What began with over 7,000 participants in Israel in 2007 has turned into a worldwide celebration with 160,000 do-gooders last year across the globe volunteering in everything from cleaning nature reserves and donating blood to reading to youth-at-risk. http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/israeli-billionaire-shari-arison-promotes-good-deeds-day/?utm_source=Sun+March+11&utm_campaign=Sun+March+11&utm_medium=email

Two senior physicians from Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center are in the Ethiopian city of Gondar on a medical relief mission. They are diagnosing sick children using an advanced heart echocardiograph monitor being dedicated for use in the local hospital. … Continue reading →

Despite being blind, Shlomi Lazmy is able to enjoy ten-pin bowling to the full, with the aid of a homemade guide rail. A former competitor in the Paraolympics, Shlomi is a member of Mishkan HaYazamut, an organisation where about 40 … Continue reading →

Israel’s broadcaster Reshet Bet is video-taping its popular current affairs program “Hakol Diburim” (It’s All Talk). The program is then broadcast live on the IBA website, with simultaneous translation into sign language. 10% of Israel’s population could benefit. http://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=262406

On Israel’s ‘Good Deeds Day’, US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro visited the unique Israeli organization that develops and provides services annually for some 30,000 children and adults (including Israeli Arabs) with developmental disabilities. He praised Beit Issie Shapiro as … Continue reading →

Muslim, Jewish and Christian clerics gathered in Israel’s capital city for the Interfaith Climate and Energy Conference. The event promoted cooperation among spiritual leaders regarding reinforcing the importance of environmental protection among their individual communities. http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=262729

21,500 Palestinian Arab children from Judea and Samaria were treated in Israeli hospitals in 2011, a 171% increase from 2010. They are included in the 200,000 PA residents given permits to enter Israel for medical treatment last year. http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=262350