On Hanukkah, a special music room was inaugurated at the Grabsky Rehabilitation Center - the long-standing hostel of the Chabad Kollel, intended for people with severe physical disabilities from all over the country - as part of a complex of innovative wings offering occupational, recreational and therapeutic activities.
The innovative music room enables treatment using some of the most innovative technology in the world. It serves as a unique therapeutic tool with visual and audio feedback.
""The uniqueness of the room is that anyone can play, even if they have no musical background and even if they can only move one finger or only make facial movements," explains the Chabad kollel.
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The exercises were built together with a professional team, tailored to the residents' needs, their treatment goals, and the music they connect with. The personalization encourages motivation and makes the treatment experiential and enjoyable.
The main goal of the music room is to improve the quality of life. The activities in the room are both enjoyable, allow for creativity and personal expression - and the patients also practice various therapeutic elements.
The inauguration of the music room was attended by the Mayor of Migdal HaEmek, Yaki Ben Haim, Chabad Kollel Director Rabbi Mendi Blau, the founder of the music room Yehoyriv Sorek, with Kobi Wiesel - the veteran and energetic director of the 'Gravsky' Rehabilitation Center - conducting everything, as well as the director of 'Beit Grabsky', Moran Ben Reuven.
At the beginning of the ceremony, a public lighting ceremony was held, with Mayor Ben Haim honoring the lighting of the candle. The residents responded with great excitement, "Amen," expressing their gratitude in their own way to all the people who dedicate themselves to them day and night.
There was a moving moment when Harel Porat, a resident of Beit Finger in Jerusalem, who has a severe physical disability, played the Hanukkah songs on a harmonica.
He was joined by Gilad Ben Sira, the music room instructor, who played the guitar. Many eyes in the audience were filled with tears of excitement at seeing how people with disabilities also succeed in their own way to be happy and joyful.
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