Community Magazine January 2021

EFRAT - C.R.I.B. C ommittee for the R escue of I srael’s B abies U.S.A. 1274 49th St. Suite 569 Brooklyn, NY 11219 Tel: 718-697-7022 efrat@efrat.org.il With $1,200 USD you can save a baby - Make the best investment in your life Hashem’s Reward Save a Life - Gain Yours מידה כנגד מידה Partner with EFRAT who saved 78,253 unborn babies to date No-one could have predicted that the telephone lines would go down and that the phone would be out of action in the EFRAT offices. It was not possible to receive any incoming calls and no messages were being picked upon the system. Ruthy, the chief social worker made immediate contact with Bezeq to try to resolve the issue. The technician who answered the phone tried everything to locate the source of the fault and solve the problem over the phone. After putting Ruthy on hold for a few minutes, he explained that a senior technician would have to make a visit to the office. ‘’When will this be?” Ruthy asked, panicking about the impact this would have on EFRAT’s work. ‘’It will take at least 3 days,” the technician responded. “Oh no!”Ruthy exclaimed.“We cannot do without a phone at EFRAT for 3 days! Are you familiar with EFRAT’s work? Ruthy asked the technician.“It is literally an emergency hotline! I must speak to your manager.”The call was transferred and Ruthy explained once again how urgent it was to repair the fault as soon as possible. “You do not need to explain to me.” The manager responded. “I know exactly what EFRAT does. Two years ago my sister in law was pregnant with her fourth child. At the time my brother was not working. We had been trying to help as much as we could but their situation was just getting harder. One day my brother told me that 78,253 his wife was pregnant and that they were seriously considering terminating the pregnancy.” “He asked me if I could help him by giving them money for the termination. I was stunned. I told him I would happily help them as much as I could to keep the baby but that I could not support a termination. I immediately referred them to you. I did not give up until I knew they had taken me seriously. A week later I found out that they had handed in all their paperwork to EFRAT and their support had been authorized by the committee.” “After the birth, my brother and sister in law received everything they needed for the baby. EFRAT provided them with a new crib, stroller, baby bathe and a baby package containing clothing, bottles, pacifiers, layette, blanket and all that was needed upon arrival of the newbaby from the hospital. Afterwards they received monthly assistance of diapers, wipes and food until the baby was 2 years old. I can’t explain how, but this baby gave my brother back his motivation and he began looking for work again. Today, thank G-d, he has found a new job and I hope that things continue to improve for them.” “That’s why I know exactly what EFRAT does and how important the work you do is. I will make it my own personal responsibility to get this problem fixed. If my brother had tried to reach EFRAT and not succeeded in getting through, it does not bear thinking about. They would have gone ahead with the termination, I am sure of it. This is the least I can do to help you save more children.” Donations by credit card can be made through our secure website at https://en.efrat.org.il/ 40,000 children’s lives are being ended in Israel every year Please take advantage of the end of the fiscal year to receive tax rebates on contributions to EFRAT . Every donation, big or small, wil be gratefully received.