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Behadrei HaredimGeneral

Three-Year-Old Yael Betzalel Dies After Choking on Grape in Jerusalem

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Hebrew · 3 newsrooms covering

Three-year-old Yael Betzalel died after choking on a grape at home in Jerusalem and spending two weeks on life support. She was from a prominent religious family and passed away shortly before her sister's wedding. Her funeral is scheduled for today at Har HaMenuchot cemetery.

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  • Three-year-old Yael Betzalel died after choking on a grape at home in Jerusalem.
  • She was hospitalized and on life support for two weeks before passing away.
  • Yael was the daughter of Rabbi Yitzhak Betzalel and granddaughter of Rabbi David Betzalel.
  • Her mother is the daughter of Rabbi Asher Malul from Beitar.
  • The tragedy occurred one week before her older sister's wedding.
  • Her funeral will be held today at 4 PM at Har HaMenuchot cemetery in Jerusalem.

Yael Rivka Betzalel, a three-year-old girl from the Ramot neighborhood in Jerusalem, passed away this morning at Shaare Zedek Medical Center after being on life support for two weeks. She had choked while eating a grape at home. Yael was the daughter of Rabbi Yitzhak Betzalel and granddaughter of the late Rabbi David Betzalel, who recently passed away. Her mother, Mrs. Hannah, is the daughter of Rabbi Asher Malul from Beitar. The family is mourning deeply, especially as the tragedy occurred just one week before the wedding of Yael's older sister. The funeral will take place today, Wednesday, at 4:00 PM, starting from the Shamgar funeral home in Jerusalem and proceeding to the Yemenite section of Har HaMenuchot cemetery for burial. May her soul be bound in the bond of life.

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