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Magen David Adom inaugurated National Defibrillator Awareness Day in Israel on Tuesday, February 22nd. All week, MDA staff and volunteers are hosting CPR and defibrillator training throughout the country in malls, parks, and other public spaces.
MDA youth volunteers demonstrate CPR and defibrillator use in a mall....

Meir Harel Hesder Yeshiva, with 24 locations throughout the city of Modi’in, combines intense Torah study with a commitment to military service and community. Part of that commitment includes a paramedic and volunteer program with Magen David Adom.
“We have made the slogan [for the MDA volunteer program] ‘Torah that Saves Lives’ our motto,” says Rabbi Colonel (Res.) Eliezer Shenvald, head of Meir Harel Hesder. “Our great satisfaction in observing the mitzvah of saving a life gives us even more...

Last week, an ambulance was called to a house in Netanya by the wife of an elderly man who had fallen. After he was treated, Romy Peled, a youth volunteer who was part of the crew, noticed that the couple needed more than just medical assistance.
“The patient told us about his and his wife’s financial distress and it really touched my heart,” said Romy. “When I went back to the station, I spoke to the other employees and volunteers, and everyone donated money so we could buy food and supplies...

ynetnews.com — Gilad Zargari is a high school student from Be’er Sheva who also works delivering pizzas on weekends. Last Saturday, when he arrived at a listed address, he heard cries of terror coming from inside the house.
“Life gives us opportunities to do good. I’m thankful I was there at the right time and for the privilege I was given to save a life,” Gilad Zargari told Ynet....