Flatbush Shliach Rabbi Zalman Liberow, badly injured in a tragic accident last month, was discharged Tuesday from UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA to the rehabilitation center in Brooklyn.
While he overcame some setbacks in his health this past week, as reported on COLlive.com, other challenges arose when a blizzard began to rage, with icy conditions making the roads too treacherous to attempt.
The 300 mile trip in an ambulette was cancelled, leaving the family devastated that their father would be stranded until after the weekend, at the very earliest, when another attempt at transport could be made.
A Liberow relative reported the disappointing news to Bikur Cholim of Crown Heights, a medical relief organization that has been helping the family since the tragic accident which also killed their son Avrohom Dovid OBM.
Bikur Cholim coordinators immediately kicked into action and within an hour, a midsize jet was en route to Pittsburgh to pick up Rabbi Liberow.
Together with the emergency coordinators at Vital One, Bikur Cholim was able to secure an air ambulance with all the capabilities of an ICU on board for Rabbi Liberow’s trip, making the 35 minute flight safer and more comfortable than a 7 hour drive could ever have been.
Within 4 hours of the initial phone call to Bikur Cholim, Rabbi Liberow had safely landed in Teeterboro airport, where members of Crown Heights Hatzalah and the necessary team of EMTs and medics met the plane and took over the last leg of the trip.
They drove him to the Haym Solomon nursing and rehabilitation center in Brooklyn where he will continue his treatment and be reunited with his family and congregation.
“We will go to any lengths to make a patient more comfortable and their family’s life easier,” a Bikur Cholim coordinator told COLlive.com, “even if it means sending a jet on a moment’s notice in brutal weather conditions.”
A grateful family member said: “Bikur Cholim’s assistance has been, and continues to be, incredible.”
The family also told COLlive.com they encourage visitors, but asked to coordinate their visit with his son Levi Liberow at 917-957-0260.
Bikur Cholim is a volunteer based organization that relies entirely on community support. To help them continue its vital mission in helping families through times of medical distress, donate here
rabbi issec leider ! im so proud to be your shvuger that u r doing so much chesed hashem should give it back to u doble wow u r the best a-1 job
issec leider your job is amazing !!!!!!!!!! im proud of you that we have in kloll yisrual such a guy like you WOW WOW
WOW! another grand job completed in success – like all his Medical Transport missions as well as Chesed Shel Emes. This young man has brought hope, happines and relief for many families and their extended loved once.
May Hashem guide him in the right direction, lead him to only be occupied with Simchas by us all and bestow upon him success, love and charm, so he can be matzliach.
A Freilichen Purim!
PS. His wife’s endurance of his Mesiras Nefesh deserves equal – if not more – respect. “Behind every succesful man, there’s a woman….”
your kindnes knows no boundries. may you mirot much happiness, nachas, erucus yomim and shonim tovim.!!! may all yidden know your chesed
nice news – I hope he gets better – really tough break ! So nice to read with all the garbage we have in ch that these 2 organizations still running without the shmutz and dirt that we have with everything else.
maybe hatzolo should be in charge of everything including kashrus and 770 maybe ok ok just dreaming!
YEY!!!! DIDAN NOTZACH!!
Although I am still crying for the poor boy, and for the poor father who recently had to wake up to these tragic news, it is wonderfully heartwarming that we Jews come together in times of distress: I can’t imagine he or his family could have been handled more efficiently or more considerately, thanks to the incredible Bikur Cholim CH
Thank you to the lubavitch communities in both pittsburgh and new york that made this all possible… 🙂
oy its sad .everyone should say tehilim 4 shneir zalman ben debrusha
I am moved to tears by this story, and can only reiterate,” Mi k’amchah yisrael, Hashem?” This kindness, caring and giving will surely bring the Geulah Ha’amitis V’hashleima NOW!!!
its not his nephew he is probaly not related not all leiders are related
Thank you Esther Lebovic, Ruthie Kirschenbaum and their husbands for making this miracle happen. And thank you to all the generous donors who came thru on a moments notice
yup thanks hatz guys menachem especially is known to take the middle of the nite calls the snow calls the ones that are not convenient at all!!!!!and mordechai are very special and all the others too – giving up lots of time to run and help others many in urgent situations – kol hakavod – thanks to all the other “active” guys also like doviey a, yingie b, yitzchok r , moishe p, jay jay k, and ….
It is very nice that they they touched the photos where you can not see the rabbi.
how iz he doing?
ch bikur cholim does hundreds of such mitzvos unlike other orginization that make alot of noise in order to get publicity CHBC does not confuse efforts with results and never looks to get a pat on the back.
Mordechai Eckhaus is one of the MOST caring Hatzalah members there are. With his great bed-side manner he’d make a wonderful doctor!!!
Bikur Cholim if CH was started many years before Rabbi Leider thought of Ahavas Chesed I don’t remember all the people involved but one was Mrs. Tzipora Clapman
Mi Kamcha Yisroel
Wow that is so nice to hear bh for the bikur cholim may you continue to do amazing work and may rabbi Liberow have a speedy recovery
Thar story is amazing!
go esther lebovic! always so thoughtful on the phone and always provides great meals.
Kol Hakavod for supporting your husbands’ work for the community!
May Hashem bless you all!
you guys are the best…….. excellent and professional…… words are not enough. thank you. we hope the injured person heals fast.
This Leider lives in Monsey and has his own organization, he is a nephew to the Rabbi Leider at Ahavas CHesed
Thank you for always being there for the community
I believe Rabbi Leider runs Ahavas Chessed, which is a completely separate, much older, organization.
Kul hakavod to all those involved in helping Crown Heights become a better place. Kul hakavod to bikur cholim for pulling this off!
Always there to be of assistance
You are the greatest
To #5 – his name is Freeman, not Friedman.
Hi, Menachem!!
G-d bless u all!!!
Refuah Shelaima!
As a Kohaine I offer my hearfelt wishes
for a speedy recovery.
The Bikur Cholim, under Rabbi Leider, is a WONDER OF WONDERS!
Ruthie, you are incredible!!!!
Ur the man!!!!!!!!!! U know u can always call on M friedman day or nite. AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its so heartwarming to see Zalman has been released and is close to his family now.
A big thank you to all parties involved up to now and those still continuing!
good job modechai
This is the best new organization!! Thank you to Ruthie Kirschenbaum!