Videos

This short video highlights the life of Major General ( Res) Doron Almog, walking us through his challenges during the Yom Kippur War, the raid on Entebbe, Operation Moses, and how he got involved in the construction of Aleh Negev-Nahlat Eran.

For the third straight year, a procession of over 300 marchers, including children with severe physical and cognitive disabilities under the care of ALEH (www.aleh.org), their families, caregivers, and volunteers and friends from around the globe, set out from ALEH's Jerusalem facility to cross over the Jerusalem Chords Bridge in a powerful and symbolic display to encourage the integration of Israel's disabled community within Israeli society. It took place on the first day of Chol Hamoed Passover, March 27, 2013.

Team ALEH at the Jerusalem Marathon 2013 which took place on March 1, 2013 in Jerusalem Israel. Team ALEH in numbers 105 runners, 10 IDF (Israel Defense Force) soldiers, 80 dedicated volunteers and 20 ALEH Jerusalem residents. Among those who ran with Team ALEH were Knesset member Elazar Stern, Doron Almog, Major General (Res.) and players from the Beitar Jerusalem soccer team,

This video reveals the beauty and essence of Aleh Negev-Nahalat Eran to the Russian audience. Doron Almog speaks about his involvement in the development of the Village and his continued connection to it thanks to his son, Eran.

Script of Miriam Koschitzky representing ALEH in an appearance on “Parents’ Meeting” television program aired in January 2013

Join ALEH's team in the Jerusalem Marathon 2013.

Aleh believes that disabled children should live like other children and that they should be able to experience an ‘out-Shabbat’ during the summer. The camp at the Shapira Center was a long weekend organized and conducted by dedicated volunteers. This was the first of its kind. 25 helpers from Aleh Jerusalem along with 60 volunteers including mentors, a medical team, and technical staff provided the occupants of ALEH with a weekend that was truly special. The participants enjoyed music, singing, dancing and Shabbat meals together and many of the children of the community and families of the settlement accompanied the Aleh group in their activities. This joyful Shabbat, spent by the Aleh children, staff and volunteers at the Shapira Center proved once again that disabilities need not diminish the spirit of Shabbat disabled children.

Detainees for petty crimes in Israel mentor children at Aleh residential facilities for children with severe physical and cognitive disabilities. The children enjoy spending time with their new friends, and the prisoners look forward to their weekly opportunity to “give back.” A win-win situation

This is an extraordinary story of Shalev, a toddler who was brought to Aleh Negev-Nahlat Eran in a state of total unresponsiveness. At Aleh’s rehabilitative village, with its latest technological equipment and multi-faceted solutions, Shalev has been able to receive practical and emotional responses to his special needs and he has been showing marked improvement in all his physical and cognitive development.

Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu speaks about Aleh's southern facility which has revolutionized special needs education in the country by using the latest techniques and with a staff of dedicated and compassionate people. PM Netanyahu encourages people to visit Aleh-Negev-Nahalat Eran and see how many lives have been "transformed in this small village."

On July 1, ALEH surprised shoppers at the Mamilla Mall with a flashmob ‘dance.’ It was the first wheelchair Flashmob ever to be held in this part of the world! 20 residents of Aleh Jerusalem each accompanied by a volunteer waited in their wheelchairs at a different vantage point of the outdoor promenade and entered when the music started sounding to the tune of ‘Oleh Oleh’ (Israel’s entry in the 1985 Eurovision song Contest) Then as the crowd exploded into cheer, the residents were spun around in dance singing, “Aleh, Aleh.” It was over in a few minutes but the excitement lasted long after.

Aleh volunteers, staff and residents once again take to the streets of Jerusalem for what has become an annual march across the Bridge of Strings and conduct a ‘happening’ in the plaza below. Hundreds of marchers and viewers participate in the festivities and enjoy the pleasure experienced by the Aleh residents.

Volunteers at Jerusalem Aleh come from all over the world. Through parties, marches and other fun events, they provide the Aleh residents with the resources to develop and strengthen their physical and emotional capabilities. Volunteers at the Jerusalem facility provide the support staff necessary to the daily functioning of the center. At the same time, they themselves are strengthened in their values and absorb the models of chesed and tzedaka and a daily basis.

Adir Schwartz continues in his family tradition of twinning his Bar Mitzvah with a resident of Aleh Jerusalem, Moshe Rapman. Adir, from Pasaic, New Jersey reached his decision to include an Aleh resident in his special Simcha on his own. His act of chesed brought tremendous happiness to Moshe.

With love and compassion, hundreds of volunteers help make the residents of Aleh feel like everyone else. “We are really not so different, you and I.” The volunteers spend hours creating joy and happiness for the disabled residents of the facility by dancing and singing and doing the same ‘sporty’ activities that every other boy does.

Over 300 marchers—including children in wheelchairs, their families, caregivers and volunteers and friends from around the globe-set out together to promote acceptance and integration of the disable community within Israeli society. Aleh’s Jerusalem facility provides a sympathetic ear to these children in the form of love, acceptance and patience.

Aleh believes that every child can flourish and reach his capacity through the showering of warmth and compassion 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. With the constant affection and devotion by the professional staff at Aleh, children and young adults reach beyond their greatest dreams.

A cornucopia of happy times experienced by residents at Aleh’s summer camp. Although some of the children at Aleh are severely disabled, there are many who can appreciate a good time and enjoy spending their days out in the open air, being part of a summer camp experience just like any other boy or girl.

Aleh Bar and Bat Mitzvot residents celebrate their special day at Kever Rachel and the Kotel. Those residents who are not severely disabled enjoy getting ready for their big day. When it finally arrives, the excitement and joy are written all over their faces.

Major General (Res) Doron Almog describes in detail the rehabilitative village he helped found in the Negev for people with special needs, including his late son, Eran. In addition to serving its own Aleh residents, the staff of 500 at Aleh Negev-Nahlat Eran provides the highest quality care in all medical and paramedical spheres for the people in the surrounding areas. Major General Almog believes that to be a human being, one must help the weakest element in the society.

A lovely slideshow of photos taken of Aleh residents during their trips around Israel. Disabled children and young adults enjoy traveling around the country and spending time visiting with people in others cities and villages.

Ariel Schwartz of Passaic, New Jersey shares his Bar Mitzvah day with Chen Roth at Aleh Moriah. Ariel decided to share his special day as an act of chesed which he took upon himself to fulfill. The ceremony at the Kotel and at the communal lunch was Ariel’s way of telling Chen that they are like brothers and are very much alike.

Daniel Liubarski and his friends host a concert of talented youngsters in the UK to raise money for Aleh. Founded in 1982, Aleh now has over 650 residents with a variety of disabilities including Autism, Cerebal Palsey, Down Syndrome and more. Today at Aleh, disabled people can develop way beyond their original prognosis and lead happy, productive lives.

Aleh looks beyond the disability to the child within. At Aleh, every child is a person onto himself. Aleh’s facilities provide every disabled child with the tools and treatments he needs to fulfill his potential and go beyond. Aleh doesn’t allow the disability to get in the way of progress. With warmth and compassion, the Aleh staff, joined by dedicated volunteers, create an environment which makes being at Aleh a worthwhile experience.

Medical clowns help ALEH residents spend a happy and productive day. Medical clowns learn in a combination program of nursing and clown therapy. They are lively members of hospitals and institutions throughout Israel. At Aleh, they liven up the day by clowning around (what else?), singing and dancing.

This video was filmed by the father of an Aleh Negev resident, during Operation Cast Lead. The war brought him and many other parents, to volunteer at the rehabilitative village, to offer support and a pair of extra hands. The film shows the real reactions and feelings of real people doing their best to cope with life under fire. Much appreciation goes to the parents, staff and residents of Aleh Negev for their courage and for the outpouring of love and dedication through wartime and peacetime.

Aleh uses the most advanced technological equipment and treatments to help its disabled resident reach their maximum potential. Sitting in a chair, watching a musical program on a large computer screen enables residents to develop their senses as well as their motor skills.

This is how Aleh Negev-Nahlat Eran journeyed from a dream to reality and the challenges faced by Major General (Res) Doron Almog, founder, along the way. Eran Almog z”l spent only a few years at Aleh Negev but during those years he taught his family how new values and a clearer view of what life is all about. Eran showed his father that the weakest members of society can be a voice for all mankind.

During Operation Cast Lead, Welfare and Social Services Minister, Yitchak Herzog visited the rehabilitative village of Aleh Negev to thank the residents, staff and volunteers for their assistance during the campaign.

Aleh Negev-Nahlat Eran as seen through the eyes of one of the residents. Shira comes to the rehabilitative village on a daily basis and participates in many activities such as painting, ‘real food’, occupational therapy and snoozeland—”another world.” Aleh Negev-Nahlat Eran offers a high-dependency unit for severely disabled children as well as a paramedical division which provides over 10,000 treatments annually to out patients from the surrounding communities.

Aleh’s compassionate approach to caring enables its residents to reach their maximum abilities and go beyond. By encouraging their creative capabilities, the children are able to strengthen their cognitive, behavioral and motor skills. Many of items produced by the residents are sold through the Aleh website.

Major General Doron Almog (Res) lights a torch during the 58th Israel Independence Ceremony. He describes his goal of helping the disabled population who he refers to as the ‘weakest part of our society.”

From a dream to reality, Aleh Negev has become a warm and loving center for special needs people, providing a home to graduates over the age of 21 from existing institutions as well as for the disabled residents of the Negev. The rehabilitative village near Ofakim whose vision combines social and humanitarian ideals with Zionist values is keeping alive the dream of Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion to develop the Negev and make it bloom.

One family, one child. Receiving the medical and rehabilitative services they need with love and compassion, warmth and understanding, the disabled children at Aleh are able to reach great heights within their own close familial community. Aleh’s facilities provide every disabled child with the tools and treatments he needs to live a live that is filled with warmth and compassion. The professional staff at Aleh is joined by groups of dedicated volunteers who are impassioned and enthusiastic and provide tremendous motivation or the Aleh residents.

Aleh Negev-Nahlat Eran is an educational, rehabilitative village near Ofakim and is home for over 500 disabled children and young adults. This is the center of their world and most will spend their lives here surrounded by nature, green spaces and fresh air. Aleh Negev-Nahlat Eran was built for this unique population in hopes of providing the weakest element in our society with a warm and compassionate atmosphere. To meet these ends, there is now a petting zoo at the village as well as a riding school and much more. The population of the surrounding communities is able to take advantage of the advanced paramedical equipment, treatments in a variety of different realms, a dental clinic and other modern innovations which make their lives better.

An in-depth description of Aleh’s original vision and its plans for the future expansion of the Aleh network throughout Israel. Aleh was founded in 1982 and has since expanded its facilities as well as its vision. From the very start, the dream of Aleh was to provide a warm and loving environment where disabled children and their families could feel comfortable which at the same time receiving the very best in medical, paramedical and psychological care.