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Howard Blas

Howard Blas

Howard Blas is a social worker and special-education teacher by training. He teaches Jewish studies and prepares students with a range of disabilities for b’nai mitzvah. He regularly leads Birthright Israel “classic” and service trips for people with disabilities. His publications can be viewed here.

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee says “HolyLandTravel.AI” could help encourage millions to visit the Holy Land.
After two years of playing in other countries due to war, the International Tennis Federation has allowed Israel to host again.
From daily therapy to long-term recovery, the nonprofit is scaling up to meet the needs of wounded warriors returning to civilian life.
The new Nelech initiative offers a high school program with Israeli students as an immersive introduction to the realities of life in the Jewish state.
Supported trips quietly expand access, dignity and belonging without changing the essence of the Birthright Israel journey.
Six months after losing her lab to Iranian missiles, Prof. Yifat Merbl is honored by “Nature” magazine for groundbreaking immune-system research.
“Your connection to Israel can never be disputed—read the Quran!” says Anila Ali, a Pakistani-American educator, author and civil-rights activist.
Researchers, clinicians and investors at TAU’s AI and Health Day showcased how artificial intelligence is reshaping medical decisions and saving lives.
The goal, Rabbi Shlomo Gestetner told JNS, is to cultivate “Jewish leaders of the future.”
The “little project that could” got together and did: A group of women has made 5,000-plus black caps; more than 1,000 yarmulkes; and blankets for moms, babies and kids.
JNF-USA dedicates the first of eight facilities being built “to ensure that border communities are never again left cut off from critical assistance.”
“We should rise and cheer people who come on aliyah,” the museum’s CEO, Oded Revivi, tells JNS,