Reptiles and Furry Friends

Petting boosts your health

Beyond therapy per se, it is astonishing how all the cuddling and crooning with pets does wonders for the child’s physical health.
Our wide range of small animals — furred, winged and reptilian, caters to as many tastes as possible, leading to improved health.

Winged Creatures

Petting Living without; Feeling complete

Winged creatures are friendly. Children love them!
With birds, however, we run the risk of immunosuppressed children picking up respiratory diseases.
To prevent infection, we have designed a special cage that protects the children’s health, while allowing for closeness and pleasure.

Koi Fish Pond

Ecology Meets Therapy

We have chosen Koi fish for our ecological pond, for their amazing responsiveness.
If a child just approaches the pond, a shoal of fish will swim towards him.
This entertaining, heart-warming reaction makes children feel loved and wanted.
Children see the fish as their responsibility. They visit often and feed them with love.

The Therapeutic Greenhouse

Learning Life’s Power from Plants

At the garden’s edge, lies our therapeutic greenhouse.
Rows of plants and flowerpots, lovingly planted by our children and their therapists, decorate the space.
Around an ancient olive tree, children nurture their plants, while a playful waterfall gurgles gently in the background.

Wig Compatibility & Design

Where to buy a wig

Do you buy a wig in a store? Where? What size?
In trying to make the most of the wig they’ve been given, cancer patients have endless questions.
This is precisely why we have opened our parlor.
The patient books an appointment with our wig specialist, who fits and designs her dream wig.

Wig Maintenance

Hair needs to flutter…

You know how it is. Hair must wave. Cascade. Behave… with elastics, hairpins, hairdos…
Wig hair needs constant maintenance — a thorough wash to remove dirt and grease; quality shampoo that will nurture and preserve; and it is always happy with a revitalizing touch of trendy design.
In our parlor we give our patients all this, discreetly and with plenty of love.

Manicure & Beauty

Beautiful as you are…

One excellent therapeutic method proposes identifying the one glimmer of light in any situation, and amplifying it, turning it into a powerful beacon.
We coach our cancer patients to identify the latent beauty within them, despite their lack of hair.
Using cosmetics and makeup, manicures and more, together we reach for a new kind of glow, so that they find the power to shine.

Learning in Friendship

Anchored by study

In ‘Chavruta’ joint study is the focal activity, an anchor. We believe in the Torah’s power to heal and connect.
Educators are astonished to hear what their students are dealing with – the child whose sibling, or parent, is sick with cancer.

Having the child study regularly with a Big Brother while liasing with his school, helps him maintain his academic standards, fostering achievement and a connection to community.

Feeling the Friendship

Saving a Spiritual Life

Despite these families being warm, normative families with financial and emotional stability, the fight for survival weakens the parent’s capacity to be there in full for their healthy children.

The Chavruta is like a friendly, big brother. Through shared study, games, chatting and trips, a healthy connection is forged between can literally save a life.

Healing though Friendship

Professional Standards

Zichron Menachem approaches the Chavruta project with a deep sense of accountability.
A dedicated team of professionals guide us every step of the way.

A psychologist oversees the project, while educational evaluators deliver workshops and lectures, providing the big brothers with the necessary tools needed for working with the children.