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MDA: the beating heart of Israel’s courage.

From battlefields to birth rooms, the medics and midwives who keep showing up. I have written here before about Israel’s everyday angels – the volunteers, soldiers, neighbors, and strangers who step into the breach when life turns upside down. But there… Read more

And the bride wore yellow: MDA under the chuppah.

Ever since their recent wedding, Magen David Adom EMTs Avi and Tamar Hayat, both 21, no longer respond to emergency calls separately, but work together as a team. The couple’s love story began in the field three years ago when MDA dispatched them both to… Read more

Quick-thinking EMT saves neighbor’s life across the street.

A routine afternoon at the Magen David Adom station in Tel Aviv became a lifesaving mission when help was needed just across the street when senior EMT Georgi Avtisian’s quick thinking turned what could have been a tragedy into a heroic rescue. While working his… Read more

Leaving a lifesaving legacy for the people of Israel.

August is national Make-a-Will Month, a time to create or update your will, ensuring loved ones are protected as desired and the causes you care about live on beyond your lifetime. Dr. Carolida Steiner of New Paltz, N.Y., is passionate about Magen David Adom. In… Read more

Emergency leaders reflect on October 7: “preparedness saved lives.”

As part of the Jerusalem Post’s “Healing Israel: A Nation in Trauma” broadcast, a panel of emergency response and mental health leaders gathered to discuss how Israel is coping with the long shadow of October 7. Moderated by… Read more

Young Jews from abroad choose to stay and volunteer in Israel despite war.

While many canceled trips amid Iran-Israel clashes, dozens of young Jews from around the world chose to remain in Israel and volunteer with Magen David Adom—even as missiles fell and parents urged them to leave. As the clashes between… Read more

MDA safely guides a home birth in Rishon Lezion.

Expectant mother Chen Yom Tov Tutian was visiting her parents’ home in Rishon Lezion recently when she began feeling contractions. Tutian felt her labor progressing so quickly she couldn’t get to the hospital. So her sister and mother called Magen David Adom for help. Their… Read more

Their wedding was canceled due to Iran war, but this Israeli paramedic couple still got married.

Daniel and Maor Brada, who met while working for Magen David Adom, held an intimate backyard wedding in Ashkelon after missile strikes from Iran forced them to cancel their original plans and now plan to hold a second wedding in September; “If you truly love… Read more

Christian media leader joins AFMDA’s National Board of Directors.

Troy Miller Brings Broad Leadership Experience and Passion for Israel. Troy A. Miller, president and chief executive officer of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), has been appointed to the American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA) National Board of Directors. Troy A. Miller was… Read more

Nine lives and one heroic rescue.

MDA team saves cat rescued from burning building. After a fire broke out at an apartment building in Jaffa, a Magen David Adom team was dispatched to provide medical treatment and transport a person who was suffering from smoke inhalation. After they helped their human… Read more