Ezras Nashim, the first frum, all-female emergency medical service (EMS) organization is expanding to Crown Heights and accepting new members, COL is reporting.
Ezras Nashim was founded in 2011 and launched in Borough Park in 2014, with the name “Ezras Nashim,” which literally means “Help of Women,” and is also the name of the women’s section in shuls and the Beis Hamikdash.
Since its launch in Fall 2014, Ezras Nashim has expanded to offer care in both Borough Park and Midwood. Ezras Nashim has also created a new exciting Internship program to broaden its membership eligibility.
Ezras Nashim says they have won respect of the EMS establishment and the trust of the women they serve, and they are ready to expand to Crown Heights.
Ezras Nashim can be contacted at [email protected].
(Source: COL)
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LOL. They have no business in Boro Park so they’re thinking that more liberal Crown Heights will be their salvation. So far they’re sitting by their phones and getting no calls other than some stray stubbed toes or ingrown toenails once every couple of weeks. These wannabes thought they’d do an end-run around frum society by offering a service no one needs or wants. Between Hatzalah and 911 EMS all the frum women in the community are more than well-served.
I heard that a lot of rabbonim ate against this group/organization I think because they feel like the woman are only trying to do it for women’s rights reasons….
May no one ever have to come on to any organization!!
Kol hakavod
In the Bais Hamikdash, the Ezras Nashim was a section where women were allowed to be. Men were also there. It was not made exclusively for women. There was a section where Yisroelim were allowed, but not exclusively for them. Leviim and Kohanim were also found there – but not women. Then there was a section where Leviim were allowed – but also Kohanim were there. Yoou got it – no Yisroelim. Then another section – the rest, was exclusive for Kohanim.
It seems that then everyone knew their standing – and where to stand.
(I wonder if they had WallNuts then too.)
I can’t believe the hate comment that was published here. The organization has plenty of calls from women who have real emergencies and prefer to be seen by women for tsnius reasons. I do not understand comment 2, as I have never seen or heard of rabbonim (or anyone else for that matter) eating against an organization and have no idea how it could be done.
😺 #5: They don’t even pretend to respond to real emergencies. Do you seriously dream that if someone is c”v in a potentially life-threatening emergency they will call this “Ezras Noshim”? Ah nechtinge tug. It would even enter their mind for a moment. It would dangerous to call this go-girl team in any serious situation.
And if it is not a real emergency and it involves one of the rare women who would be embarassed to call Hatzalah, they can call EMS at 911. Who needs these lights and siren thrill action seeking men-wannabes?
And mikva man #2 is absolutely correct. The rabbonim shlit”a were opposed to this organization in the first place. The truth is they see little to no real calls to their “hotline”. Do you think people actually memorize a third phone number for calling them in addition to Hatzalah and EMS and the police?
The people that know dont talk, the people that talk dont know..
2scents, you’re a Hatzalah member. Why did Hatzalah and its rabbonim shlita oppose this girls team?
Not really sure why you think I have anything to do with this.
What I find intriguing is that they are out there working on getting as much publicity possible, there is no organized effort that is in their way or undermine them, yet its as if they dont exist.
So if a girl sits on a piece of broken glass, what should she do? Call Hatzolah?
#10, she should do the same thing as when a guy sits on a broken piece of glass. If it is serious enough she should call either 911 or Hatzalah. If it isn’t serious, she can treat it herself the same way anyone else would.
Doc is clearly a male chauvinist who can’t handle the idea of a woman coming out of her kitchen and accomplishing something instead of or better than a man.
If I were to need emergency assistance for childbirth, there’s no way I’m calling Hatzalah and having my male neighbor come to deliver my baby when competent, trained women are available.
#12 hanab:
So please enlighten us. How many babies has the Maharat’s delivered since they’ve burst onto the scene?
hanab, Doc is clearly correct. This is simply a feminist initiative attempting to make inroads against Orthodoxy by posing as one of us. Fortunately they are not only being ignore but they are virtually unknown of in the community.
But if you were to need an emergency where time is of the essence in getting to the emergency room, Hashem Yerachem if you call this goon squad and then wait for them to get their makeup and the right dress on while waiting for their driver to pick them up to bring them to you and then call a third-party ambulance when they realize it is above their paygrade and they need real help.
Can someone clarify, is this a convenience squad or an emergency squad?
Is this for a situation in which every minute can make a difference in the outcome, so much that one can be mechalal shabboss, or is this for someone that needs transportation to the hospital?