Therapy

Anchored in the Earth: The theraputic farm helping Israel's combat veterans

Now in its second year, the initiative serves approximately 60 veterans across four cohorts, providing a structured path toward healing and reintegration through farm-based therapeutic work.

JANUARY 31, 2026|ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

IDF VETERANS work the fields as part of Kaima’s Anchored in the Earth therapeutic farming program.

Healing across borders: The story of the Planetherapy NGO

What began as a response to Oct. 7 trauma has grown into a global platform offering thousands of free emotional support sessions.

JANUARY 25, 2026|ByGIL LEWINSKY

Radiation accelerator at Davidoff Center - Rabin Medical Center.

Israeli hospital's 'groundbreaking' studies could lessen treatments, reduce prostate cancer risks

A groundbreaking study at Rabin Medical Center suggests prostate cancer patients may need only two radiation doses, potentially revolutionizing treatment.

JANUARY 21, 2026|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER

New Shlomi initiative uses sensory cues and soft architecture to support recovery from trauma.

Shlomi initiative uses sensory design, soft architecture to support trauma recovery in children

Rather than simply offering play or stimulation, the space integrates all five senses - sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste - to create an environment of safety, calm, and predictability.

JANUARY 18, 2026|ByEMIL BOTHE

Dancing for health in museums with dance activist Roberto Casarotto - interview

In the last two decades, Casarotto has visited Israel several times, including during the war, to show support and respect for the Israeli dance community and his Israeli colleagues.

DECEMBER 20, 2025ByBASIA MONKA

The writer with Roberto Casarotto during the interview.

New remote program helps cancer patients overcome memory, focus hurdles

The program, known as CRAFT-G (Cognitive Retraining and Functional Treatment – Group version), was developed by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

DECEMBER 8, 2025ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

CENTRAL TO Israel’s push is its effort to influence the rapidly expanding ecosystem of AI-powered chatbots.

Biking for good! Ramat Beit Shemesh-based org. dispenses the curative vibe on two wheels

Geerz is a therapeutic, mountain biking program designed primarily to help youngsters faced with any of a range of challenging issues.

DECEMBER 7, 2025ByBARRY DAVIS

Getting out and about on mountain bikes is doing youngsters across the country a power of good.

For Gaza border communities to rebuild, Israel must stop eroding resilience, support - opinion

If the resilience centers falter, the region falters. And if hope weakens in the Gaza border area, it weakens across the nation.

DECEMBER 3, 2025ByNOAM BEDEIN

A TRAINING workshop for active community volunteers takes place at the Sha’ar HaNegev Resilience Center.

Red light therapy Black Friday 2025: top picks

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByIN COOPERATION WITH RED/NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT

It's time for today's youth to reinvent the rehabilitation system - opinion

Young people today look for a workplace that sees them as whole human beings and not just as a resource.

NOVEMBER 25, 2025ByHANIT RUDNICK

A PATIENT undergoes physiotherapy treatment combined with innovative technology.

Nova survivors using psychedelics 'on their own terms' to aid healing, study finds

The study follows 45 Nova survivors who were under the influence of a psychoactive substance during the massacre as they rebuild their lives, using festival culture to help them heal.

NOVEMBER 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF