[COMMUNICATED CONTENT] “I can’t imagine bringing my child into this world without being able to provide him�with a bed to sleep in,” the woman tearfully explained to the EFRAT volunteer.�The volunteer was horrified. “It is unthinkable,” she said, “that a life will be lost for�lack of a crib.”

This week Parshat Shmos is read in shuls around the world. The Parshah talks of�Shifrah and Puah�s incredible dedication to their goal of saving Jewish babies.�Pharoh driven by hate and desperation, commanded the two women to kill all the�newborn Jewish boys. Displaying remarkable mesirus nefesh, they defied Pharoh�s�decree, not only helping Jewish women give birth, but also by nurturing and�sustaining all the newborn babies.

Rav Elyashiv and Gedolei Isroel designated this time in the Jewish calendar as an�opportunity to highlight the value of bringing a life into the world.

Unbelievably, each year approximately�40,000 terminations are carried out in�Israel, many due to socio-economic difficulties.�EFRAT, an Israel based non-profit organization, provides women with the necessary support to allow them to have�their babies.

EFRAT has been carrying out life-saving work since it was founded in the 1950’s by�Mr. Herschel Feigenbaum, a Holocaust survivor. Mr Feigenbaum understood that our�children are our future. In memory of the over one and a half million Jewish children�who perished, he founded EFRAT, to increase the Jewish birthrate in Israel. Dr Eli�Schussheim, formally a senior surgeon, has made this dream a reality, leading the�organization for over 37 years. To date there are over 64,000 EFRAT babies.

Receiving medical, emotional and financial support, women feel empowered to have�their babies. Financial aid is provided in the form of immediate practical support. This�includes supplying new mothers with a crib, stroller, baby bath, a set of clothing and�basic equipment on the baby’s arrival. Packages of diapers, formula and food for the�family are provided throughout the first two years of the baby’s life.

Additionally, EFRAT volunteers assist women on a daily basis with a listening ear�and emotional support. They help women to exercise their rights and find ways to�improve their difficult circumstances.

EFRAT appeals to the entire Jewish community worldwide, to participate in a 48 hour�campaign which emulates the tremendous life-saving work of the Shifrah and Puah.

For 48 hours only, every baby you save will save three. To participate CLICK HERE.