Dr. Abed Zahalka has worked at the Mayanei Hayeshua Hospital in Bnei Brak for years and has formed deep ties to the Chareidi community in the city, the Marker reported.
The veteran Arab doctor was recruited last week for an unusual mission, bringing a Sefer Torah into the hospital’s coronavirus ward. Dr. Zahalka donned full protective equipment and entered the ward holding a Sefer Torah wrapped in a tallis for the patients to daven with.
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