President honors families of organ donors

President Reuven Rivlin and his wife host a ceremony honoring the families of organ donors.

“You chose life and mutual responsibility between people. You have granted the gift of life to many others, and have chosen to donate organs knowing full well that they will be transplanted in whoever needs them, regardless of religion, race or sex,” the president says.

In his speech, the president calls on the citizens of Israel to sign the Adi organ donors card, and adds that he himself has signed the card long ago. “Since then I carry it with me wherever I go. Signing the card makes me a partner in saving lives. The willingness to give of yourself and your body to others is a sign of the strength of our society, and the testimony to cooperation between all sectors and layers within it.”