Philip Bendheim, at The Blogs

Apr 10, 2025, 10:13 AM

Deliverance: Helping Israelis Home from the Hospital for Passover

Injured veteran returns home for Passover seder in Yad Sarah wheelchair - Credit: Reuveni Pridan - Courtesy of Yad Sarah.

Passover has always been a holiday centered around the home. Even in times of upheaval, the longing to sit around the family table, retell the story of our redemption, and hear the youngest voice recite the Four Questions remains...

Jan 27, 2025, 2:41 PM

80 Years after Auschwitz: Honoring Survivors with Extra Special Care and Compassion

Yad Sarah Volunteer Helping a Holocaust Survivor Write Her Life Story. (Courtesy of Yad Sarah.)

Auschwitz, the largest of the Nazi concentration camps, was liberated 80 years ago today. Now, every year on January 27, we pause to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day — a global day of reflection on one of humanity's darkest...

Dec 25, 2024, 5:42 PM

Rekindling the Flame of Hope This Chanukah

Every year, the story of Chanukah reminds us that miracles often arrive quietly, without grand spectacle or fanfare. Simple gestures—like filling the menorah with a small supply of oil—can carry extraordinary power. Just as that small act led to...

Nov 12, 2024, 11:57 AM

From Crisis to Care: How Yad Sarah Met Unprecedented Holiday Need

As the Jewish holidays came and went this year, they brought not only gatherings and prayers but also a season of heightened need. At Yad Sarah, we always anticipate an uptick in requests during these special times. Families seek...

Sep 22, 2024, 5:29 PM

How Community Support Prevents Falls and Mitigates Risk for Israel’s Seniors

Yad Sarah Volunteer Handling Walkers - Courtesy of Yad Sarah.

Every day in Israel, about 1,000 elderly individuals experience an accidental fall. I myself recently tripped over a shoe on my floor and landed with a fractured bone. I’m 72 years old, and grateful it was just a toe...

Jun 23, 2024, 5:28 PM

War or Not, Yad Sarah’s Mobile Clinics Bring Oral Health to the Elderly and Disabled

Yad Sarah Mobile Dental Clinic Van and Volunteer - Courtesy of Yad Sarah

For many elderly on a fixed income, paying for dental care – which is at best minimally subsidized by government or health funds – is a challenge. This is one reason why as many as a quarter of Israel’s...

May 29, 2024, 9:10 PM

Supporting Maternal Mental Health: The Essential Work of Yad Sarah

As May draws to a close, we reflect on a month dedicated to an incredibly important cause - Maternal Mental Health Month. This crucial initiative aims to raise awareness and address mental health issues faced by new mothers and...

May 7, 2024, 6:59 PM

Transformative Memories— We Must Keep Going, Renewed and Emboldened

Sarah Lupolianski Grandmother of Yad Sarah's Founder, Uri Lupolianski -Courtesy of Yad Sarah.

In Judaism, we cannot do much without reciting the phrase “Zecher L’yetziat Mitzrayim,” which commands us to remember the Exodus from Egypt. We say this in kiddush on Friday night, in the shema prayer and in the birkat hamazon...

Apr 17, 2024, 10:00 PM

Home for the Holidays: How Yad Sarah helps people celebrate the seder at home

Yad Sarah Volunteer Delivering Home Hospitalization Equipment - Courtesy of Yad Sarah

One of the most important themes of Passover is home. It is a holiday that started in the homes of the Israelites while they were still enslaved in Egypt, when they were commanded to mark their doorposts, and, ultimately,...

Mar 5, 2024, 1:09 AM

Surviving a Hezbollah Power Grid Strike

Yad Sarah Mobile Oxygen Concentrators - Courtesy of Yad Sarah

Israel faces unprecedented security challenges – so Israel’s response needs to be unprecedented as well, and we at Yad Sarah are doing our best to contribute to that. In the face of the multi-front war that the country currently...

About Me

Philip Bendheim is a dedicated second-generation volunteer in the Yad Sarah family. He is a director of Yad Sarah's International Board of Overseers and USA Friends of Yad Sarah