Micah Hendler is a musical change maker. He is the Founder and artistic director of the Israeli-Palestinian Jerusalem Youth Chorus, a music and dialogue project, raising the voices of young leaders.

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This week, we sit down for an interview with Ephy Shapiro, International Partnerships Manager at HaGal Sheli, an educational youth program that utilizes surfing as an empowerment tool for at-risk youth.

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Conversation with Nova music festival October 7th survivor, Ron Segev, regarding his involvement with the Nova exhibit in NYC and the impact he hopes to have on its visitors. A follow up conversation with Jackson Mushnick, who was visiting the exhibit June 10th, 3 days after the interview with Ron Segev and was locked inside the exhibit for his safety, when mobs chanted violent hatred outside the exhibit.

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I sat down with Professor Eyal Zimlichman, a powerhouse at Sheba’s Medical Center where we discussed a variety of topics, all examples of Sheba’s extraordinary efforts and success in medical treatments, humanitarian missions and disruptive technologies.

Sheba’s exceptionally high rates of patient survival from trauma to their state of the art rehabilitation center, with its continuity of care post patient discharge is but one example of their capabilities; all this in the wake of October 7th, with the added complexities of integrating the diverse populations of patient & staff for successful treatment and overall hospital function. We also discussed Sheba's herculean contributions to global crises such as pandemics, natural disasters and wars. Finally, Professor Zimlichman’s described ARC, a Global Innovation program leading transformative efforts in health care, while also being an economic engine of growth in driving local & global economies.

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Sagi Dovev dedicates most of his waking hours to training and rehabilitating young IDF soldiers whose injuries range from post op rehab to single & multiple limb amputees to head traumas. Sagi’s dedication to many of these soldiers began prior to Oct 7th, training them in their combat units in mental and physical resilience. The connection he builds with his guys is steeped in a mutual respect of trusting the process of rebuilding the post injured soldier’s mind and body from the ground up. It is through these grueling training sessions that the definition of resiliency is exemplified.

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Former Minister of Science and Technology, Tech entrepreneur, and Father to 4, Izhar Shay shares how he's commemorating the 1500 lives lost due to the October 7th invasion by Hamas terrorists, of which his beloved youngest son, Yaron Oree Shay was one of those killed. It was Yaron’s bravery & courage as he fought 100s of terrorists that saved 100s of innocent civilians at Kibbutz Kerem Shalom as well as fellow soldiers, female and male. Izhar founded Next October, an organization committed to seeding as many Israeli startups as there were lives lost, highlighting the power to rise up and rebuild in the face of catastrophic loss.

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Eli Beer founded United Hatzalah in 1989, and through his organization, consisting of 7000 Jewish, Muslim, Christian and Druze volunteers, they have responded to over 6 million emergencies, both in Israel and worldwide.

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Bet Elazraki, is a children’s home in Israel. Over the past 35 years, Director Yehuda Kohn and his wife Riki have raised over 500 children, in addition to their 5 biological children. Yehuda believes that being a parent isn’t just about bringing a child into the world, parenting is about raising children in a home where they are loved, supported and nurtured, so that one day, they too can become parents and raise their children with similar values. I spoke separately with Yehuda, Shira - one of the director’s of his girls study programs as well as Mali & Maayan, 2 graduates from the children’s home. My conversations illuminated Bet Elazraki’s success in creating family where resiliency and love endures well beyond childhood.

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