By Leah Gottheim | May 06, 2021
A 41-year-old mother from Lakewood, Chaya Kugler, donated her kidney to a stranger: Allen Bodenheim of Monsey.
“We were blown away by the willingness of the donor,” says Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim, the son of the kidney recipient (and a Jewish Link columnist). “She just wanted to help another person and give him a gift of life. She was overjoyed at the opportunity. There’s still a recovery process ahead, but it’s something that b’ezrat Hashem will give him many many more years of life.”
Kugler has four children between the ages of 6-16. She’d thought about donating a kidney for many years, but until now, she hadn’t been ready to act.
State Of Me” that was co-written with
John and
Korey Cooper of
Skillet. The track comes as a preview for her next album, which should be out sometime this summer. You can hear the new song below.
A new music video for the song has been released as well. It was shot, edited, and directed by her husband
Josh Sturm, who also played guitar and bass for the track. You can see it on Lacey’s YouTube channel.
Lacey is also featured on
Love & Death’s new album
Perfectly Preserved that came out over the weekend. She teamed with the band for a cover of “
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