Jerusalem – United Hatzalah volunteer Avi Challa (age 45) had just responded to a call of a shooting incident. He worked valiantly to save the young man’s life but it was not meant to be. Avi stayed on to assist to provide proper pre-funeral arrangements. While still on scene he commented that he was not feeling well. An ambulance crew on scene checked him out but Avi assured them that he was fine and took a cab home.
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Avi apparently suffered a fatal heart attack in the cab. The frightened cab driver called for help and United Hatzalah medics once again raced to a difficult scene this time it was one of our own. Professionalism took over emotion and no effort was spared to try to save his life. When it was clear that a successful outcome was not meant to be emotion took over from professionalism and grown men cried. May his memory and good deeds be a source of strength for his dear family, close friends and all who knew him.
Avi also volunteered with ZAKA.
BD’E
I was on many calls with avi, to hear what happened just tears my heart open, when will these tzuros end? And with all this happening, there is still machlokes left and right! Rabossai, HKB”H is sending us a message, let us wake up and listen!!!
What a noble way to die, doing chesed
The Gates of Gan Eden have opened for you Avi!
You are all correct.
May the RBS”O be menachem the Tzubruchener family.
May Avi be our shaliach to stand before the shechina and plead for klal Yisrael for the geulah shelimuh.
BD”E hamokom yenachem eschem b’toich sharei ahveili tzion yerusholayim…
This should a Pachad in all of us, how fragile we are all are. We take things for granted.