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Matnat Chaim is an Israeli non-profit dedicated to finding kidney donors for Israeli kidney patients who need transplants. We're all about saving lives.

Founded in 2009 by Rabbi Yeshayahu Heber, Matnat Chaim is an Israeli non-profit dedicated to helping patients with end-stage renal failure by finding volunteer living kidney donors to donate their kidneys. All the kidney donors are volunteers who donate with no monetary compensation, purely for the sake of saving lives. Matnat Chaim's activities include:

Encouraging family members and friends of

kidney patients to save their loved ones by donating kidneys. Matnat Chaim meets with friends and family members to debunk myths about kidney donation and explain the safety and efficacy of live donation. Using publicity, advertising, transplant stories, education and social media to raise awareness of the importance of living kidney donation, and to encourage and recruit living donors. Mentoring of kidney donors and recipients through the long and sometimes arduous process of testing that precedes kidney donation, through the actual transplant surgery and afterwards. Through Matnat Chaim's efforts, over 200 successful kidney donations have been facilitated since 2009, and the number is increasing all the time. Our goal is to eliminate the waiting list for kidney transplants in Israel. With your help - we will succeed!

25/08/2026

Another lifesaving day:
Today at Sheba, Pavel, from central Israel, who has been waiting for a transplant for several years, will receive a kidney from Rafael, also from central Israel.
Please keep Pavel and Rafael in your thoughts and prayers today.

24/08/2026

A doubleheader:
Today at Schneider, Abigail, a young girl from central Israel, will receive a kidney from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
At Beilinson, Aliza, from the Sharon region, will receive a kidney from Avraham, from the Jerusalem area.
Please keep Abigail and her anonymous donor, and Aliza and Avraham, in your thoughts and prayers today.

23/08/2026

A kidney donation within the family:
Today at Hadassah, Ita, from Jerusalem, will receive a kidney from her relative Amram, also from Jerusalem, through Matnat Chaim’s Family Division.
Please keep Ita and Amram in your thoughts and prayers today.

19/08/2026

Two kidney transplants getting underway today:
At Beilinson, Yitzhak, from the Sharon region, will receive a kidney from Akiva, from central Israel.
At Ichilov, Rafael, from central Israel, will receive a kidney from Pnina, also from central Israel.
Please keep Yitzhak, Akiva, Rafael and Pnina in your thoughts and prayers today.

18/08/2026

Mitch Schwaber donated a kidney after a decision that gradually took shape over several years. Today, his advice to anyone considering it is simple: take the first step and find out if you’re eligible.

💬 What would you say to a friend who was considering donating a kidney?
“Go see if you’re eligible, and I’ll be right there with you along the way.”

😟 What were you most afraid of before donating?
“I was afraid I wouldn’t wake up from the anesthesia. But I did!”

🔄 Was there a moment when you made the final decision to donate?
“There wasn’t one specific moment. For me, the decision gradually took shape over several years.”

✨ How did you feel afterward, knowing you had saved a life?
“Mostly, I felt grateful that I was blessed with both the level of health that allowed me to do this and the essential support of my family and the medical system.”

🕊️ What would you say to someone considering kidney donation?
“If the idea speaks to you, it’s worth exploring it all the way. It’s a truly unique opportunity to extend and improve another person’s life.”

🩺 Matnat Chaim. Altruistic kidney donation.
Check your eligibility in just 30 seconds:

https://kilya.org.il/he/bmi-form/

16/08/2026

A woman-to-woman kidney transplant:
Today at Hadassah in Jerusalem, Shoshana, from central Israel, will receive a kidney from Tzipora, from the Jerusalem area. Tzipora’s husband, brother and brother-in-law have also donated kidneys!
Please keep Shoshana and Tzipora in your thoughts and prayers today.

12/08/2026

A kidney donation for a young father:
Today at Ichilov in Tel Aviv, Shimon, a young father from southern Israel who is undergoing dialysis, will receive a kidney from Yosef, from Jerusalem.
Please keep Shimon and Yosef in your thoughts and prayers today.

10/08/2026

Giving that saves lives:
Today at Sheba, Esther, from northern Israel, who has been waiting several years for a transplant, will receive a kidney from Minda, from Jerusalem.
Please keep Esther and Minda in your thoughts and prayers today.

Address

Nahum Hafzadi 17, 2nd Floor
Jerusalem
9548407

Telephone

+97225000755

Website

http://www.kilya.org.il/en/

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