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Rabbi Chacham of Rehovot suffered through countless cancer treatments, for nearly 5 years, before passing away and leaving behind a widow and 6 children. His death had a profound impact on his community and loved ones. Son Dovid tearfully remembers: “We were all helping to fight the cancer together. It was very difficult… Abba was the backbone of our home.”

If I were to tell you about a 20 year old bachur, who is always happy, always smiling, very positive and inspires others, you may think I’m trying to suggest a shidduch. You may even think it sounds like many 20 year olds. But, what if I told you that this 20 year old is suffering from a rare case of ALS which is rapidly destroying his body? Yes, it sounds unbelievable, and yes, that’s Dovy.
What started as having some difficulty walking turned into the use of a cane, then wheelchair and it deteriorated from there. Dovy’s rare case of ALS was extremely hard to diagnose at first, and by the time it was diagnosed it was advanced.

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Another morning begins, and Yehuda Zak opens his eyes. As his mind hazily leaves his dream state, for a moment he expects the day to be as typical as before: He will grab his tallis bag and head out to shul, saying goodbye to his wife and kids. However, as the sobering reality of the morning comes rushing in, he remembers once again that life is not, cannot, be typical again: Two weeks ago, Yehuda lost his wife to cancer. Batsheva Zak fought bravely against illness. She left behind six devastated children, the youngest of whom is just 4 years old.

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“I was in high school when my parents lost their lives in a car crash. They had a family full of kids at home, and we lost them forever, just because of one person texting while driving. In the few years that have passed since we lost them, my siblings and I have really struggled. Losing parents turns a home completely upside down, and changes everyone in it forever.
 
Now that I’m a kallah, I feel their absence more than ever – I go alone to the different appointments. Everything comes out of my pocket from what I’ve saved up from my job. And ultimately, I’ll walk to my chuppah without them.” – Rachel*, 22
 

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“Hello, I’m Shlomo, and this is the story of how my kallah and I went from young newly married couple to parents of 4, overnight.”
Thus begins the heart wrenching testimonial of 23-year-old Shlomo Azoulai, a Jerusalem resident. Daniel and his four younger siblings were raised single highhandedly by mother Sigalit Azoulai a”h, a young single mother who bravely faced many challenges in her life, the last of which was cancer.
Sigalit heroically managed to juggle her exhausting treatments with marrying off her eldest, and raising her younger children. The family struggled but did not reach its breaking point until last month when, after a tragic turn of events, Sigalit suffered a stroke and passed away due to complications.

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Preparations have begun for one of the largest and most celebrated prayer gatherings in Israel. Each year, a staggering 300 avreichim from Kollel Rinah Shel Torah gather at the tomb of Rabbi Yonasan Ben Uziel, also known as ‘Amukah.’ Amukah is famous for the many Jews who have travelled from around the world to pray there for their zivug (soulmate), and have found their tefilos answered shortly afterward.

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IMPORTANT VIDEO: Watch Rabbi Paysach Krohn speak on how we can help the singles in Klal Yisrael

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