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Mechayeh Nefashos

Beside families when it is hardest to manage alone

Mechayeh Nefashos is a charity working for families in need, for widows and orphans, and for Torah scholars in poverty: dignified food distributions, accompaniment and support for families in hardship, and rest apartments for those who need to breathe. With sensitivity, discretion and dignity.

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What we do

Three areas of activity

  • Rest units

    Rest apartments for couples going through fertility treatment, for the sick, and for parents of children with special needs — so there is a pause and a chance to gather strength. Stays carry a minimal cost only.

  • Food and goods deliveries

    Dignified food distributions for families in need, including meat and fish, throughout the year.

  • Financial aid

    Family accompaniment, practical support and financial help for families in hardship — tailored to each family, and unconnected to staying in a rest unit.

Photographs

From the work

Pictures of the charity’s work — distributions, the rest units, and moments along the way.

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The balcony of the Tiberias apartment, the town and the Sea of Galilee below, hills beyond
The room at the Hadassah Ein Kerem hotel
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Where you rest

Our rest units

Each unit has its own occupancy calendar and its own request, and stays carry a minimal cost. Choose the unit that suits you to see the details and ask to stay.

  • Jerusalem

    Room at the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hotel

    A hotel room adjoining Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, for relatives accompanying a patient through hospitalisation or treatment. Steps away from the wards.

    Details and request

  • Tiberias

    Rest Apartment in Tiberias

    A spacious, quiet and fully equipped apartment in Tiberias, offered to families in need of a few days of rest and recovery. Stays carry a minimal cost only.

    Details and request

We are here for you

No committees, no interviews, nothing to prove. Just enough for us to come back to you and understand what would help.

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In their words

What families have said

Families we have helped, in their own words.

When I was left a widow with the children, Mechayeh Nefashos wrapped us up gently. The distributions were dignified, and the support gave me the strength to get through one week after another.
Sarah LevyA widow and mother
Financially it was a very hard time. The help arrived at exactly the right moment — not only food, but the feeling that somebody sees us and genuinely cares.
Yaakov CohenA father of a family
After months of fertility treatment, the rest apartment we were given was a gift of breathing space. We came home stronger, with renewed hope.
Michal FriedmanDuring fertility treatment

Endorsements

Rabbis on the charity

What has been written about the charity’s work.

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Become a partner

Become a partner

The charity runs on donations alone. Every gift becomes a night of rest, a distribution to a family in need, or a bill settled on time.

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