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Eli Sharabi spreads light in Miami Beach.

Eli Sharabi survived 491 days in Hamas captivity, only to be released and learn that his family had been murdered by his captors. Since then, Sharabi has become a symbol of strength and light for the Jewish people and… Read more

Actress and activist Patricia Heaton inspires Boca Raton audience.

Actress and activist Patricia Heaton delivered a moving and unapologetic message of solidarity at an American Friends of Magen David Adom December event at Boca Raton’s B’nai Torah Congregation. The evening brought together 250 supporters of Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency services system, for… Read more

OU and MDA launch national blood drive partnership.

Lieutenant Yair Lifshitz is alive because donated blood reached him in time. In November 2023, the 23-year-old emergency medical responder from Jerusalem and a platoon commander in the Paratroopers Brigade was critically wounded during a clash with terrorists in Gaza. Four units of whole blood… Read more

Former Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi inspires audience at AFMDA Miami Gala.

Actor Jonah Platt and global creator Valeria Lipovetsky took part in the top-tier event to raise funds for Israel’s national emergency services system. In a deeply moving moment at the Miami Beach Convention Center on Monday evening, Eli Sharabi, finally free after 491 horrific days… Read more

From pain to purpose: MDA makes miracles happen.

By Roni Raffeld-Bluth When my husband, Pitzi, was shot in the head and severely injured during a firefight with terrorists on the Lebanese border, an attack that claimed the lives of three other soldiers, he was initially treated by a military medical team and then… Read more

Erdan: Israel’s enemies target MDA because it is the backbone of national resilience.

MDA Global President Gilad Erdan at Jpost Gala evening: “I joined Magen David Adom to make sure that our warriors in white have whatever is needed to save lives in the Holy Land.” MDA Global President Gilad Erdan, speaking… Read more

Christian friends donate medical vehicles, honoring slain Israelis, helping save lives.

At a time when Israel continues to face both terrorism and the losses of war, Christians and Jews are joining hands in an extraordinary show of solidarity. It’s a story of shared grief, unity, and life-saving hope. In Israel,… Read more

95 years on the frontlines: the story of MDA.

From a single stretcher in pre-state Tel Aviv to Israel’s national lifeline and a global humanitarian force. Ninety-five years ago, when Tel Aviv was just a sandy outpost, and the idea of a Jewish state was still a dream,… Read more

MDA teams revive a man who collapsed while trying to save his home from flooding.

MDA paramedic Issachar Weiss on the road on his Medicycle. As heavy rain has fallen on many parts of Israel causing flooding and road closures, Magen David Adom’s emergency dispatch center received a critical call this week about a man lying unconscious in the yard… Read more

How tech is bringing Israeli communities together to save lives.

Magen David Adom’s strength has always come from within the communities we serve. Our ambulances, dispatch centers, and communication systems operate at a national scale, but the real power of our network lies in the tens of thousands of… Read more