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Mass bar/bat mitzvah in Jerusalem for 30 deaf students

Special mass bar and bat mitzvah celebration held at the Western Wall for over 30 deaf and hearing impaired students.

Mass bar/bat mitzvah in Jerusalem for 30 deaf students

President Herzog hosts Israeli delegation to the Deaflympics

Deaflympics to take place in May in Brazil, with Israeli delegation of deaf and hard-of-hearing athletes who have won medals.

President Herzog hosts Israeli delegation to the Deaflympics

Labor chairman shaves his mustache

Organizations for the deaf and hard of hearing complained that they couldn't read Peretz's lips and Peretz shaved after 47 years.

Labor chairman shaves his mustache

80 deaf Israeli children have bar and bat mitzvah ceremony

80 deaf and hard-of-hearing Israeli children have joint bar and bat mitzvah ceremony in Jerusalem. Jewish Agency Chair: 'Deeply emotional.'

80 deaf Israeli children have bar and bat mitzvah ceremony

Parents didn't vaccinate, daughter suffers neurological damage

Unimmunized 4-year-old falls ill with pneumococcal disease.

Parents didn't vaccinate, daughter suffers neurological damage

Unique Trip Gives the Deaf a Taste of Israel

Deaf and hard of hearing Americans visit Israel's Institute for the Advancement of Deaf People, share common struggles.

Unique Trip Gives the Deaf a Taste of Israel

Video: MKs 'Sing' in Sign Language in Solidarity with Deaf

Ahead of Tuesday meetings in Knesset addressing solutions for Israel's deaf population, MKs film video of them 'singing' in sign language.

Video: MKs 'Sing' in Sign Language in Solidarity with Deaf

New Theater Gives the Deaf a Chance to be Actors

Arutz Sheva visited the rehearsal room of the Shema theater, which is made up of a group of actors who are deaf and hard of hearing.

New Theater Gives the Deaf a Chance to be Actors

Exhibit at Children's Museum Focuses on Old Age

Dialogue with Time leads participants to relate differently to the elderly and old age.

Exhibit at Children's Museum Focuses on Old Age

Group Hosts Special Bar, Bat Mitzvahs for Deaf Children

The Council of Young Israel Rabbis plans its 12th bar and bat mitzvah ceremony for young men and women with hearing problems.

Group Hosts Special Bar, Bat Mitzvahs for Deaf Children

‘Signs of Change’ to Help Deaf Soldiers

The IDF starts a special sign language course to help commanders communicate more effectively with deaf soldiers.

‘Signs of Change’ to Help Deaf Soldiers