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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.

Israel’s Education Ministry recently approved the platform for its Summer 2026 catalog, encouraging youngsters to create with technology rather than simply consume it.
Tickets are now available for the July 1 opening ceremony, which will showcase leading Israeli and American performers, including Montana Tucker.
The five-year exemption plan targets new immigrants and returning residents amid a global outreach effort.
Clalit study finds hospital-level care at home can improve outcomes as wartime pressures reshape patient treatment.
“As prime minister of Israel, I have promised: ‘There will not be a second Holocaust.’ This year, we turned that promise into reality,” Netanyahu said.
Joshua Berman’s new Haggadah tells the Passover story through the lens of ancient Egypt.
Although players will not compete in the Billie Jean King Cup event in Bosnia, they will retain their ranking level for next year.
Home Front Command and “purple” initiatives help vulnerable populations access shelters, information and essential services.
Across Israel, doctors push aside personal loss and damaged homes to care for their patients during the war with Iran.
As classes, internships and jobs halt during the war, thousands of young adults on Masa Israel Journey programs are volunteering across Israel while also taking respites in safer areas such as Eilat and the Dead Sea.
From roadside missile strikes to reinforced wards, two physicians tell JNS how their hospitals adapt under fire—and why they remain committed to their work.
Herzog and Zamir attend an event in Tel Aviv honoring a unique program that has integrated thousands of Israelis with disabilities into the IDF.