"A family that accepted me from day one in open arms. A place where I represent myself and my friends from the deaf and hearing-impaired community as people who are equally able and willing to succeed like everyone else, and that nothing can stop us from doing so."
Ella Okhotin, 27, Rishon LeTsiyon
Shift Manager
"Equal rights for deaf, hearing, blind and seeing. Each person is equal"
Shmuel Haberman, 29, Hod Hasharon
Waiter
“Nalaga’at” – it's my kind of place, like a home to me"
Wisam Siad, 27, Jerusalem
Waiter
"A place for workers"
Alaa Sarsour, 22, Kfar Qasem
Waitress
"This place reminds me of living in Ukraine, where I used to teach deaf people to dance. I love working with the people here"
Iliya Makrov, 39, Kfar Saba
Barman
"A warm and wonderful place with amazing people, from the "regular" staff, to the deaf waiters of "Kapish", the blind waiters of "BlackOut", the deaf-blind actors and the volunteers. And of course – the curious customers. I'm happy to see all of them every time I come to work".
Dina Kizner, 22, Rishon LeTsiyon
Waitress
“Nalaga’at” to me is a 'life-saving' place. All of the care, consideration, hugs, laughter, friends, and especially love. There are no such things elsewhere, and I thank you so much for that."
Simon Mahri, 25, Tel Aviv
Bar- tender and Janitor
"Communication. It's easy to talk to all the deaf workers, and it's a lot of fun. I wish and pray that more people will come, and good luck in everything."
Issa Abu-Snena, 25, Jerusalem
Bar- tender
"This place, to me, is a special place that I'm proud to be in. I'm experiencing many things, learning about communication and relationships between people. This place is very enriching"
Larisa Bregshtein, 24, Tel Aviv
Waitress
"Warm and lovely place"
Daniela Goldfinger
Weitress
"A family that cares for one another, and believes in total equality. I'm proud to be part of something that raises awareness in this country."
Elad Cohen, 31, Tel Aviv
Waiter
"Nalaga'at for me is a social place, and a place of communication. as good as it gets..!"
Talia Madbinski, 27, Lod
Waitress
"Beautiful and exciting place"
Alisa Pinchasov, 25, Or Yehuda
Weitress
"I feel that Nlaga'at is my home, and love being here.."
Omer Hazan, 22, Tel Aviv
Waiter
"Nalaga'at is my second home"
Nissrin Daka, 31. Jaffa
Waitress


"This place is like a second home for me and here I get my support. I have confidence because the other people who work here come from the same world like as I come from"
Vered Ohanin, 22, Tel Aviv
Waitress
"A place who invites the visitors into the world of blind and deaf people"
Linoy Shteinberg, 21, Tel Aviv
Waitress

Barak Levkowitz
Waiter

Dekel Zakif
waiter

Asia Yohanani
Waitress