Koach Eitan News Today

(JNS) - A brand-new Passover Haggadah titled, "Empowering Seder Conversations," published just in time for the holiday, is designed to promote

The Haggadah is the brainchild of Efrat residents Leora Ashman and her husband Eitan, who developed aphasia following an ischemic stroke in 2017.The post New, inclusive Haggadah aims to empower

In its 12th year—its “bat mitzvah,” so to speak—the Jerusalem Winner Marathon on March 17 drew more than 40,000 runners and participants from 72 countries.

Elite international and Israeli athletes, along with those who like to pound the pavement, speed past Jerusalem’s historic sites, many of them to raise money for nonprofits.

Eitan Ashman overcomes aphasia to make his voice heard 

“We want to teach others about aphasia, to teach them how to be more inclusive,” Leora Ashman explained. Ultimately, their goal is nothing less than, “To make aphasia a buzzword.”

June is Aphasia Awareness month and the Koach Eitan Initiative is trying to get more people to know what aphasia means and how to communicate better with someone who is challenged with it.

The condition, which prevents those who have it from communicating, is relatively unknown, despite being more common than Parkinson’s disease.