הקשבה · The art of listening

Every child deserves
to be truly heard.

Hakshiva walks alongside the children, teens, and families of Beit Shemesh with professional mental-health care and educational support — meeting each person exactly where they are, and helping them grow toward the life they’re capable of.

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Our name, Hakshiva, is the Hebrew word for listening. It’s where every real change begins.

We’re here for everyone in a young person’s world

  • Children
  • Teens
  • Olim & new families
  • Couples
  • Parents

Our mission

Outstanding professional care, given with warmth.

We exist to provide outstanding professional mental-health and educational services to the youth of Beit Shemesh — so that every young person can lead a productive, emotionally healthy, and connected adult life.

Behind that goal is a simple belief: change happens in relationships. When a child feels genuinely heard, when a parent feels supported, when a family feels understood — that’s the ground where confidence, resilience, and real growth take root.

What we do

One community, many doors in.

From a child’s first reading struggle to a couple finding their footing again, our specialized team offers care that meets the whole person — and the whole family.

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ADHD Center

Assessment, coaching, and family strategies that help children with ADHD understand their minds and turn focus challenges into strengths.

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After-School Learning & Outreach

A safe, structured place to land after school — academic support, mentoring, and connection for kids who need an extra hand to keep up and feel they belong.

Therapy Clinic

Professional, confidential therapy for children, teens, and adults — a safe space to be heard and to work through what feels heavy.

Educational Services

Tailored learning support that closes gaps, rebuilds confidence, and helps every student find a way forward that works for them.

Personal Improvement

Goal-focused programs that build the everyday skills — habits, emotional regulation, self-belief — that carry a young person into adulthood.

Social Skills

Small-group work where kids practice friendship, communication, and confidence in a setting that feels safe enough to try.

Mentoring

Consistent, caring adults who show up week after week — the kind of steady relationship that helps a young person believe in their own future.

Couples & Family Therapy

Support for the whole family system — because when parents and partners are steady and connected, children thrive.

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How we work

Six commitments behind every relationship.

Professional rigor and genuine human warmth aren’t opposites here — they’re both how we keep our promise to the families who trust us.

  1. A safe, therapeutic foundation

    Every relationship with a client and their family is built on trust and emotional safety first.

  2. Clear, professional planning

    Thoughtful workplans give each family a real sense of direction — and a path they can see.

  3. Measurement that matters

    Integrated evaluation tools help us know what’s working and adjust care with honesty.

  4. A truly specialized team

    Educators, mental-health professionals, and dedicated lay workers, side by side.

  5. Solutions built around the person

    Multi-faceted, customized care — because no two children, and no two families, are the same.

  6. Rooted in the community

    We work hand in hand with schools and the municipality so support reaches kids where they already are.

Why it matters

Support, the moment a family needs it.

Beit Shemesh is one of Israel’s fastest-growing cities, home to thousands of young families and new immigrants finding their way. Hakshiva makes sure that when a child is struggling, professional help is close, caring, and within reach.

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specialized programs under one roof
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groups we serve — kids, teens, olim, couples, parents
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shared belief: every child can be heard

Our people

The hands and hearts behind Hakshiva.

A multidisciplinary team of clinicians, educators, and leaders devoted to the youth of Beit Shemesh.

Leadership

  • Rabbi Amatsia SpiglerChief Executive Officer
  • Rabbi Dovid SipperExecutive Director

Department Directors

  • Yossi WachtelTeen Services
  • Joy EpsteinCouples & Family Therapy
  • Dr. Caroline PeyserClinical Supervision
  • Adi KahnTherapy Services
  • Shalom IskowitzEducational & Mentoring Services
  • Rivka GrossOffice Manager
  • Malky CohnFinance

Board & Guidance

Yosef Jason (Chairman) · Avrohom Wellins · Darren Shaw · Dr. Fred Naider · Nesanel Goode · Avram Perlmutter

Rabbinic Advisor — Rabbi Elimelech Kornfeld

Get in touch

However you reach out, we’re listening.

Whether you’re seeking help for your child, exploring a program, or just have a question — there’s a real person here ready to talk.