{"id":6913,"date":"2023-10-25T13:17:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T17:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=6913"},"modified":"2023-10-31T12:17:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T16:17:10","slug":"toys-toys-and-more-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/toys-toys-and-more-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"Toys, Toys and More Toys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hundreds of children in Brooklyn Lakewood and Five Towns went on a shopping spree with their parents for toys this past week. They spent tons of time choosing the perfect toy. What was going on? Lots of birthdays? Early Chanukah gifts? &nbsp;Major sale?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was none of the above. &nbsp;The children walked up and down the aisles looking for the perfect gift&#8212;for a child in Eretz Yisroel. So many families were forced to evacuate their homes with little or no notice. They\u2019re alone and frightened. The parents, traumatized themselves, find it so hard to \u2018be there\u2019 for their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ezer Mizion held a toy drive this past week enabling the children in the US to extend their hands across the ocean to their counterparts living in fear in Eretz Yisroel. Many children expressed their solidarity in poignant letters to accompany the gift. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-toy-drive-b.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-toy-drive-b.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6914\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-toy-drive-b.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-toy-drive-b-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-toy-drive-b-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Toy drive for victims of war in Israel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine the joy in the eyes of the adults as the gift arrives from far, far away saying \u2018we care about you.\u2019 Imagine the squeals of delight from the children whose worlds had been turned upside down, now living without the comfort and security of the familiar. Imagine the smiles on the faces of wounded, hospitalized children, faces that haven\u2019t smiled for days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds of large boxes were filled with new toys and games. Hundreds of shouts of glee will reverberate throughout the land, wiping away tears and bringing hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.ezermizion.org\/Israel-War\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-orange-color\">CLICK HERE TO DONATE<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ezer Mizion is there when it hurts \u2013 in times of peace, in time of war \u2013 in so many ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-2-family-members-killed.-EM-enabled-to-attend-funerals.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wounded by Hamas terrorists, he was unable to attend the funerals of his parents and close friend, all killed by Hamas terrorists until Ezer Mizion came to the rescue with an ambulance equipped for the disabled and trained medical personnel to oversee trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-orange-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.ezermizion.org\/Israel-War\">CLICK HERE TO DONATE<\/a><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first days of the war, an IDF soldier battled the terrorists who murdered 2 members of his family. They also seriously wounded him and killed his IDF buddy. There he lay in a hospital bed, having lost so much. People close to him are no longer in this world and he doesn\u2019t even have the comfort of being able to say goodbye. It was then that the angels at Ezer Mizion intervened. Their medical expertise, their top-of-the-line equipment, their professionalism and, most important of all, their caring won them the ok from hospital personnel to bring him to the funerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-wc-buond-mother-visitng-for-Sukos-transported-to-airport-w-family-via-EM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-wc-buond-mother-visitng-for-Sukos-transported-to-airport-w-family-via-EM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6916\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-wc-buond-mother-visitng-for-Sukos-transported-to-airport-w-family-via-EM-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-wc-buond-mother-visitng-for-Sukos-transported-to-airport-w-family-via-EM-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-wc-buond-mother-visitng-for-Sukos-transported-to-airport-w-family-via-EM-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-wc-buond-mother-visitng-for-Sukos-transported-to-airport-w-family-via-EM-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-wc-buond-mother-visitng-for-Sukos-transported-to-airport-w-family-via-EM.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wheelchair-bound mother being transported to airport with family during War in Israel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-orange-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.ezermizion.org\/Israel-War\">CLICK HERE TO DONATE<\/a><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A wheelchair-bound mother was visiting Eretz Yisroel with her family for Sukos. &nbsp;The logistics of the trip were difficult enough. And then came the war. Airline tickets were finally available and it was Ezer Mizion who transported her, with her family, safely to the airport. The ride was fueled by the warm, grateful accolades from the entire family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-Gaza-border-area-evacuee-being-taken-from-Ein-Yahav-to-Yishuv-Lehavim.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-Gaza-border-area-evacuee-being-taken-from-Ein-Yahav-to-Yishuv-Lehavim-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6917\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-Gaza-border-area-evacuee-being-taken-from-Ein-Yahav-to-Yishuv-Lehavim-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-Gaza-border-area-evacuee-being-taken-from-Ein-Yahav-to-Yishuv-Lehavim-300x169.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-Gaza-border-area-evacuee-being-taken-from-Ein-Yahav-to-Yishuv-Lehavim-768x432.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-Gaza-border-area-evacuee-being-taken-from-Ein-Yahav-to-Yishuv-Lehavim-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-Gaza-border-area-evacuee-being-taken-from-Ein-Yahav-to-Yishuv-Lehavim.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gaza border evacuee being taken to safety<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds of the elderly and disabled were evacuated from the dangerous areas to safety by Ezer Mizion ambulances whose drivers risked their own lives to save others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-Rabbi-Yitzchak-Dovid-Grossman-Chief-Rabbi-of-Migdal-HaEmek-stops-at-Ezer-Mizions-refreshment-cart-to-thank-the-caring-volunteers-for-their-dedication-and-to-bless-them.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"983\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-Rabbi-Yitzchak-Dovid-Grossman-Chief-Rabbi-of-Migdal-HaEmek-stops-at-Ezer-Mizions-refreshment-cart-to-thank-the-caring-volunteers-for-their-dedication-and-to-bless-them.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6915\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-Rabbi-Yitzchak-Dovid-Grossman-Chief-Rabbi-of-Migdal-HaEmek-stops-at-Ezer-Mizions-refreshment-cart-to-thank-the-caring-volunteers-for-their-dedication-and-to-bless-them.jpeg 983w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-Rabbi-Yitzchak-Dovid-Grossman-Chief-Rabbi-of-Migdal-HaEmek-stops-at-Ezer-Mizions-refreshment-cart-to-thank-the-caring-volunteers-for-their-dedication-and-to-bless-them-300x214.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-Rabbi-Yitzchak-Dovid-Grossman-Chief-Rabbi-of-Migdal-HaEmek-stops-at-Ezer-Mizions-refreshment-cart-to-thank-the-caring-volunteers-for-their-dedication-and-to-bless-them-768x547.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Refreshments for medical personnel and families of wounded during traumatic War in Israel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ezer Mizion\u2019s refreshments stands are located in hospitals around the country and offer drinks and snacks to harried hospital personnel and family members of the wounded. &nbsp;The stand in Soroka Hospital was visited by Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman, Chief Rabbi of Migdal HaEmek who thanked the caring volunteers for their dedication and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>blessed them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so we stand together, Jews throughout the world, praying for peace and more stable days ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-orange-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/donate.ezermizion.org\/Israel-War\">CLICK HERE TO DONATE<\/a><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"473\" src=\"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6894\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah.webp 900w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-300x158.webp 300w, http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/war-Simchas-Torah-768x404.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fezermizion.org%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F6913&#038;t=Toys%2C%20Toys%20and%20More%20Toys&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=http%3A%2F%2Fezermizion.org%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F6913&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fezermizion.org%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F10%2Fwar-Simchas-Torah-toy-drive-b.jpeg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Toys%2C%20Toys%20and%20More%20Toys\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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