Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Two children hospitalized in Jerusalem after severe poisoning from THC-infused cannabis candies

Upon their arrival, Sarah Hefter, a nurse in the department, ensured that the children were monitored and received immediate medical treatment.

Ambulances are seen at the entrance to the emergency room at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, August 23, 2026.
Dr. Ariel Orbach (L), Co-Founder and CEO of GentaGel, Prof. Avi Domb (M), Inventor of GentaGel-LR Technology, and Eli Lerner (R), Co-founder and COO of GentaGel.

Targeted antibiotic gel helps 80% of pilot patients avoid foot amputation, Jerusalem trial finds

IDF responds to terror stabbing attack near a Palestinian town in the Jordan Valley, August 23, 2026.

Duvdevan captures 16-year-old terrorist who stabbed an off-duty soldier in Jericho

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a Clalit healthcare center in the Arab town Tira.

Anti-Arab racism in Israel’s health system ignores a critical doctor shortage - opinion


President Herzog gives Purim gifts to kids in hospital

President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal dressed up as doctors and prescribed "medicine" to children in Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

 President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal visit children in Shaare Zedek Medical Center an give them gifts for Purim.

Tahini deadly? A Jerusalem tourist's terrifying encounter with the condiment

An Austrian tourist discovered he is allergic to tahini after encountering it in Israel for the first time.

Hummus dish with tahini

COVID-19 in Israel: 22,360 new cases, R rate in decline

New cases continue to drop * R rate drops to 0.74

 A Palestinian student receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, in Dura, in the West Bank city of Hebron, January 24, 2022.

Grapevine: Talking Teddy Kollek

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 TEDDY KOLLEK with puppets at the Train Station in Liberty Bell Park.

Grapevine: Measuring justice

Movers and shakers in Israeli society

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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

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.

 Shaare Zedek hospital.