rosh hashanah 2025

Rosh Hashana 5786 Message from the Director of Development & Community Affairs Dear Friends and Supporters ,

As we approach Rosh Hashana and the beginning of the year 5786 , I extend to you and your families my warmest wishes for a year filled with health, happiness, and peace. May this New Year bring blessings to your homes and strength to Am Yisrael in Israel and across the world .

This year is especially meaningful as we celebrate the Jubilee Year – 50 years since the founding of Laniado Hospital in 1975! What began as a small cottage hospital on the sand dunes of North Netanya — born from the sacred vow of the Sanz-Klausenberg Rebbe, צז"ל — has, with your steadfast support, grown into a major regional medical center serving more than 500,000 people throughout Netanya and the Sharon region ! Today, Laniado operates 61 departments with 2,200 dedicated staff members , all committed to providing compassionate, life-saving care. This past year, we witnessed their devotion not only inside the hospital but also on the battlefield: dozens of our staff members from every discipline have been called to IDF reserve duty, time and again, serving on four fronts and beyond. Their absence has strained both our medical services and the spouses left at home shouldering the responsibility of family life — yet it is a sacrifice that reflects the deep commitment of our people to defend Israel while continuing to heal it . Despite these challenges, we have continued to grow and prepare for the future, with numerous self- funded projects. New Pathology Department & Research Center – expanding diagnostics and advancing groundbreaking medical research. Opening September 2025 . Maternity “C” Department – will add 46 beds in a sheltered department, to ensure the safety of mothers and newborns, proven essential during recent missile attacks. Hundreds of women from across Israel came to give birth in our sheltered delivery rooms. Opening December 2025 . New Sheltered Emergency Hospital – our most ambitious project to date, a $48 million state-of-the-art facility that will guarantee uninterrupted, life-saving emergency care in both times of peace, war and crisis. Groundbreaking is scheduled for the end of October 2025 . Our readiness is tested daily. Most recently in July, Laniado served as the evacuation hospital for victims of the terrorist ramming attack in nearby Kfar Yona, where the injured were brought directly to our Emergency and Trauma Department . Such events are a sobering reminder of why we must remain ever vigilant and ever prepared . As in past years, our Rosh Hashana online e-card campaign provides an opportunity to send holiday greetings to friends and family across the world effortlessly with a few clicks. This ye ar’s project will support the building of our new Sheltered Hospital while also bringing a smile to the spouses of IDF reservists who continue to serve far from their homes. It is a chance to combine blessing with action, and to share sweetness with those who sacrifice so much . Looking ahead, we will gather at our Annual Gala Dinner on December 2 nd at the beautiful 591 sea front venue in Netanya. The evening will benefit the dedication of a new trauma bay in the Sheltered Emergency Hospital at a cost of 750,000 NIS . We look forward to celebrating this milestone with you both in person and via an advert in our brochure journal e-book produced for this special occasion . On behalf of the patients, families, and staff of Laniado, I thank you, our devoted supporters and volunteers for standing with us during this remarkable Jubilee year. Only with your partnership, will we be able to continue to fulfill the Rebbe’s vision : to heal, to save lives, and to serve as a beacon of hope, an island of compassion, for generations to come . Wish ing you and your loved ones a Shana Tova u’Metuka— a Good, Sweet year, filled with health, joy, and peace . With gratitude, Eli Knoller

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