Shmuel Meirson isn’t like the other 12-year-old boys in his class. He used to be happy and energetic like them – then he watched his father slowly deteriorate from cancer. Each day after school, he would go to the hospital, and tell his Abba what he learned that day. Each day, his father looked paler and weaker. And each day, his mother looked more worried.

Recently, Rabbi Meirson passed away. He left behind a devastated widow & son, who are now in a state of crisis: All of their savings went toward Rabbi Meirson’s medical treatments and now they have nothing left. Nothing for Shmuel’s upcoming bar mitzvah, nothing to even pay the rent.

While other boys ask their parents for a special gift, there is only one thing Shmuel wants for his bar mitzvah: For his mother to have some relief. Relief from the crippling anxiety of wondering how they will survive.

Donations are being urgently collected to help Shmuel & his mother, so that they can make it through this extremely difficult time.