Special needs

Privacy law violated after data of 21,000 special education students leaked, Justice Ministry says

The ministry database contains sensitive information about more than 100,000 people and, under the regulations, is therefore subject to high security requirements, the authority said.

 HAREDI YESHIVA students
ET LA’ASOT runs programs pairing high school students with disabilities with their peers, and Side by Side, Building Community, Together seeks to create a similar program for 20-somethings (illustrative image).

Side by Side: Helping people with disabilities connect socially

Children return to school following the ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah at Gamla Primary School in Katsrin, Golan Heights, April 19, 2026.

Israel education system short 3,000 teachers, raising fears over quality of learning

MENACHEM MENDEL SCHNEERSON, the beloved Lubavitcher Rebbe.

The Rebbe's vision of human potential lives on through Friendship Circle - opinion


The invisible scar is the one we refuse to see - opinion

Special in Uniform, a joint initiative with JNF USA, integrates young people with special needs into meaningful IDF service while creating powerful human connections that extend beyond the military.

Nitzan Yuval.

Through a mother's eyes: The wartime struggle of Israelis with special needs - comment

The mental and physical wartime challenges for Israelis with special needs

SHEKEL participants with counselor during a siren, in a bomb shelter at the Jerusalem center.

Education Ministry says students' grades will not be affected by absences during Iran war

Additionally, special education institutions in Jerusalem will resume operations on Wednesday after the Home Front Command approved the measure on Tuesday.

 High school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in at a high school in Rishon Lezion, on May 20, 2019.

Hadera woman fires handgun at husband after catching him mid-sex act with coworker

On Saturday night, police brought the suspect to the Haifa Magistrate’s Court, where the woman's defense attorney said she, a mother of two, discovered her husband mid-sex act with a coworker.

Illustrative image of woman wearing handcuffs.

Diaspora youth mark Disability Awareness Month in inclusive race at Israeli rehabilitation village

The annual event brought together visiting students involved in fundraising efforts with residents of the village, rehabilitation patients, staff, and volunteers.

PARTICIPANTS IN Adi Negev-Nahalat Eran's Disability Awareness Month inclusive race, December 31, 2025.

Grapevine, November 14, 2025: A Woman of valor

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FROM LEFT: Nadav Fattal, Asaf, David Fattal, Orel, and Assaf Fattal.

Back to school: How to prepare children with special needs for the new year - opinion

As parents and educators, it is critical that we recognize and respect that we are integral partners in making our children feel protected and confident.

 Celebrations for the start of the new school year at Gabrieli Carmel School in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2022

Reporter's Notebook: Perfect time to panic: Separated from my special-needs son during the war

"It's a sickening feeling to be separated from him at a time like this, not because I can do anything to protect him that the people around him can’t, but because our bond is so strong."

 The author's son Danny, at home in happier times.

Grapevine: Special needs at center

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 Producer Lawrence Bender in Los Angeles, 2016.

An educational model to emulate: Serving the special-needs population at the ulpana in Ofra

When we first visited Ulpana Ofra some 30 years ago with the program, we noted how the staff showed great personal interest in the students.

 THE SEWING room where special-needs students learn life skills and create products.