Last October, Beverly Hills residents Barak Raviv and his wife, Indre, had just finished saying the Kiddush prayer for Sukkot when they began receiving alerts that Israel was under attack.
Even before the extent of Hamas’ assault became clear the following day, on Oct. 7, Barak and Indre knew they had to help, and they made “an instantaneous decision” to raise funds to buy an ambulance for Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency medical services system, Barak said.
During a May 23 ceremony at Community Shul on West Pico Boulevard, the Raviv family celebrated the fruits of their labor, posing in front of the new ambulance and thanking their supporters and donors for helping keep Israelis safe.
“When we thought about doing an ambulance, we could not have imagined the outpouring of support that would come from the community,” Barak told the Courier.
“And I think we all know that the ambulance that’s standing outside is really going to be the margin between life and death for the people of Israel today.”
The ceremony, which included a musical performance and videos highlighting the work of Magen David Adom, drew both laughter and tears from the crowd of over 150.
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