Commemorating the memory of Zvi Gabler z"l by donating an ambulance motorcycle

In 2021, Zvi was driving home from chemotherapy in a rainstorm when he saw another motorcyclist lose control and crash into the guardrail. Zvi pulled over and did CPR on the driver until an ambulance arrived. As the MADA medics started treatment, the motorcyclist took his last breath - unfortunately, his wounds had been fatal. 
 Zvi applied to the Mada paramedic course the next day. 

At that point, Zvi was no stranger to emergencies or the field of medicine. In 2019, at the age of 27, just days after getting engaged, he was diagnosed with terminal adrenal cancer. From then on, his life was shaped by being on the receiving end of a stethoscope.
If all was going “well”, his weeks were structured around chemotherapy, CTs and radiation appointments. If things were going “less well”, it meant he was spending weeks in and out of the hospital recovering from emergency surgeries. We called Mada to our home so many times over the years that the medics knew our dog by name. Zvi, however, refused to see his life exclusively through the lens of being a cancer patient - his modus operandi was to live as normal and full of a life as he could. He especially felt he had something unique to contribute as a paramedic - he wanted to provide the type of treatment that had saved his own life countless times. 
So, he studied at night, after work shifts, and in between chemo treatments and surgeries and against all odds, passed the paramedic exam. He volunteered for three yearswith the Jerusalem station and loved every part of it - getting to know the volunteers,learning emergency medicine, and providing life-saving first aid. 
Most of all, he loved treating the patients - after all, he knew what it felt like to be on the other side. Zvi understood that being treated with dignity, empathy, and patience meant everything to the patients. He knew how to bring to any situation, and to comfort terrified children, anxious mothers, worried grandparents alike. 
On the morning of October 7th, 2023, Zvi received a call-up from the army and within an hour, he was on his motorcycle, driving south. He spent two weeks fighting terrorists with his unit and securing Kibbutz Reim and the surrounding area. Then, one night, he found himself struggling to breathe and had to be hospitalized for an emergency lung procedure. Against his will, he received a medical release from the army and wasn’t able to rejoin his Givati unit. He was heartbroken; he felt useless, unable to stand shoulder to shoulder with the men he had served with for over a decade. 

Cancer had already taken so much from Zvi - his dreams of a career as a combat soldier, his ability to rely on his body, his hopes for the future. Reserve duty was one of the last things that made him feel like himself and it was gone too.
But Zvi was never one to dwell in self pity. Slowly, he came to terms with his new reality.  He signed up for multiple ambulance shifts a week, volunteering to cover anyone who was away in reserves. In the first year of the war, he did dozens of shifts and constantly looked for ways to do more. 
Zvi’s dream was to one day operate his own, MDA ambulance motorcycle, the perfect blend of his love for motorcycling, his ability to perform under pressure, and his paramedic skills.  
Tragically, he ran out of time - after six years of heroically battling cancer, Zvi passed away suddenly on February 12th, 2025, just three weeks after his 33rd birthday. 

Please join Zvi’s family and friends in fulfilling his dream and contribute to the purchase of a ambulance motorcycle . We invite you to honor his memory and legacy by supporting the campaign - every  contribution will bring us one step closer to keeping Zvi’s passion for providing compassionate,  life-saving care alive. 

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