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| Sweetened Shavuot |
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Ezer Mizion surprised hospital patients and their families with a rich dairy buffet and salad bar in honor of the holiday. The spread sweetened - if only for a few moments - the time that sometimes seem to stand still in the dreary...
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| Kimcha dePischa - Pesach Food Distribution Project |
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Bringing a smile to every Jew, no matter what his situation, is a challenge that Ezer Mizion diligently seeks to meet throughout the year. But before Pesach, the dedication of the volunteers is redoubled, and their hearts, energies and resources are...
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| A Purim of Giving |
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It is especially at a time like this, when every day brings word of new revolutions, turnabouts and upheavals and the entire world stands witness to the powerful forces of nature, that we are happy to be a partner with you in creating an island of...
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| Hospital Manpower Shortage Intensifies |
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"The critical situation is life threatening. We need more volunteers to help at the hospitals!" - Chananya Chollak, International Chairman, Ezer Mizion
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| Chanukah - Lighting the Flame of Hope |
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Chanukah is always a busy time for Ezer Mizion, as troops of volunteers go from one Chanukah party to the next. This year, once again, many events were organized by the branches and divisions of Ezer Mizion bringing joy to...
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| Saying Goodbye to a Devoted Volunteer |
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Ezer Mizion joins the Abutbul Family in their grief on the loss of the beloved head of their family, Mr. Shimon Abutbul z"l. Mr. Shimon Abutbul z"l volunteered for many years at Ezer Mizion's Kiryat Gat Branch, serving as ..
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| Support for Holocaust Survivors |
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According to statistics, there are about 260,000 Holocaust survivors living in Israel today. Many of these elderly survivors are homebound, with little or no family, and are in dire need of physical and emotional support. Some, after having repressed...
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| Police Force Officially Adopts Ezer Mizion |
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The Command Corps of Israel Police's Community Division and the Civil Guard paid a visit to Ezer Mizion. Division Head, Major General Yoram Levi, presented Rabbi Chananya Chollak, International Chairman of Ezer Mizion, a certificate declaring...
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| Israel Police Force at Summer Camps |
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The strong bond between Ezer Mizion and the Israel Police Force was eloquently expressed and the police force's sincere wish to benefit the ill and handicapped was fulfilled at Ezer Mizion's summer camp for special...
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| Volunteering at Ezer Mizion Made My Summer |
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Caryn contacted Ezer Mizion to offer her services and skills as a volunteer. Based on her certification as a personal trainer and group and group excise instructor specializing in Yoga and Pilates, and on her experience with...
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| The Oldest Volunteer |
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Not long ago, the phone rang at the Ezer Mizion Petach Tikvah branch office. On the the line was the vibrant voice of a woman who was "interested in volunteering". The branch worker politely asked the caller for personal details - such as...
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| Ichilov Hospital Salutes Ezer Mizion Volunteers |
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In a dignified and impressive ceremony, two Ezer Mizion volunteers at Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital - Mrs. Carmela Halpern and Mrs. Devorah Solnik - were awarded honor certificates by the hospital, in recognition of their devoted and outstanding...
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| Celebrating Shavuot |
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In honor of Shavuot, Ezer Mizion served festive dairy brunches in central Israel hospitals, in order to bring the sweet taste and spirit of Shavuot to hospital wards as well. On the days when Jewish families all over were busy planning and...
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| Praying Together - Volunteers in Action! |
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"The entire year, each one of you fulfills her particular role in Ezer Mizion. Today, you all came together with a common mission - to pray for the thousands of … because there is no prayer as powerful as that of someone who does chesed...
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| Purim Fun for Everyone! |
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Purim combines giving and cheer. It is an opportunity to reach out to everyone, and especially to those who are faced with medical challenges and difficult situations. In the week preceding Purim, Ezer Mizion hosted and coordinated many...
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| The Ezer Mizion "Family" |
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The elaborate wedding hall hummed with warm exclamations of "Mazel Tov" as the first guests milled about, awaiting the beginning of the ceremony...
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| Farmers' Market on Tu BiShevat with Ezer Mizion |
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All of the profit from the Farmers' Market in four cities on the Thursday and Friday preceding Tu Bi'Shevat were donated to Ezer Mizion in order to sponsor lab testing of blood samples of people who joined...
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| Tu BiShevat Budding throughout Israel |
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Tu BiShevat is an opportunity to celebrate with those who so desperately need a glimmer of joy in the midst of their routine of treatments and pain. The gamut of Ezer Mizion branches and divisions all came forward to...
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| Kindling Light and Hope on Chanukah |
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During the week of Chanukah, Ezer Mizion volunteers floated from one Chanukah party to the next. A wide range of events were organized by Ezer Mizion's various branches and divisions to bring small joys to those who have so much pain and...
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| To be an "Ezer Mizion" Volunteer |
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Raphael, a veteran Ezer Mizion volunteer, was in the hospital visiting his sick father, when a nurse recognized him. "Aren't you an Ezer Mizion volunteer?" she asked...
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| Purim - Joy Shared Is Joy Multiplied |
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Ezer Mizion traditional Purim festivities continued again this year. Hundreds of children with cancer, children with special needs, hospital patients, and senior citizens had a chance to feel the Purim spirit
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| Spreading Purim Cheer Throughout Israel |
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According to tradition, "When Adar comes, joy abounds". But for many elderly, handicapped, homebound, or hospitalized people, this saying has no connection with their lives. Ezer Mizion sets out each year to change that...
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| Surprise to a Dedicated Volunteer |
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For the past 20 years, Mrs. Drora Harif has been an outstanding example of dedication in her role as a volunteer at Ezer Mizion's Holon branch...
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| Reunion for Summer Camp Volunteers |
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Buses from all over Israel rolled into WIZO's pastoral gardening school campus in Petach Tikvah, bringing 650 young women for the first reunion of volunteer counselors...
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| A Visit to the Shelah HaKadosh |
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On erev Rosh Chodesh Sivan 1,400 Ezer Mizion volunteers traveled to the holy sites in Northern Israel to take advantage of this opportune time...
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| Hadassah Medical Organization Expresses Appreciation |
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About two years ago, the management of Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Ein Kerem approached the Jerusalem branch of Ezer Mizion, requesting that volunteers be sent to the hospital to distribute snacks and light drinks every night...
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| Kudos to Elderly Driver |
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The Jerusalem weekly Kol Ha'ir recently published its list of people worthy of special mention because of their exceptional contributions to society...
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