Israeli survivors are learning to surf their way back to normal life
For 18 months after Oct. 7, Michal Reichter couldn’t enter the sea she calls home. A surfboard program is helping survivors find their way back.
Etgar Lefkovits
5 mins read
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JNS
Participants in the HaGal Sheli healing program surf on the Mediterranean at Zikim, which came under attack during the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre, Feb. 12, 2026. Photo courtesy of HaGal Sheli.
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Israeli survivors are learning to surf their way back to normal life
For 18 months after Oct. 7, Michal Reichter couldn’t enter the sea she calls home. A surfboard program is helping survivors find their way back.
Etgar Lefkovits
5 mins read
Published by
JNS
Participants in the HaGal Sheli healing program surf on the Mediterranean at Zikim, which came under attack during the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre, Feb. 12, 2026. Photo courtesy of HaGal Sheli.
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Israeli survivors are learning to surf their way back to normal life
For 18 months after Oct. 7, Michal Reichter couldn’t enter the sea she calls home. A surfboard program is helping survivors find their way back.
Etgar Lefkovits
5 mins read
Published by
JNS
Participants in the HaGal Sheli healing program surf on the Mediterranean at Zikim, which came under attack during the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre, Feb. 12, 2026. Photo courtesy of HaGal Sheli.
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Israeli survivors are learning to surf their way back to normal life
For 18 months after Oct. 7, Michal Reichter couldn’t enter the sea she calls home. A surfboard program is helping survivors find their way back.
Etgar Lefkovits
5 mins read
Published by
JNS
Participants in the HaGal Sheli healing program surf on the Mediterranean at Zikim, which came under attack during the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre, Feb. 12, 2026. Photo courtesy of HaGal Sheli.
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