Down syndrome

Jerusalem's Feuerstein Institute spreads its techniques for helping kids with trauma, disabilities

Feuerstein Institute spreads its techniques for helping children with disabilities and traumatized youngsters and adults.

 Dr. Rabbi Refael Feuerstein in the office of his late father, Prof. Reuven Feuerstein.
 Red ocher markings which were painted on stalagmites by Neanderthals about 65,000 years ago, according to an international study, are seen in a prehistoric cave in Ardales, southern Spain, August 7, 2021.

Revelation of Neanderthals with Down syndrome places special emphasis on caregiving - study

Residents in Jerusalem walk through the city (illustrative).

Walking improves information processing in adults with Down syndrome - study

The Spongebob SquarePants with Gary the Snail balloon hovers above the crowd during the 93rd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, U.S., November 28, 2019.

Viral TikTok reveals the disturbing truth about 'SpongeBob' - theory


How a woman with Down's syndrome swims across the Kinneret - opinion

Ayelet Wilk: “I love kids and I love swimming. I make sure that I’m the first in the water. My teacher holds my hand and together we swim the whole way across.”

 AYELET ON the Kinneret.

Woman with Down syndrome to swim across Kinneret for 9th time

25-year-old Ayelet Vilk will complete the 2 km swim in order to raise funds for 'Sadnat Shiluv', a center for people with disabilities in Gush Etzion.

Women begin their swim across the Kinneret in the annual 'Swim4Sadna' event that raises funds for a center for people with disabilities.

16-year-old Down Syndrome student volunteers for Magen David Adom

The volunteer, Eliyahu Peletz, found himself without any sort of framework or routine during the first COVID-19 lockdown, which prevented him from attending school or doing any social activities

A Magen David Adom ambulance stands by near the Western Wall

‘Chutzpah, Wisdom and Wine’ – Jodi Samuels has all three in spades

Chutzpah, Wisdom and Wine is sometimes a little choppy, but overall it’s a significant but fun read.

Chutzpah, Wisdom and Wine: The Journey of an Unstoppable Woman

An 18-year-old Jewish model with Down syndrome - Gucci's latest superstar

Raised in Ilford, a small town in Essex, UK, Goldstein started modeling in 2017 after joining the Zebedee Management modeling agency, which focuses on providing services for models with disabilities.

GUCCI at Yorkdale Mall

Jamie Foxx praises Shalva Band

"This is so beautiful and close to my heart! What an inspiring group of talented young men and women!"

Anael Khalifa (center) and Dina Samteh (left) of the Shalva Band perform at Eurovision in Tel Aviv May 16, 2019

The special Torah: A haredi rabbi’s call for inclusion

‘Among children with disabilities, the prayer book is opened and shut and this is deemed to be true prayer’

‘MY BROTHER always embraced his cognitively impaired son, Mordechai, regularly bringing him to the synagogue over which he presides.’

‘Raised with lots of love and happiness’

‘People don’t need to be afraid of the unknown – children with Down Syndrome are, in the end, just regular people’

HILDA AND Yechezkel Skolnik with their three boys: Tal, Omer and Sagi.

Happy birthday Beth

Tears of joy quickly turned to tears of question and anguish.

Un enfant atteint du syndrome de Down

Disability Awareness Month: A life mission to make people smile

The Inspiring Story of Raphael, who despite having Down Syndrome makes music around the world.

Raphael Chaim Moshe plays the drums

The human spirit: Buying the carriage before the baby

Tamar was in the pediatric intensive care unit, which one can’t enter without permission.

YOSSI AND RIVKY Bar enjoy a moment of gaiety with their daughter, Tamar.