{"id":4544,"date":"2018-05-23T15:41:54","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T19:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/?p=4544"},"modified":"2018-05-23T15:41:54","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T19:41:54","slug":"an-island-of-holiday-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ezermizion.org\/blog\/an-island-of-holiday-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"An Island of Holiday Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The scene: Schneider Hospital<\/strong> in Petach Tikvah<\/p>\n

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Cancer support to uplift the spirits and soothe the soul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Baldheaded children, solemn doctors, the smell of sadness and suffering suffusing every corner\u2026<\/p>\n

Everyone here is busy battling for life, sometimes against all odds.<\/p>\n

Who has time to think about the approaching Yom Tov<\/strong>? The thoughts wander from upsetting test results to grueling treatments and no further.<\/p>\n

Shavuot? A far-off dream of some previous life\u2026blintzes frying, tiny tots singing Little Torah, an atmosphere of joy and excitement.<\/p>\n

This year? The ambience of a holiday<\/strong> would do wonders for their wounded souls but no one has the emotional energy to even smile. Will Shavuot 2018 just pass over, hardly noticed ?<\/p>\n

Unbeknown to these suffering Jews, there was a small group who understood. They understood that these families were incapable of creating their own Yom Tov but how desperately they needed the feeling of holiness, the feeling of being part of the Jewish nation.<\/p>\n

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Cancer Support: an island of holiday ambience<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And so there, with the very air at Schneider\u2019s laden with despair, they took time off from their own preparations and broke through the hopelessness, bringing light and happiness to these suffering Jews.<\/p>\n

In the midst of this sea of sorrow and unimaginable pain, Ezer Mizion Petach Tikvah Linked to Life volunteers<\/strong> set up an island of holiday joy and tranquility.<\/p>\n

Dozens of cancer support volunteers<\/strong> did everything to give seriously ill patients and their families a hiatus of calm and compassion. Holiday delicacies were prepared and attractively served and individual needs were met so that each family felt, \u201cYes, it\u2019s Yom Tov today.\u201d<\/p>\n

As one volunteer described it (translated):<\/p>\n

I link up to you, we all link together<\/p>\n

And in just a matter of minutes<\/p>\n

One cake is added to another<\/p>\n

One dessert joins the next<\/p>\n

Kugel after kugel is baked<\/p>\n

And families of seriously ill patients will be able to enjoy delicacies this Shavuot too!<\/p>\n

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Allow us to dedicate the following to you, our precious volunteers:<\/p>\n

“Rav Zeira (an ancient sage)said: This megillah (Ruth) – why was it written? To teach you the great reward of those who do chessed, <\/em>loving kindness”<\/p>\n

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