One Cruel Moment To Throw A Life Into A Desperate Struggle

One cruel moment was all it took to turn Mendel Bluming’s vibrant life into a desperate struggle. 

On Yud Beis Tammuz, Mendel Bluming, 15, son of 770 mashgiach Rabbi Gedaliah and Nechama Dina Bluming, was walking safely on a street near Suffield Yeshiva. Despite following all precautions, including wearing a reflective vest, tragedy struck.

A speeding driver struck Mendel head-on, catapulting him into the air. The impact shattered his legs, broke his nose, and caused severe brain trauma and other critical injuries.

Emergency responders fought desperately to keep him alive. Against all odds, Mendel clung to life, and his vitals stabilized. But Mendel remained unconscious, his severe injuries requiring more than the care available at the local hospital. 

After an intense legal battle, askonim successfully transferred Mendel to a New York hospital. He now continues to hang to life by a thread, with his parents, family and doctors putting their lives on hold, concentrating all their efforts on helping him survive and recover.

Compounding the medical battle is the overwhelming financial burden. Medical costs have far exceeded insurance coverage, and expenses continue to mount rapidly. The emergency transfer, appointments with specialists, and consultations with neurosurgeons each costs thousands of dollars per visit. 

Mendel’s family is struggling under the enormous financial burden of his ongoing medical care. They urgently need support to give this young man a chance at reclaiming his promising future.

Yidden, rachamanim b’nei rachamanim! We call upon your compassionate hearts to help us save a life that has just barely begun. Mendel’s future hangs in the balance. Your generous contributions will directly fund the life-saving care he so desperately needs.

Together, we can give Mendel the fighting chance he deserves. Open your hearts and donate today – for Mendel, for his family, and for the precious gift of life.

Please continue to storm the heavens for a refuah shleima for Menachem Mendel ben Nechama Dina.

The campaign is being overseen by 

– Rabbi Sholom Gansburg, President, ExceedOps

– Rabbi Menachem Heller, Director of Chabad of Bushwick

– Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Holtzman, Mora D’Asra of East Flatbush  

– Rabbi Mendy Lieberman, Co-Founder @ Prune

– Rabbi Avraham Mintz, Director Chabad / Denver Jewish Center

– Rabbi Yosef Y. Okunov, Director of F.R.E.E.

– Dovid Wolosow, Esq.

– Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi, Mashpia of 770