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Newly Elected President Isaac Herzog Visits Shalva’s Sukka

Newly elected President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal visited our sukka at Shalva During their visit they met with some of our children and families, and with the organization's founder and president, Kalman Samuels. The moving visit ended with the President and his wife joining the Shalva Band for some fun and festive songs. Approximately 30 years ago, the [...]

By |November 8th, 2021|Categories: Updates|0 Comments

Israel’s Minister of Welfare, Meir Cohen, opened the school year at Shalva.

Israel's Minister of Welfare, Meir Cohen, opened the school year at Shalva. We were honored to host him together with the Director General of his office, Sigal Moran, Senior Vice President and Director of Disabilities Gideon Shalom, the Civil Service Commissioner, Prof. Daniel Hershkovitz, and the top officials of the Ministry of Welfare. During the moving visit, the minister said [...]

By |November 8th, 2021|Categories: Updates|0 Comments

A Model of Excellence for the World

We are grateful that once again our doors are open to delegations and visitors from around the world. A Japanese delegation visited Shalva headed by Japan’s Ambassador Mizushima and Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the Associate Dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. The delegation came following "Dreams Never Dreamed", Kalman Samuels memoir, being translated into Japanese. The Japanese book has been [...]

By |July 14th, 2021|Categories: Updates|0 Comments

An Airforce Like No Other

Commander of Israel's Air Force, Amikam Nurkin, came to Shalva with 30 officers for a day of volunteering, activities and disability awareness training. It was an incredibly enriching experience for both the soldiers and Shalva's children. This wonderful partnership with the Air Force repeatedly shows us how exemplary the values of our soldiers and commanders are. We salute you with [...]

By |July 14th, 2021|Categories: Updates|0 Comments

Building Bridges to Peace – Through Music

Shalva Builds Bridges to Peace  ‘Bridge over Troubled Water’ performed for the first time in Hebrew, Arabic and English  The Shalva Band, accompanied by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, performed a unique virtual ‘duet’ of Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ with notable musicians from the United Arab Emirates in honor of Shalva’s 31st anniversary celebration aptly themed ‘Building Bridges [...]

By |March 15th, 2021|Categories: Updates|0 Comments

Celebrity Chef…@home

Someone once coined the phrase, "The Show Must Go On,” and that was certainly the case with Shalva's annual Silver Spring Celebrity Chef Dinner. This year's virtual event took place on Monday, January 25th and featured a six-course dinner which was delivered to our guests homes on the day of event. This year’s event called Celebrity Chef Destination Israel featured [...]

By |February 11th, 2021|Categories: Updates|0 Comments
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