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Hatzalah founder Rabbi Hershel Weber honored by MDA on Lag BaOmer.

In a moving display of unity between Jewish lifesaving organizations, Rabbi Hershel Weber, the trailblazing founder of Hatzalah in the United States, was warmly welcomed by Magen David Adom (MDA) medics while visiting Meron for Lag BaOmer. In a… Read more

Son of fallen MDA hero celebrates bar mitzvah.

Right before celebrating his bar mitzvah, Yehuda Neeman met the MDA team who saved his life when he was a toddler. Elyashiv Amitay, Yehuda Neeman, Yael Neeman, and Moshon Vaknin at the helipad. One Friday afternoon 12 years ago, Dr. Eitan Neeman finished a… Read more

11,237 calls, 1,300 births. Ambulance honoring couple hits major milestone in Israel.

In a testament to the life-saving impact of a single act of generosity, the Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) ambulance donated by former St. Louisan Dr. Irvin Pretsky continues to make a profound difference in Israel. We first told you… Read more

Israeli Amb. Gilad Erdan speaks on MDA’s vital mission.

“While I was still at the UN, I became aware of the remarkable heroism shown by Magen David Adom (MDA) medics on October 7, such as Amit Man, a young paramedic who was slain while saving lives in the Kibbutz Be’eri… Read more

Choking toddler saved by MDA neighbors.

A MDA volunteer doctor saved a young girl using equipment he received from the Magen Project. On a recent Friday evening, families across Kibbutz Tlalim, a kibbutz in the Negev desert in southern Israel, were sitting down to their Shabbat dinners. Ilana Nisky had left… Read more

Back to life.

After suffering cardiac arrest, a Safed man hosted the MDA team who saved his life for a thanksgiving meal. Yosef Reiss with his wife and the MDA team who resuscitated him. One Thursday morning, 79-year-old Yosef Reiss went to morning prayers at his local synagogue… Read more

Late IDF soldier from Hilton honored in Israel.

Israel dedicated a new ambulance to Jonathan Dean, a fallen soldier whose name is now on the vehicle’s door. Chief Investigative Reporter Berkeley Brean, who covered Dean’s death in December 2023, spoke with one of Dean’s friends involved in the… Read more

Three babies, two births, one MDA paramedic.

Magen David Adom paramedic Yosef Shilo recently had a particularly exciting night shift. In the span of just a few hours, he skillfully attended two births and delivered three babies in his MDA Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU). The eventful night began at around eight… Read more

Introducing our new crowdfunding platform.

A new way to save lives – together. American Friends of Magen David Adom is excited to announce that we have launched a new crowdfunding platform. The platform is an opportunity for dedicated supporters to turn their passion for saving lives in Israel into action… Read more

MDA cares for dozens injured in major wildfire emergency.

Those injured in severe Yom HaZikaron wildfires include pregnant women, babies, and the elderly. https://afmda.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WhatsApp-Video-2025-04-30-at-12.17.25.mp4 More than a dozen people have suffered from smoke inhalation, burns, and other injuries incurred while rushing towards safety due to raging wildfires in central Israel. Magen David Adom… Read more