Muslim Arab Nurse Who Recited Shema With Dying Covid Patient to Light Independence Day Torch

By Staff Reporter
Posted on 04/07/21 | News Source: Arutz-7

Maheer Ibrahim, Muslim Arab who said 'Shema' with Jewish coronavirus patient, offered honor of lighting Independence Day torch.

Maheer Ibrahim, the head nurse of Afula's Ha'emek Medical Center's coronavirus ward, on Tuesday was informed by the Culture Ministry that he was chosen to light an Independence Day torch at the ceremony marking Israel's 73rd birthday.

In February, Ibrahim made headlines when he said the "Shema" prayer with a Jewish patient dying of coronavirus at the hospital.

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The patient, who Kikar Hashabbat identified as Rabbi Shlomo Aharon Glaster, was a prominent Chabad hasid in Israel.

When Rabbi Glaster's condition deteriorated, his family was called to his side, but became trapped on the roads during a snowstorm.

When Ibrahim realized that Rabbi Glaster's family would not make it in time to see him before his death, he decided to help Rabbi Glaster with his final prayers himself, an act that warmed the hearts of millions. Following his act of humanity, Ibrahim received a phone call from Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, thanking him for his exemplary behavior and general dedication to the coronavirus patients he treated. Read more at Arutz-7