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Rabbi G. and his wife Batya (of Beit Shemesh) are givers. They�ve both been working hard for many years in�order to support their beautiful family and enable them to give help to others. In addition to working full time�and learning, Rabbi G. has also been an active volunteer with various well known emergency medical�services. Giving help, whether financial or medical, has always been one of their priorities- a significant focus�in their lives.

Last Simchas Torah, Rabbi G. and Batya were blessed with the birth of identical twin boys. Taking care of�twins is always a busy, full time job, one which requires double the usual amount of work, dedication,�patience, and sleepless nights. Rabbi G. and Batya were prepared as usual, to step up to the challenge of�helping people-this time, their babies. However, this time the help they would need to provide would be of a�different and unexpected sort, as both babies were born with Down�s Syndrome, an extremely rare�occurrence.

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Yaakov ben Batya Miriam�s and Refael ben Batya Miriam�s health requirements kept both babies�hospitalized for months after their births. They weighed so little (only about two and a half pounds each) and�have multiple medical issues. One child is missing a hand. Both babies have fingers that are fused together.�Between them they also have heart, lung and hernia problems.

For five months the babies� parents spent their days and nights at the hospital, accompanying them as they�recuperated from heart surgery and taking care of their many medical needs. This took them away from their�other six children and as one can imagine it was extremely taxing on the family. The babies� parents could�not keep up the hospital vigils while keeping their jobs so both were forced to give them up for their babies��sakes.

Currently the twins are out of the hospital but still need to go to back at least twice a week for various�medical treatments and follow up appointments. At home, they need round-the- clock care, due to their many�needs. They must be fed in a very specific way which is a time consuming project, averaging one hour per�baby for each feeding.

The babies� well-being and care is all consuming. Rabbi G. and Batya are doing the best they possibly can to�keep up-they are positive, hardworking and determined people with strong emunah. As Rabbi G. says,��Hashem entrusted us with 2 precious jewels. We were chosen to be the guardians of these treasures, to�raise them and take care of them as best as possible.�

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But because of all the demands they need to meet, neither parent has been able to return to work. The�family�s finances therefore, have taken a bad turn and the home has been breaking down for some time, with�no end in sight. Rabbi G. describes how the house is empty. There is no food in the refrigerator, a situation�with which this family has never been familiar. The small stipend they receive through Bituach Leumi�nowhere near covers their expenses, even minimally. The G.�s oldest son is getting married in two months�and his parents are overjoyed. But there are no funds with which to make a wedding, turning what should be�a happy & exciting time, to one of concern and worry.

Rabbi G. and Batya�s biggest wish right now, besides the health of all their children, is to get their family back�on their feet and bring a sense of normalcy to their lives. But in a few months Yaakov and Rafael will be back�in the hospital for the required surgeries on their hands and fingers, additional heart surgeries and hernia�operations, and the cycle of hospital stays will begin anew.

No family could withstand this constant upheaval and turmoil. We must step in to give help to these givers as�soon as possible. Our goal is to raise $18,000 to give them some relief. With these funds we will enable them�to buy food for their family, help them cover medical expenses and provide them with nursing care�throughout the upcoming months. Then they can start planning for the wedding, bringing simcha to them all.

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