The dedicated hospitality suites will provide family members of patients at nearby Shaare Zedek Hospital with a place to rest while attending to loved ones.
Jerusalem, Israel, March 31, 2025 — Yad Sarah, Israel’s leading non-governmental healthcare and social services organization, welcomed a delegation from the Jewish Federation of Broward County for a ceremony dedicating two hospitality suites in memory of Jared Benjamin Beinenfeld. The delegation included members of the Jewish Federation of Broward County’s Board of Directors, Cindi Jacobs, Carol Lasek-Bienenfeld, and Scott Bakal; Lisa Henry, Chair of the Women’s Philanthropy Board and Member of the Board of Directors; and local philanthropist Beth Solomon.
The dedicated suites will provide accommodations for families of patients staying at Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Hospital, just a few minutes’ walk from Yad Sarah’s Jerusalem headquarters. This initiative aims to reduce travel burdens and offer families a welcoming place to stay near their loved ones. Yad Sarah also operates hospitality suites near the Loewenstein Rehabilitation Medical Center in Ra’anana and Soroka Medical Center in Be’er Sheva.
Following the dedication ceremony, the delegation volunteered at Yad Sarah’s laundry facilities, where they met the facilities manager, Flora, who began volunteering at Yad Sarah headquarters after being evacuated from Shlomi, on Israel’s northern border, to Jerusalem at the start of the war. They concluded the day with a tour of Yad Sarah’s headquarters, where they heard about the organization’s broad range of services.
“We are honored to dedicate two hospitality suites in memory of our beloved son Jared on behalf of our community. This project will allow families to support their loved ones with dignity and ease during difficult times,” said Carol Lasek-Bienenfeld from the Jewish Federation of Broward County. “We were deeply impressed by the scope and impact of Yad Sarah’s services.”
“Yad Sarah’s hospitality units are an essential part of our mission to provide comprehensive support to patients and their families. We are incredibly grateful to the Jewish Federation of Broward County for their generosity and dedication,” said Philip Bendheim, Director of International Affairs at Yad Sarah.
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About Yad Sarah
Yad Sarah, the leading volunteer-staffed organization in Israel, provides a vital array of compassionate health and home care services for people of all ages.
Founded in 1976, Yad Sarah has over 120 branches, including 12 centers, throughout Israel, staffed by more than 7,000 volunteers. Although the organization is best known for its extensive lending service for medical equipment, its volunteers also drive its wheelchair-accessible vans, reach out to the homebound, advocate for the elderly at risk for abuse, provide in-home geriatric dental care, staff its play center, and more. Nearly every family in Israel has been impacted or helped by Yad Sarah. Yad Sarah saves Israel’s healthcare system over NIS 5.5 billion ($1.5 billion USD) each year through its home hospitalization equipment lending services.
To support the organization’s ongoing efforts and learn more about its initiatives, visit yadsarah.org.
