Avraham Elimelech Firer

Avraham Elimelech Firer (; born 1954) is an Israeli rabbi. He is chairman and founder of Ezra LeMarpeh, a nonprofit organization established in 1979 that provides medical assistance to the needy.

Biography Avraham Elimelech Firer was born in Bnei Brak, the fifth of nine children. His father, a teacher, immigrated from Galicia. He is married to Feige (Tzipora), a kindergarten teacher, with whom he has ten children.

Social activism career Firer matches sick people with the best hospitals, physicians and treatments available for their conditions, in Israel and abroad.

In 2002, Rabbi Firer was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Weizmann Institute. In 2008, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Haifa.

On 10 June 2010, at the Rambam Summit, Prof. Rafi Beyar, Director of Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, honored Rabbi Firer with the Rambam Award 2010.

Firer is also the recipient of the Begin Prize.