Moishy*’s chronic condition is what is known as an “invisible illness.” To those who see him on the street, he’s a regular bochur. His private life, however, is filled with medications, and specialists. Moishy has learned to manage his health affairs on his own since losing his parents as a child. However, now that he has entered the “parsha” of shidduchim, he has needed to share the details of his condition with potential suitors. His medical expenses, compounded by his lack of family, have made getting engaged nearly impossible.

He has found his kallah, but still lives with doubt. How will he provide for his wife, when she has no family to help her? Painful questions surface, such as “Will I ever get married?,” and “Should we just give up?”

Rav Gershon Edelstein shlit”a,  one of the greatest Torah scholars of our generation, has taken personal responsibility for 20 young people who are living in desperation.

20 young orphans who are engaged to be married have been selected by Kupat Ha’Ir as especially needy. Rav Edelstein, together with Kupat Ha’Ir, has issued a powerful statement on their behalf: Help them get married and, midah k’neged midah, donors should b’ezras Hashem marry off their children without difficulty. In today’s world, this is a massive bracha.

The monthly orphan wedding campaign’s reputation precedes it: Each month gedolim have come out in support of the fund, and have volunteered their time for the cause.

In the meantime, 20 young people are struggling to make it from day to day, waiting to see if enough will be raised for them to receive help.

*Details have reportedly been changed to conceal the identities of the orphans. Each of their stories is a unique patchwork of grief. Together, we can turn some of that grief to hope.

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