Bonei Olam
{{Short description|American Jewish organization}}
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| founders = Rabbi Shlomo Bochner and R' Yumi Kleinbart
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| purpose = Medicine, family planning
| headquarters = Brooklyn, New York, US
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| funding = Private donations, government funding
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Bonei Olam ({{langx|he|בוני עולם|4=builders of the world}}) is a Brooklyn, New York-based tax-exempt organization{{cite web |url=http://watchdog.net/ein/113473757/bonei-olam-inc |title=Bonei Olam Inc |publisher=watchdog.net |accessdate=2010-01-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120715100418/http://watchdog.net/ein/113473757/bonei-olam-inc |archivedate=2012-07-15 }} that assists Jewish couples that are experiencing infertility.{{cite web |date=2007-05-10 |title=Borough Park Brooklyn, NY - "Bonei Olam Does Not Give Up" |url=http://www.vosizneias.com/9023/2007/05/10/borough-park-brooklyn-ny-bonei-olam/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719062732/http://www.vosizneias.com/9023/2007/05/10/borough-park-brooklyn-ny-bonei-olam/ |archive-date=2011-07-19 |accessdate=2010-01-06 |website=VIN News}}{{cite web |date=2009-05-15 |title=PHOTOS: Bonei Olam Celebrates a Decade of Building Klal Yisroel: Boro Park Annual Dinner Attended by Thousands » Frum Jewish News |url=http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=34240 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929134645/http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=34240 |archive-date=2011-09-29 |accessdate=2010-01-06 |website=The Yeshiva World}}
History
It was founded by and is currently led by Rabbi Shlomo Bochner and R' Yumi Kleinbart{{cite web |date=2009-12-08 |title=PHOTOS: Over 1,500 People Attend Bonei Olaam Flatbush Dinner; A True Evening Of Kiddush Hashem » Frum Jewish News |url=http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=43088 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929134655/http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=43088 |archive-date=2011-09-29 |accessdate=2010-01-06 |website=The Yeshiva World}} with a mission to provide funding for fertility treatments,{{cite web |last=Lando |first=Michal |date=2007-05-10 |title=Helping women say, 'God hath made laughter for me' | Green Israel | KKL News - JNF | |url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708568760&pagename=JPArticle/ShowFull |accessdate=2010-01-06 |publisher=The Jerusalem Post}}{{dead link|date=July 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} and relieve couples of emotional and physical stress resulting from infertility. Bonei Olam's medical and rabbinical advisory board is headed by Rabbi Yechiel Mechel Steinmetz, the Skwere Dayan of Boro Park.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
Bonei Olam started in Brooklyn and has grown to have branches across the United States as well as in Israel, Canada, Belgium and the United Kingdom. In 1999, the first baby funded by Bonei Olam was born. To date, Bonei Olam has been involved in the birth of over 13,000 children.{{cite web |url=https://www.boneiolam.org/ |title=Home |website=boneiolam.org |access-date=2024-07-26 |archive-date=2024-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240725094137/https://www.boneiolam.org/ |url-status=live }}
Bonei Olam is funded by private donations{{cite web |url=http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=37611 |title=The Truth About the Sephardic Community » Frum Jewish News |publisher=The Yeshiva World |date=29 July 2009 |accessdate=2010-01-06 |archive-date=2011-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929134704/http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=37611 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=6529 |title=TEN THOUSAND people attend Bonei Olam Dinner » Frum Jewish News |publisher=The Yeshiva World |date= May 2007|accessdate=2010-01-06}} and government funding.{{cite web |url=http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=36084 |title=City Council Delivers Over $5 Million Of 'Kosher Pork' » Frum Jewish News |publisher=The Yeshiva World |date=24 June 2009 |accessdate=2010-01-06 |archive-date=2011-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929134719/http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/article.php?p=36084 |url-status=live }}
Services
Bonei Olam has developed a network of doctors and fertility centers across the world,{{cite web |url=http://www.kosherspirit.com/Article.asp?Issue=16&Article=204 |title=Nissan 5769/Spring 2009 - Putting the Joy Back into the Pesach Seder |publisher=The Kosher Spirit |date= |accessdate=2010-01-06 |archive-date=2011-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713170125/http://www.kosherspirit.com/Article.asp?Issue=16&Article=204 |url-status=dead }} enabling them to offer medical and financial assistance worldwide.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
Bonei Olam assigns each couple a PIN in order to keep all of their cases confidential and private. When a couple contacts Bonei Olam a team of trained counselors and medical experts provide consultations, referrals, counseling and an advanced genetics program to guide them through the labyrinth of medical information and assist them in their quest to become parents.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.boneiolam.org/ Bonei Olam Website]
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Category:Jewish medical organizations
Category:Obstetrics and gynaecology organizations
Category:Jews and Judaism in Brooklyn
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