Surfing

“The sea saved my life. Now we use it to save others”

Inside Israel’s surf-therapy organization

HaGal Sheli session. Waves as opportunities
Israeli surfer Anat Lelior.

Against the current: Anat Lelior’s fight beyond the waves - opinion

HaGal Sheli team holding activities for teens and children during Purim, at hotels in Israel that house evacuated families and individuals.

How Israel’s surf therapy teams are helping evacuated teens heal during war - opinion

Police on the scene of a kitesurfing incident in Bat Yam.

Fatal kitesurfing accident at Bat Yam’s Tayo Beach: One dead, two injured due to extreme winds


Surf’s up! Israelis catching the wave to the 2020 Olympic Games

Israel’s boom in surfing has made the sport almost as popular as soccer, and is putting some young competitors on the path to the 2020 Olympic Games.

Former Israeli surfing open division champion Yoni Klein

Riding waves isn’t just for the guys anymore

But most of all, Dauber dreams that women will realize surfing is for them too.

Maya Surf students practice catching a wave

Israeli windsurfing delegation gives up hope of participating in world championships in Oman

"This is something that will have a big effect on my career," says Zubari.

Ma'ayan Davidovich

Hanging 10 with Israeli Surf Instructor Nitzan Benun

The Jerusalem Post

Surf's up, Tel Aviv

The Jerusalem Post

Catching the wave

HaGal Sheli in Tel Aviv and Bat Yam teaches at-risk youth how to surf.

HaGal Sheli in Tel Aviv and Bat Yam teaches at-risk youth how to surf.

Swimming nationals end on a high with Israeli record

Or Sabatier set the only national record in a non-relay swim at the five-day event at Wingate.

Israeli swimmer Or Sabatier.

Double glory for Eilat surfers

“It is always great to win the national championships, especially at home.”

Wind surfer Shahar Zubari

Getting Tel Aviv on board

Meet Dorian ‘Doc’ Paskowitz, the Texas native who brought surfing to the Holy Land

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