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Israeli volunteer paramedic delivers 3 babies in 48 hours

Issachar Weiss said he thinks it’s a record for home deliveries for the Magen David Adom emergency service.

By Marcy Oster November 6, 2019 1:51 pm

Lailah, the Angel of Conception, Left Her Mark On Your Face

You might not know it, but you have a philtrum and everyone who looks at you can see it. The philtrum—that groove we all have above our upper lips—may not be a commonly-referenced body part, but in Jewish mystical tradition, it’s quite significant. And it’s said to be the result of a tap from Lailah, […]

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This Jewish Coney Island “Incubator Doctor” Saved Thousands of Premature Babies

If you were born poor and premature in early 20th-century New York City, your chances for survival were slim. Few American hospitals had incubators, and the mortality rate for preemies was staggering. A young Jewish entrepreneur masquerading as a doctor stepped in to fill that gap. Born Michael Cohen in a small town called Krotoszyn […]

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Israeli volunteer paramedic delivers 3 babies in 48 hours

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Israeli volunteer paramedic delivers 3 babies in 48 hours

Lailah, the Angel of Conception, Left Her Mark On Your Face

This Jewish Coney Island “Incubator Doctor” Saved Thousands of Premature Babies

The True Story of How Gay Israeli Men Make Babies

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