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Dream Doctor Nimrod “Max” Eisenberg joined host Jonathan Van Ness on the highly-rated podcast “Getting Curious” to talk about the power and philosophy behind clowning, using clowning and humor as therapy, his work in the Dream Doctors Project, and more! Listen here now!

Dream Doctors Shimrit Lugaci and Limor Eshayek had a fun and deeply meaningful visit to the Ibim Village which is home to new immigrants to Israel from Ethiopia. Being so close to the border, the Village was a target of recent rocket attacks, which caused great stress and anxiety for its residents, especially the children. An evening of therapeutic clowning with Shimrit and Limor made a huge difference for the children, as well as parents and staff, and we hope to return!

Dream Doctor Aviad Sharfstein gave an engaging and informative TED style talk during the TEDM Event at Kibbutz Maagan Michael. Watch the video (in Hebrew) to learn about Aviad’s unique experiences working in the maternity rooms of Bnai Tzion hospital…

Dream Doctor Alex Vinegart was recently interviewed for the Israeli show “The Professors” and speaks beautifully about medical and therapeutic clowning.

We invite you to watch the clip in Hebrew. The gorgeous photos you see in the background of the video are courtesy of our dear friend Hezi Penet.

From our friends at The Jewish Press:

The medical clowns Florina and Dr. Till came to spend a morning of laughter and conversation about pregnancy, the experience of childbirth, and post-natal emotions with the new mothers at the maternity ward of Baruch Padeh Medical Center near Tiberias.

The week-long action and surprises in honor of Hanukkah is being sponsored by the Baby Start Club.

 

We had a wonderful visit with our friends from Association Docteur Clown​ at the Tene Center in Poriya Hospital.

Learn why the medical clowns of Lyon, France are planning to bring Dream Doctor Shoshi Ofir’s important and unique work to their hospitals in this article from the The Jewish Press​.

The Jewish Standard has published a beautiful, in-depth cover story about the history and many various programs of the Dream Doctors Project, both inside Israel and abroad. This special article, available on their website, also includes the story of how one of our original Dream Doctors became a medical clown!

A study supported by the Dream Doctors Research Fund was recently published in the International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education. Dream Doctors Yuval Ben Eli and Esti Mittleberg were co-authors of the study, “Intervention of Medical (Therapeutic) Clowns in a Kindergarten for Children with Intellectual Disability” which was conducted by Haifa University. Visit our Research Page for a link to this study as well as all of our published research.

Dream Doctors David Dush BarasHi and Zoya Hayat just returned from a wonderful visit to Rwanda where they gave medical clowning workshops to the fabulous Rwandan Acrobats.

They also gave hands-on training at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali CHUK and performed for the children at Gisimba Orphanage and Kimisagara Youth Center.

Thank you to our partners, MASHAV, Israel in Rwanda, and Rwanda Health for making this trip possible!!

Dream Doctors Rotem Goldenberg and Noam Inbar were sent by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on a two-week training mission to Macedonia and Albania where they taught techniques that can be used to offer emotional support for patients undergoing long-term treatments to both medical and non-medical staff.

Rotem described the very special experience: “On the first day when they arrived they were shy, not fully understanding what clowning was, and slowly their hearts opened, and the little child inside burst out. The days of practicum at the end of each workshop were very exciting. In the summary conversation, one nurse said she was already realizing what she had learned in her shifts at the hospital, and that the atmosphere had already changed. Another nurse said she gave a lecture to her team, and introduced humor and lightness she never thought she had. One doctor said she started to use these tools with her child, and that helps her cope with him, and more … In short, a pleasure!”