Behind The Match

He donated a kidney. The recovery was painful. And he’d do it again in a heartbeat.

When Avrohom Eliezer Friedman first contacted Renewal, he wasn’t responding to a particular person’s need. He simply wanted to help another member of Klal Yisrael. Years

The 2 Kidney Couple: How one couple found meaning in kidney donation together I Behind the Match Ep. 5

First he donated a kidney. Years later, Renewal called his wife. Yakov and Shanni Majeski both swabbed at the same Renewal event in Baltimore—and then went back to their

Mistaken Meeting: My Recipient Was Sitting Two Seats Away | Zalmy Cohen

His recipient was sitting two seats away from him. She had no idea. Days before donating his kidney, Zalmy Cohen arrived at the hospital for pre-op testing. Then he hear

1 Swab Drive. 20 Transplants. | Behind the Match Ep. 3

One man needed a kidney. His community showed up. What happened next changed far more than one life. When Alan Greene needed a kidney, his West Hempstead community organ

I Missed the Swab Drive. I Donated Anyway. | Behind the Match Ep. 2

Larry Barth planned to attend a Renewal swab drive. He never made it. So the next day, he called Renewal and asked them to send him a kit. That simple act of follow-th

He donated a kidney. Two weeks later, his wife found out she was a match too

Eli and Daniella Rosenberg are both 37, live in West Hempstead, New York, and are raising three children while balancing careers, family and an active role in their commu

Behind the Match | The Stories Behind Living Kidney Donation | Official Trailer

Every kidney donor has a story. Every recipient has a journey. And behind every transplant is a match that changed more than one life. Welcome to Behind the Match, the n