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Komocha Conference at JCC Unites Special Needs Organizations

by Yated Ne'eman Staff

Even the organizers were surprised by the enormous turnout at Binyanei Ha'Uma (Jerusalem Convention Center) last week for the Komocha conference, which brought together all of the organizations for people with special needs in the chareidi and national-religious communities in Israel.

All of the leading organizations and government entities took part in the event: Aleh, Shemaya, Merkaz Sulam, Keren Shalem, Petachiya, the Jerusalem Municipality, the Welfare Ministry, the Health Ministry, the National Insurance Institute. The conference was initiated by Rabbi Chaim Parkel, deputy director of Aleh Siach, to raise awareness on the handicapped.

The conference was the first of its kind in the chareidi sector. Thousands of parents who have turned to Komocha to help them confront day-to-day challenges discovered they are part of one large family. Conversations in the corridors, along with the lectures, gave them a boost of strength and encouragement for months to come.

 

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