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Charity Appeals for Bone Marrow Donations Ahead of High Holy Days
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By כתבה מקודמת
First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 6 hours ago
What happened
The organization Ezras Achim is seeking donations to fund bone marrow donor testing for cancer patients ahead of the High Holy Days. Religious leaders are endorsing the campaign, calling it a mitzvah (commandment) that saves lives and provides spiritual merit.
- 01Ezras Achim seeks donations for bone marrow testing for cancer patients.
- 02The campaign is endorsed by prominent rabbis ahead of the High Holy Days.
- 03Donations are framed as a way to save lives and gain spiritual merit.
- 04The cost of testing one donor is 180 shekels.
- 05The organization highlights a recent life-saving transplant facilitated by their work.
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