The Chanukah lights are meant to stay with us through the dark and cold winter.

If the lights are that powerful, then so are the smiles of our students. The excitement and enjoyment our students, vocational members and residents felt the week of Chanukah will certainly last through the cold winter and beyond!

On Tuesday night of Sukkos, the first night of Chol Hamoade, Seeach Sod held their 10^th annual Simchas Beis Hashuava on the rooftops of its main building on Yirmiyahu Street.

An estimated 2,000 men, women and children participated in this grand event!

The orchestra playing on stage was "The Malchut Choir" which included 5 musicians and they played with great enthusiasm from 6pm until after midnight!

Sarah Nathan

Happiness. It’s a curious thing. External reality tries to pin it on us. It tries to suck us in; force feed what it exclaims is true, unadulterated Simcha. Yet, how many of us have found ourselves standing in what should be a fantastic and jubilant ambiance, only to feel alone and sad inside? On the contrary, as most things in life are ironic, how many times have we found ourselves in a reality of sorrow only to discover our inner serenity is still smiling? The reason for this is that happiness or joy is an emotional state of well-being, thus it is an internal existence that has nearly no guaranteed outcome when correlated to any given situation.

As its usual tradition, the students of Ma’oz Yerushalayim, Seeach Sod’s girls’ school, pulled off a fantastic fair in honor of Rosh Chodesh Adar. The fair was attended by children of staff members, students’ siblings and children from the neighborhood.

In recent years, horticulture therapy has earned increasing recognition as a valuable rehabilitative tool, particularly in the field of special education. Horticulture therapy has been proven to help improve memory, cognitive abilities, task initiation, language skills, and socialization.

On the third day of Chol Hamoed Sukkos, we hosted our Annual Simchas Beis Hashoayva at Seeach Sod!

Thousands linked arms on the rooftops of Seeach Sod, rejoicing with Hashem’s special children in a memorable Simchas Beis Hashoayva. Those who were there will not easily forget the electrifying energy, joy and unity pulsing through the air beneath the star-studded sky on the third night of Chol Hamoed. 

A big part of Pesach preparations at Seeach Sod was ensuring that all our students would be properly imbued with the knowledge and joy of the upcoming chag. All the various staff members were convened at a special meeting, where Rabbi Shimon Levy shared his vision of the upcoming pre-Pesach day camp: utilizing the time for optimal rehabilitation and recreation, with a focus on enriching the children’s knowledge of Pesach.

Costumes, balloons, cotton candy, shows, moonwalks, fun activities… Once again, students of Ma'oz Yerushalayim, directed by their devoted staff, outdid themselves preparing a smashing fair for their siblings and the staff's children on Rosh Chodesh Adar. Children from the local Ramot community were welcome too.

Numerous Purim Parties brought fun and festivity to all of our students. At the boys' party, the residents put up an amazing bongo band performance.