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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 644

Shalva

Maayan Gabai, right, and Dr. Pieter Jan Van-Balen reach the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro on January 28, 2025. (Courtesy)
February 28, 2025, 4:15 pm
The sky is no limit: Reserve soldier with cerebral palsy summits Mt. Kilimanjaro
Walking with crutches through the ice and snow, Maayan Gabai ascends Africa’s tallest mountain with a group of 30 Israelis, helps raise NIS 1 million for Shalva, a non-profit for people with disabilities
By Diana Bletter
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June 9, 2024, 9:24 am
Running a marathon to raise money for kids with special needs after October 7th, the darkest day in Israeli history.
I was part of the Kibbutz Alumim security squad that fought a long battle to protect our home. Running saved my life on Oct. 7 – and now I’m running a marathon for special needs kids. This is my story
Members of the Shalva band perform Simon and Garfunkel's 'Bridge over Troubled Water,' accompanied by Emirati musicians and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, March 2021. (YouTube screenshot)
March 16, 2021, 12:15 am
Shalva band sings ‘Bridge Over Troubled Waters’ with Emirati artist
The band, made up of musicians with disabilities, performs Simon and Garfunkel hit with lyrics in English, Hebrew, Arabic, in honor of recent normalization deal
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A young boy receives the coronavirus shot at a vaccine center in Jerusalem, on January 3, 2021. (Shalva)
January 4, 2021, 1:04 pm
1,200 vaccinated at special needs center in Jerusalem
People with disabilities and their caretakers receive the shot at Shalva, boosting hopes of ‘a wonderful new tomorrow’
By ToI Staff
The Shalva Band performs during a rehearsal for their guest appearance at the second semifinal of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, May 15, 2019 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
May 16, 2019, 4:00 pm
Shalva band readies for guest gig after nixing Eurovision bid over Shabbat
Members of group made up of musicians with disabilities say they’ll give best possible performance after quitting race to represent Israel so as not to violate Jewish day of rest
By ToI Staff
The planned stage of Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv (Courtesy Eurovision 2019)
April 15, 2019, 4:14 pm
Gal Gadot, and maybe Madonna, headed for Eurovision
Tel Aviv planners want to show European tourists and song contest visitors that Israel ‘is awesome’
By Jessica Steinberg
The members of the Shalva Band, which successfully auditioned for 'Rising Stars,' an Israeli reality TV show. (Courtesy The Shalva Band)
February 6, 2019, 11:30 pm
After nixing Eurovision bid over Shabbat, band may play at semifinals
The Shalva Band will reportedly perform on May 16 after quitting race, following Israel’s failed effort to get contest organizers to grant group exemption from Saturday rehearsal
By Michael Bachner
The Shalva Band had a shot at becoming Israel’s representative at the Eurovision contest. (Screen capture: YouTube)
February 6, 2019, 4:42 am
The Shalva band chooses Shabbat over representing Israel at Eurovision
Musicians with disabilities drop out of the running for song contest, after being told they’d have to rehearse on the Sabbath
By Marcy Oster
The members of the Shalva Band, which successfully auditioned for 'Rising Stars,' an Israeli reality TV show. (Courtesy The Shalva Band)
February 6, 2019, 12:00 am
Israeli band said to pull out of Eurovision contention over Shabbat rehearsal
The Shalva Band’s decision to drop out of competition follows Israel’s unsuccessful request to contest organizers to grant group exemption
By Michael Bachner
The members of the Shalva Band, which successfully auditioned for 'Rising Stars,' an Israeli reality TV show. (Courtesy The Shalva Band)
February 4, 2019, 6:02 pm
Israel urges Eurovision organizers to let band compete while observing Shabbat
Shalva, which features members with disabilities, is mulling quitting race to represent Israel in song contest over religious concerns
By Michael Bachner
The members of the Shalva Band, which successfully auditioned for 'Rising Stars,' an Israeli reality TV show. (Courtesy The Shalva Band)
November 29, 2018, 9:16 pm
Musicians with disabilities win audition on ‘Rising Star’
The Shalva Band, from Jerusalem’s Shalva National Center, makes it to round two on the reality singing TV show
By Jessica Steinberg
The new Shalva National Center building in Jerusalem, dedicated to assisting children with disabilities. (Courtesy)
April 27, 2017, 9:47 pm
‘World’s largest’ facility for people with disabilities opens in Jerusalem
Shalva organization inaugurates new building with services including accessible preschools, auditorium, hydrotherapy pool, fitness room
By ToI Staff
Debbie Berman
February 8, 2017, 3:51 pm
Debbie Berman
Climbing to the other side of fear
That colossal mountain in Africa challenges her to find the strength to conquer not only its peak, but also her past
Ori Sasson, left, at the Shalva dinner with the organization’s vice chairman, Avi Samuels, right. (Courtesy of Shalva via JTA)
December 20, 2016, 6:07 am
Israeli Olympian donates Rio jacket for disabled children
Heavyweight judo bronze medalist Ori Sasson to head new Jerusalem judo program for kids with disabilities
By JTA
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