This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The IDF announced earlier it would expand the warning zone following an investigation after a missile exploded in Jaffa on Saturday 2024Get email notification for articles from Yaniv Kubovich FollowDec 25 2024The Israel Defense Forces intercepted a missile launched from Yemen in the early hours of Wednesday morning It triggered sirens across central Israel and parts of the West Bank and southern Israel Dear Reader,Unfortunately our comment platform isn\'t available at the moment due to issues with our paywall and authentication vendor Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its Oct attack on Israel have returned home after their release from captivity BANGKOK — Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel returned home on Sunday after their release from captivity They were among 31 Thais taken by the militant group and the status of one remaining person is not clear According to Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs 46 Thais have been killed during the conflict including the two who died in Hamas captivity They were among tens of thousands of Thai workers in Israel Here’s a look at what they were doing there Israel once relied heavily on Palestinian workers, but it started bringing in large numbers of migrant workers after the 1987-93 Palestinian revolt and Thais remain the largest group of foreign agricultural laborers in Israel today earning considerably more than they can at home Thailand and Israel implemented a bilateral agreement a decade ago to ease the way for workers in the agriculture sector Israel has come under criticism for the conditions under which the Thai farm laborers work A Human Rights Watch report in 2015 said they often were housed in makeshift and inadequate accommodations and “were paid salaries significantly below the legal minimum wage forced to work long hours in excess of the legal maximum subjected to unsafe working conditions and denied their right to change employers.” A watchdog group found more recently that most were still paid below the legal minimum wage In the wake of the October 2023 attack, some 7,000 returned home primarily on government evacuation flights but higher wages have continued to attract new arrivals Thai ambassador to Israel Pannabha Chandraramya recently said there are now more than 38,000 Thai workers in the country Faced with a labor shortage in the wake of the exodus after the Hamas attack Israel’s Agriculture Ministry announced incentives to try and attract foreign workers back to evacuated areas it offered to extend work visas and to pay bonuses of about $500 a month Thailand's Labor Ministry granted 3,966 Thai workers permission to work in Israel in 2024 keeping Israel in the top four destinations for Thais working abroad last year Thai migrant workers generally come from poorer regions of the country and even before the bonuses the jobs in Israel paid many times what they could make at home Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul contributed to this story Explore the latest developments in Israel's vibrant real estate landscape and discover captivating new residential projects VATMAL discussed a major urban renewal near “Ha'Atzmaut” station with 4,600 new homes Around 1,600 existing units will be vacated for the project To mark Israel’s 77th Independence Day the Israel Land Authority offers 900 plots to IDF reservists and disabled veterans under special terms Find out if you're eligible and how to apply Neveh Ya’acov endures as a microcosm of Jerusalem’s broader struggles conflict and coexistence on the city’s northern frontier Mivne Real Estate raised NIS 700 million through a bond and commercial paper issuance CEO Uzi Levy: "Confidence in the capital market we continue our plan to increase NOI to NIS 1.25 b The local committee in Be'er Ya'akov approved the first phase of the Herzl Street project construction is expected to start in about a year Urban renewal hit a record in 2024: 30% of new builds were Tama 38 or evacuation-reconstruction Geshem Holdings’ Acre project includes 159 office units Buyers get a 6% fixed interest loan from Discount Bank A new project by Prashkovsky Group and Landco Real Estate Located at the highest point in the city with sea views it involves demolishing 3 buildings with 60 apartments Ramla emerges as a real estate hotspot with the TEO project and major urban renewal reshaping the historic city. ONE DUBNOV stands at the intersection of conservation and contemporary design offering a rare opportunity to reside within the living history of Jerusalem Real estate developers must face new risks and adopt smart strategies for today's reality Building permit approved: Almog Group to build 964 apartments and a green boulevard in Bat Yam’s Ramat HaNasi neighborhood - its largest project to date Rozio Group and Levinstein will lead an urban renewal in Holon’s Tel HaGiborim replacing 162 old apartments with 640 new ones in towers and mid-rise buildings succumbing to gunshot wounds inflicted on him by a Palestinian gunman during the Gaza border riots on Saturday “Barel Shmueli died while protecting the homeland and residents of southern Israel Only a few days ago I prayed for his recovery in his hospital room,” Defense Minister Benny Gantz wrote on Twitter.בראל חדריה שמואלי רק לפני מספר ימים נכנסתי לחדרו והתפללתי בליבי שיתאושש אני שולח תנחומים מעומק ליבי להוריו ולבני משפחתו “Our hearts are broken,” wrote opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu sending condolences on behalf of himself and his wife the worst has happened.“Barel fought with his friends with determination and heroism in the face of terrorism from Gaza We will never forget his bravery,” Netanyahu concluded אני ורעייתי שולחים תנחומים מעומק ליבנו למשפחתו של בראל חדריה שמואלי בימים האחרונים התפללנו יחד עם כל עם ישראל לרפואתו The gunman who mortally wounded Shmueli has yet to be identified.Following news of Shmueli's death, Palestinians in the Gaza strip celebrated with sweets, according to Palestinian media.استمرار توزيع الحلوى في غزة احتفالاً وابتهاجاً بمقتل الجندي الإسرائيلي القناص على حدود قطاع غزة . pic.twitter.com/kv5RR78Lfw 2021Get email notification for articles from Ido Efrati FollowAug 3 2021The Health Ministry budget that Israel's cabinet approved Monday morning brings some good news particularly for resident doctors and mental health patients there are noticeable gaps in some of the health system's biggest problems: service availability the gaps between the country's center and outskirts Site developed by     Copyright © Yedioth Internet Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker "Yaakov departed from Be'er Sheva and went toward Charan."(Genesis 28:10) "So Yaakov lifted his feet and went toward the Land of the Children of the East." (Genesis 29:1)Rabbi Yaacov Kamenetsky of blessed memory gives an extraordinary understanding of Yaakov's travels after he left the relatively sheltered environment of his parents says that Yaakov studied at the Yeshivah of Shem and Eber for fourteen years before he came to the house of Lavan (Megilla 17a).Genesis Rabbah (36:8) interprets the verse (And he (Noah) said the G-d of Shem" (Genesis 9:26) that the Shechina (G-d's presence) will only dwell in the tents of Shem Rivka went to the Yeshiva of Shem and Eber to interpret her pregnancy (25:22-23) according to the Midrash There are a number of questions that arise.After learning Torah in the Yeshiva of Yitzchak till age 63 why was it necessary for Yaakov to study in the Yeshiva of Shem and Eber for another 14 years How did the Yeshiva of Shem and Eber protect Yaakov from Esau What about the issue of kibud av v'aim (honoring one's father and mother) for Yaakov towards his parents Rabbi Kamenetsky says in his book "Emet L'Yaacov" that Yaakov needed to spend 14 years in the Yeshiva of Shem and Eber because the yeshiva was established before the Flood (Shem) when the world was riddled with depravity and during (Eber) the Dor Haflagah (Generation of Separation) when the Tower of Babel was built.The yeshiva knew how to deal with a world that the Yeshiva of Yitzchak never had to deal with The Yeshiva of Shem and Eber was used to an evil environment The Yeshiva of Yitzchak was more sheltered Studying in the Yeshiva of Shem and Eber enabled Yaakov to then proceed to the house of Lavan which was steeped in moral turpitude and thievery Yaakov needed the teachings of Shem and Eber to deal with Lavan who the Torah states (Deut.26:5-10) and the Haggadah for Pesach quotes "Arami oved avi" (an Aramean (Lavan) would have destroyed my father (Yaakov)) The lessons for today are enormous.The world at large can be a minefield if one is not prepared for it Studying in a yeshiva is protective but one has to learn to deal with an increasingly dangerous world Yeshivot have to prepare students for the world the same way Yaakov Avinu was prepared by the Yeshiva of Shem and Eber for Lavan's world Clearly Esau could have attacked Yaakov at the Yeshiva of Shem and Eber Shem and Eber were not just intermediaries between man and Hashem.The Midrash explains they were figures of justice as well Esau feared killing Yaakov at the Yeshiva because he knew that Shem and Eber would judge him extremely harshly for this sin (Gen The follow-up question which is harder to answer is why Esau did not attack Yaakov during his 20 year stay with Lavan Although I have not seen this answer given my understanding would be that Esau was afraid of Lavan his uncle and Aramean warrior who was to be feared ("Arami oved avi").The last question is that of honoring one's parents Yaakov had an obligation to to take care of his parents Chazal (our Sages) say that there was a slight degree of diminution of kibud av v'aim by Yaakov Esau's one maaleh (attribute) was that he excelled in kibud av v'aim This was Yaakov's great fear when they met many years later (next week's Torah portion of "VaYishlach") A partial answer lies in the statement by Yaakov when he meets Esau and says "Im Lavan garti" (I have sojourned with Lavan).The Gematria of the word "garti" is 613 implying to Esau that Yaakov kept all 613 Mitzvot despite being with Lavan This indicates that Yaakov did fulfill the mitzva (commandment) of honoring one's parents even though he did not visit them for 34 years One could simply say that Yaakov fulfilled the mitzva by learning Torah and then getting married and raising a family The greatest honor Yaakov could give his parents was survival.This was their goal when he left their house By studying in the Yeshiva of Shem and Eber for 14 years and living with Lavan for 20 years This was the greatest honor Yaakov could give his parents after Esau declared his evil intentions of killing him Yaakov is a paradigm for the future of his own children (namely Yosef who did not see his father for 22 years) and the Jewish People There are many valuable lessons learned from Yaakov's wanderings Email Sign-Up My family and I had two personal “rabbeim,” whose sagacious counsel we sought before making any significant move in life and they were available to us whenever we needed them They were with us at times of hardship and times of joy alike and they accompanied us through every significant event in our lives And both of them passed away ten years ago this week They were Rav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro zt”l and Rav Moshe Halberstam zt”l we present some brief thoughts in memory of the two great “Moshes” who had such a meaningful impact on our lives there does not seem to be any connection between the two of them men of great deeds and accomplishments who were among the giants of our nation One was a rosh yeshiva for thousands of talmidim and was counted among the royalty of Brisk a man whose chiddushim have been studied in depth by the greatest talmidei chachomim of our day until he became known as one of the foremost gedolei Torah of Eretz Yisroel a well-known posek and member of the Badatz of the Eidah Hachareidis was a renowned public figure who was a member – and the president – of every important organization in the country in the heart of the neighborhood of Geulah Rav Moshe Halberstam’s approbation can be found in countless seforim and thousands of people flocked to him for advice and guidance He was a distinguished posek and one of the closest talmidim of Rav Shmuel Halevi Wosner zt”l He was the president of Hatzolah and was the rov of the patients at Bikur Cholim and Shaarei Tzedek hospitals When the news that he had collapsed was announced The reports spread like wildfire: “Rav Moshe Halberstam had a heart attack in his home The Hatzolah men are there; they are trying to stabilize his condition.” And then the situation reached its dreaded conclusion and I was one of the last people to leave his kever on Har Hazeisim that day I have made the trip to his burial site every year on his yahrtzeit My wife pays frequent visits to his rebbetzin who lives with another family member in their home on Rechov Yoel He was both a rebbi and a father figure to us I was there to escort him on his final journey on this world for he was a spiritual guide to me and to my entire family we visited Rav Moshe before Pesach to receive his brachah as we did at the beginning of every Yom Tov he listened as we shared a long list of halachic and personal dilemmas with him over the phone and he gave us detailed instructions on how to deal with each of them is quite chilling: “If you are unable to reach me,” he said “then be in touch with Rav X.” He gave us the name and telephone number of another rov “If you are unable to reach me…” Those were the words he uttered to my wife three days before his passing those words have taken on another dimension of meaning It isn’t just that we are unable to reach him by phone; it is that we can never reach his lofty stature I am astounded at the fact that we were able to feel close to such a towering giant Rav Moshe not only allowed us to consult with him at any time but he also gave us the sense that it was entirely natural and reasonable for us to do so The last time I had the privilege of being in his presence he took a telephone call from a young rov of a hospital in Yerushalayim I was only able to hear Rav Moshe’s side of the conversation which dealt with the use of the hospital’s hot water faucets on Pesach “I know that they are going to yell at you but they will ultimately accept your opinion.” With those words Rav Moshe advised him on how to implement his p’sak and also – perhaps more importantly – infused him with courage and strength Rav Moshe was a source of sage counsel and halachic rulings for Jews of every stripe and in every imaginable situation He rendered piskei halachah for large organizations Very few people could claim to be as busy as he was yet he somehow managed to be attentive to the needs of every individual and to find time for everyone who needed him I have never succeeded in deciphering the secret of his strength whose influence extended far beyond the Eidah Hachareidis He was a member of the Badatz and his membership was sought by countless other organizations as if it was considered a segulah for success yet he was a father figure to thousands of people from every sector of society His aura of power and confidence stemmed from his broad knowledge and firm commitment to truth He was capable of answering the thorniest and most complex questions while giving the questioner the sense that his answers were eminently trustworthy The masses who flocked to visit him and benefit from his wisdom were shocked to discover that this man who was thoroughly immersed in Torah and who fought valiantly in every battle to uphold the laws of the Torah was somehow knowledgeable in every area and was well-acquainted with events in the world This impression was shared by roshei yeshivos I watched as the foremost medical professionals set aside their own opinions and accepted those of Rav Halberstam I also served as a messenger on behalf of many politicians who sought the rov’s counsel I was astounded by his psychological insight and his deep understanding of the principles of chinuch and his understanding of politics and public affairs was equally impressive Rav Moshe was a multifaceted individual and a formidable leader and my family and I followed his teachings meticulously We lived by his advice and we thrived on his tefillos he saved us from potentially disastrous missteps He resolved our most complex dilemmas and helped us through our most distressing hardships He was our personal source of support and guidance we felt – as did many others – that we had been forsaken We understood more than ever what it meant to be shattered by a loss a story about Rav Moshe appeared in one of the weekly parshah sheets distributed in shuls The story was attributed to Rav Matisyahu Deutsch the rov of the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood of Yerushalayim and son-in-law of Rav Moshe Rav Deutsch related that Rav Moshe once took his children on a trip to daven at the burial sites of various tzaddikim he told the driver to stop at the side of the road “This is where the se’ir la’azazel was thrown off a cliff on Yom Kippur to atone for the Jewish people’s sins “that the person who took the se’ir la’azazel to its death always died within the year yet the Gemara relates that there was a long list of distinguished people who coveted this task if they knew that they would perish within the year The answer is that they wanted to be the instruments of kapparah for the Jewish people,” he explained “Remember this well: A Jewish person must be prepared to sacrifice his body and his soul in order to benefit others!” I had an even closer connection with Rav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro zt”l I grew up in a small community where there were few families of bnei Torah and it was only natural that the few families who lived there were closely connected to each other until he passed the position on to his eldest son We grew up with a close connection to a yeshiva where two distinguished families resided: the family of the famed mashgiach Rav Shlomo Wolbe zt”l and that of the rosh yeshiva Yeshivas Be’er Yaakov was founded at the same time as the State of Israel itself The yeshiva’s history is deserving of an entire article in its own right It was first founded by Rav Wolbe as a yeshiva of the Ezra movement but when the leaders of the movement saw that the yeshiva was taking on a chareidi character they chose to dissociate from it and left Rav Wolbe alone Uncertain if he could sustain the yeshiva on his own Rav Wolbe sought the advice of the Chazon Ish It was the Chazon Ish who suggested tapping Rav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro to serve as the rosh yeshiva Rav Shapiro was one of the most prominent talmidim of the Brisker Rov and had a close relationship with the Chazon Ish as well Rav Moshe Shmuel was the last person to visit the Chazon Ish’s home before his passing who was a yungerman in Yerushalayim at the time which was a spiritual wasteland at the time and lived in the yeshiva along with its talmidim In addition to serving as the rosh yeshiva Rav Shapiro also functioned as the rov of Be’er Yaakov I once asked him why he had done that and he explained “I discovered that being a rov in a place like Be’er Yaakov means being not only a rov but also a social worker and a psychologist and it also means raising money for the upkeep of the mikvah and the slaughterhouse but I also saw that your father was very much suited to the job.” For several years my father served concurrently as a maggid shiur in the yeshiva and as the rov of the community until he found it too difficult to fill both roles and chose to dedicate himself to the position of rov That school went on to be instrumental in creating thousands of Torah homes Rav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro was like an uncle to us a relationship that we enjoyed with Rav Wolbe as well and I knew that I could approach him to discuss any issue or question I took advantage of that relationship as much as I could I saw that people came to him from all over the country to ask questions people would move heaven and earth in order to be admitted to his presence shouldn’t I capitalize on my own connection with him There wasn’t a single time when I wanted to see him and was prevented from doing so even when he was lying in bed in his own room we spent our days in a courtyard from which we could see Rav Moshe Shmuel in his study in the yeshiva we saw that he was always immersed in learning almost invariably with his hand on his forehead we witnessed the births of his famous seforim Rav Moshe Shmuel delivered his daily shiur half in Hebrew various politicians would take advantage of my relationship with him in order to gain access to him and to explain their positions I have written about Rav Moshe Shmuel often over the past ten years His file in my personal archives is overflowing with pages In addition to the many photographs I took over the years some of which are not even known to the public I have written much about his remarkable conduct bein adam lachaveiro and about the wondrous occurrences that were commonplace in his home I wrote about his intellectual genius and about his phenomenal musical talent which was reminiscent of that of his illustrious rebbi One of Rav Moshe Shmuel’s famous written pieces deals with the Gemara’s account (Yevamos 62) of the deaths of the talmidim of Rebbi Akiva who perished because they failed to treat each other with respect Rav Moshe Shmuel questions why the Gemara describes the talmidim as “12,000 pairs,” rather than simply as 24,000 talmidim is a discussion regarding the concept of kavod habriyos which Chazal describe as being so important that it overrides a negative commandment in the Torah Rav Moshe Shmuel points out that a mitzvas lo saaseh is so stringent that the Torah requires a person to sacrifice all his worldly assets in order to avoid transgressing such a commandment (a requirement that does not apply to a mitzvas aseh) Chazal state that kavod habriyos is an even greater imperative He adds that the Vilna Gaon comments that the majority of the Torah – or the entire Torah – is intended to bring joy to human beings noting that this is an “awesome chiddush.” Rav Moshe Shmuel goes on to outline the standards of kavod habriyos and respect for peers that he expects of the talmidim of his yeshiva the love between talmidim must be particularly pronounced I once had the privilege of seeing our master to identify which talmidim in his yeshiva in Kaminetz were from Bialystok Rav Boruch Ber himself remembered and exclaimed aloud Chaim’ke is learning by us!’ This is how Rav Boruch Ber spoke He was far from being an outstanding talmid he was far from being even a mediocre talmid Rav Boruch Ber pronounced his name with such great love and fondness we can see the level of love that one should have for a ben Torah That is how the brotherly love in a yeshiva should be Every person should be viewed in a positive light.” Indeed Rav Moshe Shmuel himself excelled at viewing others favorably and his interpersonal conduct was stellar in every way Ten years ago – in Nissan of 5766 – I was in Be’er Yaakov along with some of his other close associates and we sensed that his strength was ebbing He was very weak and lay in his special bed in his home One of his sons was perpetually at his side who had been close with Rav Elazar Menachem Man Shach zt”l We were all deeply frightened; the mood in Be’er Yaakov was very somber a time when we had Rav Moshe Shmuel entirely to ourselves the yeshiva was mostly empty of its talmidim and since the majority of the populace of Be’er Yaakov is chiloni there were few people seeking Rav Moshe Shmuel’s attention The greater public was preoccupied with its own concerns while we – the handful of frum families in Be’er Yaakov – would come to the yeshiva to see to it that the rosh yeshiva had a minyan This was the standard practice both in my youth and in the later years when I spent Pesach in Be’er Yaakov with my family bein hazemanim was a very distressing time for us It was saddening to watch Rav Moshe Shmuel suffer and to know that his health was failing the mashgiach of Be’er Yaakov then and now (who serves today alongside the current rosh yeshiva the eldest son of Rav Moshe Shmuel) was present for most of the time; Rav Moshe Shmuel was his uncle “His condition is very bad now,” Rav Moshe Dovid told me the rosh yeshiva will have an infusion of vitality.” We waited eagerly for the zeman to begin but the rosh yeshiva passed away on the first day of Iyar just before the opening shiur of the summer zeman It was a tremendous loss for the Torah world Rav Moshe Shmuel was not only our posek and our greatest source of encouragement He was also the man who infused us with joy and made us feel truly alive counting towards Shavuos and striving each day to refine ourselves   Most newly inaugurated presidents are judged by their ability to start accomplishing the main goals upon which they campaigned for office within their first   It was pretty quiet in Eretz Yisroel these past two weeks   From Sunny to Overcast… and Back Again After a while It starts with a creeping sense of malaise   Remembering the Fallen Soldiers It happens every year: News photographers and cameraman stake out a few chareidi population centers on Yom Hazikaron   We are rarely moved by a halachic teshuvah Yated Neeman was founded in 1987 as an independent Orthodox Jewish weekly newspaper people have been turning to the Yated for responsible More than an interesting and enlightening read the Yated is part of the daily life of the community Read More >> Mohammed Elamir (The Villages, USA) and Amir Hadanny (Be’er Ya’akov, Israel) mark this year’s Stroke Awareness Month by discussing hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT)—an emerging approach that they believe could break new ground in post-stroke recovery more than 800,000 people in the USA have a stroke Stroke remains the second-leading cause of death and the third-leading cause of death and disability combined Many advances have been made with regards to acute management of stroke but nearly 75% of stroke victims suffer from chronic dysfunction and 15–30% of stroke survivors have a severe disability HBOT has been studied and utilised as a therapeutic modality for chronic stroke survivors HBOT utilises 100% oxygen in an environmental pressure higher than one absolute atmospheres (ATA) to enhance the amount of oxygen dissolved in the body’s tissues which improves energy metabolism in the border zones of focal cerebral ischaemia but there tends to be an area surrounding the stroke that is collaterally injured The penumbra is the target for healing and regeneration by HBOT HBOT can decrease the post-ischaemic inflammatory response and restore mitochondrial function providing a unique protocol with repeated intermittent hyperoxic exposures has been shown to induce physiological regenerative effects including the creation and repair of neurons (neurogenesis) stem cell proliferation and generation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) Angiogenesis is induced mainly in brain regions signalling ischaemia or metabolic dysfunction the literature suggests evidence of significant improvement in both neurological and physiological deficits activities of daily life and cognitive function As proven by Efrati et al in a randomised controlled trial HBOT leads to significant neurological improvements in post-stroke patients following a two-month programme.1 Boussi-Gross et al analysed the data of more than 90 chronic stroke patients and demonstrated a significant memory improvement.2 Recently Hadanny et al showed all cognitive domains are improved in 162 patients regardless of stroke type or location.3 It was once thought that new nerve fibres could not be regenerated in the brain Tal et al showed HBOT can improve both white and grey microstructures indicating regeneration of nerve fibres These microstructural changes correlate with neurocognitive improvements.4 When assessing who may be a suitable candidate for the treatment patients should undergo a comprehensive evaluation of their physical patients should have both brain metabolic imaging and anatomical imaging (diffusion tensor imaging [DTI]) Ideal patients for the treatment are those with considerable metabolic defects with a mismatch between function and anatomical findings i.e The correlation between the deficits and the salvageable areas are evaluated to determine outcomes and suitability for HBOT Eligible patients go through a full programme that includes the unique intermittent exposures of two hours a day at pressure of 2.0 ATA while breathing 100% oxygen When combined with other conventional treatments like physical a significant amplification can be achieved cognitive and imaging assessments to quantify objective changes and measure improvements on the Quality-of-Life Scale (QOLS) we detail a case study involving a patient referred to as ‘Mr Jones’ Mr Jones was treated at Aviv Clinics eight years after suffering an ischaemic stroke that caused left-side hemiparesis He needed full assistance from his wife to stand and complete activities of daily living and his main mode of mobilisation was a wheelchair physical and brain imaging—as is standard with the Aviv Clinics assessment Mr Jones walked 30 feet in one minute and 37 seconds (1.04 multiple errands test score [METS]) His desired treatment outcome was to regain independence and no longer be a burden on his wife Mr Jones underwent 12 weeks of HBOT treatments neuropsychological training and coaching from a dietitian his single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan showed 20% improvement in the metabolic function of the penumbra His cognitive scores increased by one standard deviation in memory His physical performance improved tremendously increasing his ability to walk without assistance up to 86 feet in two minutes (>2 METS) and he and his wife were elated with his improvements This is an exciting time for the treatment of chronic-stage stroke. The research is convincing and clinics around the world, like Aviv Clinics are implementing this new HBOT protocol to help post-stroke patients achieve cognitive and physical improvements the priority for the Aviv clinical team is to educate the post-stroke community on new treatment methods that can increase independence and regain physical and cognitive functions and ensuring false claims with inferior methods is important HBOT will be the standard of care for treating post-stroke patients Mohammed Elamir is an Aviv Clinics physician with more than eight years of experience in internal medicine He is also a fellow of the American Board of Internal Medicine Amir Hadanny is chief researcher and head of International Clinical Operations at Aviv Clinics hyperbaric physician and chief medical research officer at the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research in Be’er Ya’akov DISCLOSURES: The authors both disclosed that they are affiliated with Aviv Clinics and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value"