Their Wave: The Children of near Gaza Communities Deal with Trauma by Surfing Waves

30 באוק׳ 2023

“It’s hard to talk about what we went through, it’s better to take it out in the water and hope for the best,” says one of the young men who came from the Otaf settlements to stay at Shafiim. He and his friends from the moshav catch waves and are accompanied by the guides of my wave association who help them deal with the traumas they have gone through

 

i24 News Interview with HaGal Sheli’s CEO and co-founder, Yaron Waksman

23 בינואר 2025
Healing through surf therapy - article

Healing through Surf Therapy

HaGal Sheli is helping children from Israel’s south navigate their post-October 7 trauma by taking them to the waves.

Yaron Waksman, HaGal Sheli Co-founder and CEO, on the Necessity Assist Traumatized youth

5 NOVEMBER 2023

From the Scene of a Bloody Massacre to the Sea

6 בנוב׳ 2023

Hagal Sheli has shifted their mission to focus on the children affected by […]

Sea and its Fullness: Yaron Waksman

Aug 10, 2022

In this episode, Yaron Waxman and I discussed. Yaron is the CEO of […]

HaGal Sheli – Association for At-Risk Youth, Miriam Hayimovich

December 22, 2018.

“All the time, I’m just looking to give to this place, because it […]

HaGal Sheli on Prime Time! – Friday Night Story on Channel 11

September 6, 2015.

HaGal Sheli Will Establish an Educational Center

December 18, 2022.

The establishment of the new center will cost approximately 1.3 million shekels. This […]

HaGal Sheli Works with At-Risk Youth Through Surfing Training

December 18, 2020.

A source of Hope

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

For over nine years, HaGal Sheli has mentored youth from across Israeli society […]