Charity organizations such as Yad Sarah and Ezer Mitzion have been put to the test during the snowstorm. Dozens of ill and incapacitated people who were unable to leave their homes for necessary medical care were helped by the volunteers, and special vehicles traveled many kilometers on snow-jammed streets to bring them to their destinations. First priority for Yad Sarah was to take dialysis patients to the hospitals, while in between, patients who required oxygen tanks were helped, as was a family whose heating broke down. Dozens of MDA ambulances with chains on their tires - a rare sight in Israel - traversed the streets to answer double the usual amount of calls. One of them took a bride to her wedding through otherwise impassable streets.