BEINEINU NEWS & NOTES

          February 6, 2014

INTERNATIONAL

Kashrus Alert—It has been brought to our attention that national brand products that are sold all over may not have the same Kashrus status in different locations.

If you are traveling for medical reasons, conferences, or pleasure, make sure to check for the kashrus hechsher on familiar products before making a purchase.

In a recent case, a family vacationing in Orlando noticed that the bottle of Dr. Pepper soda did not have the familiar OU certification on the bottle cap. When calling the Dr. Pepper hotline, they were told that if there is no OU, it is not Kosher. Checking with the OU, they were advised that they should consider it non-kosher.

Apparently, the kosher syrup is shipped to local independent bottlers who may also do runs of other, non-kosher products on the same machinery, with no mashgiach to kosherize the equipment between runs. This renders the product questionable for the kosher consumer. CONSUMER BEWARE!

USA

Social Skills Professional Workshops—Devorah Samet, MS, will be conducting social skills workshops for professionals on February 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 in Cedarhurst NY. For more information contact 718-331-3601, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Sprout Film Festival—The Sprout Film Festival is accepting submissions of films that feature people with developmental disabilities for their 12th annual festival in New York City. Projects in which an able-bodied actor portrays a person with disabilities will not be accepted. Deadline to submit films for consideration is March 1. For information call Anthony Di Salvo, 212-222-9575.

ISRAEL

College Preparation—Bar Ilan University is considering creating a college preparatory track for students with physical (motor) disabilities, accompanied by learning disabilities. These students must be recognized by the Bituach Leumi with at least 65% medical nachut, who have full or partial bagrut, and are finding it difficult to be accepted to university. The first track, scheduled for April 2015, would be for specifically these students. In 2016, students who have successfully completed the first track will be mainstreamed into the preparatory track for all students, leading to admission into Bar Ilan University’s graduate program. For more information, contact Naomi Regev, Preparatory Coordinator, at: 050-628-5217.  Fax: 03-535-1522, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Respite Program—Relatives may now participate as hosts in Ezer Mizion’s respite program while receiving support and compensation. This program helps by:

  • Lightening the family's burden
  • Enabling quality time for the strengthening of marriage and family unit
  • Breaking the routine in the child's life by hosting him in a dedicated and loving family
  • Preparing a ready response for the children's families in case of an emergency

For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Help Your Child Learn To Read—This 6-week course will help parents of children or adolescents with disabilities give their children reading skills. It includes:

1.The knowledge necessary to diagnose the child and to find the important parameters

2.Understanding the method and how to prepare a focused and customized work program

3.Tools to implement the program that you have planned

4.How to develop a program for reading acquisition, according to your child's specific needs

5.Developing general knowledge and reading comprehension in your child

6.Knowing the method to develop memory and understanding skills

This course will take place on Monday evenings, March 3rd through April 7th, at Eshkol Payis, 118 Rokach Street, Ramat Gan. For more information contact Ronit 054-464-9260.

Maintaining Continuous Care When Transferring from the Hospital Back to the Community-- Click here to view the letter by the CEO of the Ministry of Health, Professor Ronnie Gamzo, requiring hospitals and health plans to establish rules and procedures that will enable maintaining continuous care for a patient discharged home from the hospital. 

Expanding the range of services for the year 2014--To view the circular sent by the Medical Administration and the letter of the CEO, including guidelines for expanding the range of services for the year 2014 beginning January 12, 2014 – click here