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Inevitably, at least once a day at school, Oshi is called a killer clown. Of course, take one look at Oshi – an educational therapeutic...

$100 million. That’s about how much the Beresheet spacecraft mission cost to put Israel in Lunar Orbit. It’s also the sum an...

1. Therapeutic clowns work in schools at all levels – high school, middle school, elementary school. 2. Therapeutic clowns work with...

Educational clowning is still making its mark in Israel. Of the thousands of schools in the country today, 11 have taken part in piloting...

It was bound to happen. My journalist, public speaker and educational clown personalities were all vying for space on this blog. My work...

Learning from failures is important. Being able to fail, to really embrace a failure, is even more significant if the experience is to be...

The Passover holiday break ended... so, Oshi, went back to school for educational clowning. First day back after so much family time also...

“You’re so lucky. You get to do what you love,” a mother from my son’s class recently told me. We were sitting on beach chairs, finishing...

I love giving talks. I love giving talks about Israel. Specifically, about modern day Israel. And, never about politics! I gives talks...

“I don’t want to talk to you,” a sixth grader recently told me. “Good. Cuz I don’t want to talk to you either,” I replied. “I only want...

For over 20 years, I’ve been penning articles, blogs and scripts for an array of media. When I launched my new website, I debated whether...

So, there I was, moderating and speaking on a panel about innovation at the International Lion of Judah Conference in Hollywood, Florida...

I have never been fashion-conscious. But as an educational clown, I have turned into a fashionista of sorts. I find it hilarious. Every...

At an elementary school today, the pupils made sure to tell Educational Clowns Oshi and Leepa about all the things we didn't know. We...

“Leepa and Oshi are coming!!!!” one pupil shouted from the front gate of an elementary school. Within seconds, a gaggle of pupils from...

Coming up the stairs with one friend on each side, Nicole repeats in disgust how she is a magnet for bad luck. “Terrible luck. Bad luck....

Ciara hesitates for a few seconds before deciding to stop me and another clown-in-training. “What are you doing here?” she asks. She has...

Mr. Peacock introduces me to Barb. Well, it isn’t really an introduction. He points at her and says, “she’s the school drug dealer.” As...

Therapeutic clowning has fascinated me for years. As a journalist, I have the good fortune of meeting people from all walks of life....

The seventh graders go wild when they see us, a small crew of educational clowns, in their quad space. The 8th and 9th graders squeal,...