Funds

Rochel! Rochel! Her sister-in-law shakes her with one hand as she holds her cell-phone with the other. “Bring water, quick! She fainted!” Her husband rushes in from the living room, also with a cell-phone to his ear. Rochel opens her eyes and is horrified. She takes a look at her husband and jumps up. She […]

If you have a head, you can smile Hadassah Mount Scopus, Amputations ward. The scariest place in the world… People come in whole; two arms, two legs – and they come out… . A patient looks down to check the time, and his left arm isn’t there. Another leans over to tie his other shoe, […]

Twin orphans. A baby’s whimpering slices through the crowd, soon followed by another baby’s cries. The cries of the older children compete with the noise. Their father stands beside the eight-day-old twins, who look confused, and he declares, “Shechechiyanu, v’kiyemanu, v’higiyanu l’zman hazeh.” But, the joy is bittersweet. R. Dovid had healthy twin boys, yet […]

Mother is making dinner while the children are sitting and talking with Father. It’s an enjoyable evening, and everything seems just fine. That is, until Father suddenly has a seizure. The children start screaming. They’ve seen this so many times, but they’ll never get used to it. Epilepsy is not easy to live with. The […]

גלי הים הנשברים אל החוף עוצרים נשימה. הרי הכרמל מהצד השני, מלבלבים בשלל גווני הירוק, ושלוש הבנות מרותקות לחלון הרכבל. אחותם הנשואה שמתגוררת בחיפה מאושרת לראות את השלווה על פניהן. סוף סוף הילדות הללו חוות גם קצת רוגע. היא רוצה שהרגעים הללו ימשכו עוד ועוד, ולכן מתעלמת בתחילה מצלצולי הפלאפון העקשני. “תחזרו לירושלים,” אומר לה […]