trauma

Hero to hero: JNF-USA initiative helps wounded soldiers recover

The Gibor L’Gibor (Hero to Hero) program pairs wounded combat soldiers with soldiers with special needs for horse or dog therapy sessions.

By ELI MANDELBAUM
09/09/2024
People visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im, near the Israeli-Gaza border

Families of Oct. 7 victims will receive subsidized counseling

Nova Festival survivors and their families will now receive subsidized professional counseling from Israel's National Insurance Institute, providing crucial support after the October 7 massacre.

By PELED ARBELI
04/09/2024
  An illustrative image of COVID-19.

Coping with PTCD – post-traumatic COVID disorder

While over 90% of people experience a major traumatic event at some point during their lifetime, most walk away unscathed. Others, however, carry emotional scars for decades.

24/08/2024

Hebrew, Yeshiva University team up for new trauma response course

The course, which took place in July, involved a comparative study of trauma responses in the two major cities of  Jerusalem and New York.

 Lisa Timinsky with horse Moana.

Meet the Israeli horse whisperer using equine therapy to help treat trauma

Lisa Timinsky never gave up on her dream of riding horses. Today, she practices equine-assisted therapy.

Enrichment activities initiative for children of hostage families launching in August

“Together, we seek to surround the children with love and tell them they are not alone, said the Chairwoman of the Jewish Agency's Fund for Victims of Terror, Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin.

 Destruction in the South after October 7.

Gaza war art exhibition at in Petah Tikva confronts the trauma of October 7

“Album Darom: Israeli Photographers in Tribute to the People of the Western Negev” is the first group artistic endeavor in Israel to confront the boundless tragedy of Hamas’s October 7 massacre.

By GIL ZOHAR
22/07/2024

Reporter's Notebook: The night that shook Tel Aviv

Houthi UAV attack Leaves Tel Aviv in Shock as residents assess the damage.

By MOSHE COHEN
19/07/2024

The Dark Triad: How to spot toxic people

Just as we learn to differentiate poisonous plants and snakes from innocuous ones, we must learn to see who is safe and who is toxic.

By MIRIAM ADAHAN
29/06/2024

What is the role of therapy in Israel’s path to healing after October 7?

Watch the new episode of Conversation Corner by Ono Academic College and The Jerusalem Post.

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