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Leaders of Tomorrow Spearheaded by the renowned Sammy Schaechter, Shalva’s overseas volunteer coordinator, the Ambassadors Program gives key students at Yeshivot, seminaries and gap-year program the chance to be influential members of their respective student bodies, coordinating between their peers and Shalva’s packed event schedule. These ambassadors receive special access, branded swag, meetings with internationally [...]

Shalva-Hapoel Jerusalem Basketball Team: A Community of Equals The Shalva Basketball team is part of Hapoel Jerusalem National basketball association’s youth league. The basketball team is a forum for players to develop important motor skills, like coordination and stamina, as well as social skills that are essential for facilitating teamwork and performance. The valuable Shalva-Jerusalem partnership [...]

Celebrating Together Becoming Bar or Bat Mitzvah is a tremendous milestone and the best way to transition into adulthood is by doing something meaningful for the community. Shalva offers two inspirational ways to uplift the Bar/Bat Mitzvah occasion. While participating in the ‘Come Dance With Us!’ program, Bnei Mitzvah join Shalva in Israel where they [...]

Events with a Lasting Impact Shalva's state-of-the-art facilities are popular venues for municipal and national conferences, seminars, and special events in both public and private sectors.  While generating much needed income for the organization, these facilities expose the broader community to the world of disabilities through a direct experience of reverse inclusion.  Featuring an Auditorium, [...]

Delicious. Inspiring. Revolutionary: Café Shalva Cafe Shalva is a boutique café that is also an equal-opportunity work setting where an inclusive staff work as managers, waiters, and hosts. The cafe’s menu and management was developed in partnership with elite culinary establishments, Derech Hagefen in Beit Zayit and Café Itamar, and its interior design is artistically [...]

Music That Changes Lives The Shalva Band is comprised of eight talented musicians with disabilities who perform to the highest musical standards. Inspiring crowds throughout Israel and around the world with its musical repertoire and charm, the band is one of Shalva’s most celebrated inclusion programs. The Shalva Band is regularly invited to perform at cultural venues, dignitary events, with celebrity artists [...]

Running for hope, love and human dignity Team Shalva is the largest charity team in the Jerusalem Marathon. The team, a diverse group of over 600 runners, travel from all over the world to Israel to participate in the Jerusalem Marathon in support of Shalva. Along with international and local runners, the team is comprised of [...]