Life-changing Trip for Kids of Courage
More than 40 Bar/Bat Mitzvah kids, children of severely disabled veterans arrived in Canada this week for a four-week summer camp experience, embarking on a journey as they leave behind
Canadian Takes Fellow Interns to Visit Our Centre in Tel Aviv
Canadian Shai Wallach shared this note to her family after a visit to the Beit Halochem Centre in Tel Aviv: Hi Family! Today I was able to take my internship
8th Graders ‘Clean Up’ for Beit Halochem
As part of their graduation experience, the Grade 8 class of The Leo Baeck Day School planned a School-Wide Tzedakah Project in support of Beit Halochem, a rehabilitation centre for Israeli Veterans.
Updates on Athletic Achievements – Spring 2017
We are very proud to share with you some amazing achievements of our athletes in recent international and local competitions: ParaRowing: At the 2017 FISA International Para Rowing Regatta competition
A Very Special Homage to Zahal Disabled Veterans
At a moving ceremony which took place at Tel Aviv’s Beit Halochem, 160 members of the ZDVO were the happy recipients of a motorized scooter, donated by Dr. Miriam and Sheldon
Largest-ever CIM ride raises $750,000 for Israel’s disabled veterans
By Ilana Shneider, CJI News For five days, over 100 Jewish and non-Jewish Canadians rode alongside 70 disabled veterans during the 9th annual Courage in Motion bike ride from Jerusalem to Eilat.
Female veterans from USA and Israel combat trauma together
Heroes to Heroes, an American non-profit organization, connects American veterans with Israeli veterans for non-denominational trips through Israel that combine “spirituality with peer-support” to help veterans with PTSD begin the
Beit Halochem brings 42 ‘Kids of Courage’ to Canada
In July, Beit Halochem Canada brought 42 bar and bat mitzvah aged Israeli children for camp in Canada. These “Kids of Courage” and their three counselors each have a parent who
Visiting Disabled Veteran Says Thank-You
Yarden Tal came to Canada in June 2016 as part of the Toronto Group Visit. Each year, Beit Halochem Canada brings disabled Israeli veterans to Canada as part of their
‘Breakthrough’ sculpture donated to Beit Halochem Canada
Sid Golden, a longtime supporter of Beit Halochem Canada, recently donated one of his artistic creations to Beit Halochem. He is a retired practising periodontist and teacher at the Faculty of
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