Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Cara Nachshon: The grandma with a red nose in her pocket

“I think I’ve always been a clown. It’s always been inside me. But I finally did the course that entitled me to put on a red nose. At 58, it was the right time in my life to do it.” 

|ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
CARA & TONY NACHSHON surrounded by their children at a family dinner.
Yechiel Leiter, Israeli Ambassador to the US, outside the Shaare Zedek Medical Center after his son was wounded in a terror attack, September 24, 2026.

'Not yet out of danger': Israeli envoy to US shares update on son following terror attack

The family thanked the medical staff and the public for their prayers and immense support and asked people to continue praying for the recovery of Neria Dov ben Chana.

|ByIDAN KWELLER, SARAH MOSKOWITZ
A woman with diabetes is seen using an injection (Illustrative).

Can young diabetics safely observe Jewish fasts? Insulin pump tweaks can help, Israeli study finds

A first-of-its-kind Israeli study found that most young people with type 1 diabetes completed Jewish fasts safely, with insulin pump changes improving their chances of success.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Yechiel Leiter, Israeli Ambassador to the US, outside the Shaare Zedek Medical Center after his son was wounded in a terror attack, September 24, 2026.

Israeli envoy to US's son fighting for life in hospital after car-ramming attack, Leiter says

Leiter said son Neria’s condition had stabilized, but stressed that his life was “still in danger” after Shaare Zedek Medical Center said he remained in serious condition following several surgeries.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Grapevine: Measuring justice

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

DECEMBER 29, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Shimon Shetreet

Yeshiva student wounded in Hamas shooting leaves hospital

Aaron Yehuda Imergreen was in serious condition after being wounded in the Hamas shooting in the Old City of Jerusalem, but has now been transferred to Sheba Medical Center for rehabilitation.

DECEMBER 19, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The site of a shooting attack in the Old City of Jerusalem on November 21, 2021.

Health of yeshiva student wounded in Old City Hamas shooting improves

The attack wounded four people and saw one fatality, 26-year-old South African oleh Eli Kay.

NOVEMBER 23, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The site of a shooting attack in the Old City of Jerusalem on November 21, 2021.

This week in Jerusalem: Biggest trauma

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021ByPEGGY CIDOR
GIVE A warm welcome to the 243 babies born over the chag in Jerusalem’s largest hospitals.

Is the 3rd coronavirus vaccine safe for pregnant women? Yes, say experts

Research on first and second shots by Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek shows no adverse effect on mothers, babies.

AUGUST 25, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Pregnant woman receives a vaccine in the US

7 Israeli hospitals to switch to emergency mode due to financial crisis

Beginning Wednesday, Jerusalem’s Hadassah and other facilities will only accept patients in need of life-saving treatments.

AUGUST 24, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Shaare Zedek hospital.

Grapevine: New leadership

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 12, 2021ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Isaac Herzog, a man with much political experience.

Meet the doctor bringing hope to the world of medicine

Growing up, Prof. Ben Corn dreamt of finding a cure for the prostate cancer that killed his father.

AUGUST 12, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
PROF. BEN CORN: ‘We must incorporate the vision of a more holistic approach to cancer care.’

Couple who lost child in Ofra Junction attack give birth to baby boy

The Ish-Rans, who lost their child in a terrorist attack, returned to Shaare Zedek this week to welcome a new baby.

AUGUST 11, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Medical staff from the maternity and trauma teams at Shaare Zedek Medical Center congratulate the Ish-Rans upon the birth of their new son.

COVID antibodies start to decline in kids after only 4 months – study

According to researchers, these findings may indicate that children have a weaker long-term immune response to COVID-19.

AUGUST 9, 2021ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
This undated transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. Virus particles are shown emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus parti