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Word of Ukrainian Jewry stranded and on the run while their homes burned sent waves of panic and trepidation on the international news landscape. Accounts of the horror went viral; of the wealthy turned destitute, of families torn apart, of children frightened and hungry. An acute aching filled the collective Jewish heart as the stories poured in. Funds were raised. Organizations, as well as heroic individuals, threw themselves into rescuing Yidden, softening the blows, and making a priority of saving their Yiddishkeit.

But the initial urgency has since collected dust, faded to an already forgotten tragedy, relegated to the back of our minds.

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News of a father-of-twelve made waves this week after Rav Asher Weiss Shlita publicized a powerful appeal on his behalf, describing a talmid chochom and Torah teacher who is profoundly struggling about to marry off his third child in the span of only six months. 

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The lives of a well-respected Talmid Chochom’s family from Eretz Yisroel were thrown into chaos when in the span of only six months, they married off two children and are about to marry off a third. Although marrying off children is a wonderful bracha, making so many simchas in such a short span of time is financially dangerous, no matter how simple the wedding may be. 

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A PERSONAL REQUEST FROM RAV ASHER WEISS SHLITTA: (Haskama below)
“24 Iyar 5782
I have come with a request from the depths of my heart to our brothers Bnei Yisroel who are merciful and do kindness: Come to the aid of a special person, a great talmid chacham who teaches Torah. He is a very modest person and now has to marry off his son but he is unable to pay even the most basic expenses, as he just married off his previous children. The kallah is also an orphan and her family is not able to help at all. 

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When 59-year-old Menachem Rabinowitz contracted Covid shortly after it spread its pervasive wings across the planet, his family didn’t worry much. Many of their relatives had received positive results for Corona and had recovered as smoothly as they did from the common flu. But after a delicious Shabbos meal that Friday night, Menachem suddenly clutched his chest and collapsed in front of his horrified family’s eyes. Shortly afterward, they sobbed and clutched onto each other as doctors announced him dead.

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Soro Bas Aliza is currently facing a matzav that no one should ever have to endure. She is sick with the dreaded illness that has taken over her physical and mental wellbeing, the cost of which to cure is not covered by the Ministry of Health. CLICK HERE TO DONATE! 

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According to a 2019 Doctors’ Panel report, around 12 million adults receive a misdiagnosis every year. Many of these adults are at risk for becoming sicker, or even dying. One chilling recent case of misdiagnosis was that of 25-year-old Esther Gefner, a young mother who mysteriously lost the ability to eat.
Esther wasted away, losing 50 pounds in 2 months, but doctor after doctor insisted they could find nothing  wrong. Eventually, she became so weak that she was hospitalized. It was only then that doctors removed her gallbladder, and she has begun to improve.

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Screams echoed through the hallways of an Israeli hospital yesterday, as medical staff attempted to console a hysterical young woman. The woman was Ruchama Shitrit, who had just been told that her mother had passed away.
Ruchama’s mother raised her alone after she lost her father to cancer as a young child. Now, two weeks before she is scheduled to be married, her mother has passed away as well. Those close to the family say Ruchama had faith and trust that her mother would live to dance with her on her wedding day. As the heart monitor went flat yesterday morning, those dreams were shattered.

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The Gefner family of Beit Shemesh has had a whirlwind of a month after their daughter, 17-year-old Rivky woke up one morning with searing pain in her legs. After getting it checked out in the nearest hospital, the worst was confirmed– Cancer.
“Since then my life has changed completely,” shared Rivky from her hospital bed.
The surgeries and treatments needed to save Rivky’s life have been estimated at over a whopping $75,000, but to her parents’ utter devastation, they are running out of resources needed to pay for the treatment their daughter’s life depends on. If they don’t get the money on time, the doctors won’t be able to provide her lifesaving treatments. And she doesn’t stand a chance.