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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!

17/06/2026

Four operating rooms — a very moving day:
Today, two kidney donations will take place, and two patients will be given the chance to return to healthy lives.
At Ichilov, Yosef, from southern Israel, will receive a kidney from Shlomit, from Jerusalem.
At Beilinson, Margarita, a doctor from the Sharon region, will receive a kidney from Dvora, from southern Israel.
Please keep Yosef, Shlomit, Margarita and Dvora in your thoughts and prayers today.

14/06/2026

A moving paired kidney donation is underway today:
Today at Beilinson in Petah Tikva, a paired kidney donation will take place after one donor was not a match for his friend.
David, from southern Israel, will receive a kidney from Erez, who had hoped to donate to his friend but was not a match.
Elishama, a young man from central Israel, will receive a kidney from Dov, from central Israel.
Please keep David, Erez, Elishama and Dov in your thoughts and prayers today.

13/06/2026

A Tuesday with three transplants!
Today, three kidney donation surgeries will take place, and three patients will be given the chance to return to healthy lives.
At Sheba, Rachel from central Israel will receive a kidney from Ayelet, whose husband also donated a kidney.
At Beilinson, Michael, a young man from central Israel, will receive a kidney from Noam, from Jerusalem.
At Ichilov, Chanuka from northern Israel will receive a kidney from Ronen, from the Jerusalem area.
Please keep Rachel, Eilat, Michael, Noam, Chanuka and Ronen in your thoughts and prayers today.

11/06/2026

Happy to add an unexpected transplant:
Today at Ichilov, a patient from central Israel, whose transplant was postponed several times and who wishes to remain anonymous, will finally receive a kidney from Dan, from northern Israel.
Please keep the anonymous patient and Dan in your thoughts and prayers today.

10/06/2026

Another day of saving lives to end the week:
Today at Beilinson, a kidney transplant that was postponed during the previous round of the war will finally take place.
Diana, who hopes to put years of dialysis behind her, will receive a kidney from Chen, whose sister also donated a kidney.
Please keep Diana and Chen in your thoughts and prayers today.

09/06/2026

A Tuesday with three transplants!
Today, three kidney donation surgeries will take place, and three patients will be given the chance to return to healthy lives.
At Sheba, Rachel from central Israel will receive a kidney from Eilat, whose husband also donated a kidney.
At Beilinson, Michael, a young man from central Israel, will receive a kidney from Noam, from Jerusalem.
At Ichilov, Chanuka from northern Israel will receive a kidney from Ronen, from the Jerusalem area.
Please keep Rachel, Eilat, Michael, Noam, Chanuka and Ronen in your thoughts and prayers today.

08/06/2026

In an underground operating room:
Despite everything, today at Sheba, Anat from southern Israel will receive a kidney from her son Idan, through Matnat Chaim’s Family Division.
Please keep Anat and Idan in your thoughts and prayers today.

07/06/2026

New life through giving:
Today at Beilinson, Andargachu, a young father from central Israel who has been on dialysis, will receive a kidney from Uriel, from Har Hebron.
Please keep Andargachu and Uriel in your thoughts and prayers today.

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Nahum Hafzadi 17, 2nd Floor
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9548407

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+97225000755

Website

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

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