as to how they would cover the costs, they resolved that above all else, they must save their daughter’s life. The Kirschbaums landed in Pittsburgh today, and now face a terrifying predicament.

Dear brothers and sisters, My wedding day is approaching very soon, and I literally have no money to pay for the bare minimum expenses, such as clothing and the wedding hall. I beg of every Jewish soul to please open your heart and donate whatever possible to my wedding fund. Please open your hearts and help me and my Chosson build a Bayis Neeman! CLICK HERE TO DONATE! You have an incredible opportunity to invest in the great mitzva of hachnosas kallah! Please do not turn me away empty-handed. In the zechus of helping me, Hashem should send you shefa and hatzlacha in all areas of life in good health. Tizku limitzvos. Leah CLICK HERE TO DONATE!

Last month, the Kirschbaum family’s suffering was on the lips of nearly every Jew in the world, as they mourned the loss of their teenage son. Nachman (15) was crushed to death in what is now being referred to as the “Meron tragedy.”   The Kirschbaums flew at the beginning of this week to America in order to get an emergency liver transplant for their six-year-old daughter Michali. Before leaving the country, however, they made one very important stop – to the beis hakevorim.   With her severely enlarged abdomen, little Michali wept & prayed by the fresh grave of her beloved older brother. The family asked him to be a meilitz yosher on their behalf, as they venture across the world to save Michali’s life.

Kol Yisrael Areivim Zeh LaZeh. Every Jew is responsible for every other Jew. And there is a very special couple living in Israel who need your help! They need you to open your heart and help with their dire predicament. Baruch Hashem one of their many children is also down syndrome, which is a special bracha, but it does put an additional strain on the whole family, both financially and emotionally. CLICK HERE TO DONATE This family already lives in terrible poverty, serving Hashem with a lot of mesirus nefesh. Both Reb _____ and his wife work incredibly hard, working and taking care of their children, but their earnings are simply not enough, and they have no family support.

Readers around the world have followed the story of the Kirschbaum family, who lost a son in the Meron Lag Ba’Omer tragedy. Their lost son, however, is not the main source of the headlines: Six-year-old Malki Kirschbaum has a severe case of liver cancer, and doctors advised the family to fly from Israel to America as soon as possible for a full liver transplant. Despite being a family of modest means, barely up from the shiva of the sudden loss of their teenage son, Mr & Mrs. Kirschbaum booked the family tickets to America and scheduled the life-saving procedure. Unclear as to how they would cover the costs, they resolved that above all else, they must save their daughter’s life. The Kirschbaums landed in Pittsburgh today, and now face a terrifying predicament.

When Leah R* was only one and a half years old, her parents were in a terrible car accident where they were instantly killed. Miraculously, little Leah survived without a scrape.  “Ever since I can remember, I’ve been completely on my own in the world,” writes Leah, now 22, in a recent letter where she attempts to describe the lonely existence of having lost both parents at such a young age. “I try so hard to remember my parents’ faces, to remember the motherly love and devotion that I must have once been blissfully privileged to call my own…But it was too long ago. I was passed along from home to home my whole life, more than I can remember. I always felt so lost, and so alone.

A recent horror story out of Jerusalem highlights the importance of doing a full background check before hiring any workers. Yisroel Rothman, a young father of 4, hired a contractor to help him expand his small apartment to better accommodate his kids. Little did he know, the man that he hired was a convicted criminal, who had no intention of improving his home, and every intention of scamming him out of his money. Shortly after his work began, the contractor began asking for more money. He began to extort the family financially and, eventually, to make threats against their lives. The couple was terrified and sought legal counsel, but were told that without a significant amount of money their only choice was to leave.

The cities of Tel Aviv Holon and Rishon L’Tzion have taken direct hits from missiles launched from Gaza. Shrapnel has fallen in Bnei Brak. Rescue organizations report killed, wounded in many serious condition and in moderate condition, including a 5-year-old girl. At this stage, the security situation in Southern and Central Israel remains volatile and uncertain. Hundreds of thousands of families are in the line of fire as non-stop missile fire continues from Gaza. Donate NOW! Reports of on loss of life and injury and multifaceted damage continue to pour at any time. Rescuers report dead, injured, and shock-stricken men, women, and young children. Families have lost loved ones, and homes have been destroyed by missiles.

Over one week ago, five children from the large and well-known Elchadad family of Bnei Brak went to Meron together to celebrate Lag Baomer.    But only three made it home.   Moshe Mordechai (18) and Yosef Dovid (12) were only a few steps ahead of their younger brothers when they became ensnared in the entanglement of people that night. By nothing short of a miracle, the younger ones behind them came out completely alive and unharmed. But in a horrific tragedy that has shattered their entire family, Moshe Mordechai and Yosef Dovid were trampled to death side by side.    “Sometimes, difficult things happen that we don’t understand,” said the father of the boys to reporters in an incredible interview.   “I had five sons there. From them, three were saved and two were killed.

The previous day he’d sat with his father, the respected avreich HaGaon Rav Yehuda Leib Rubin zt”l, 27 years old from Beit Shemesh, who learned at the kollel Choshen Mishpat in Sha’arei Chessed.
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