{"id":30378,"date":"2025-12-23T18:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beitissie.org.il\/?p=30378"},"modified":"2026-02-07T16:19:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T16:19:05","slug":"beit-issie-shapiro-board-member-and-paralympic-champion-on-the-iltv-news-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beitissie.org.il\/en\/30378\/","title":{"rendered":"Beit Issie Shapiro Board Member and Paralympic Champion on the ILTV News Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this inspiring episode of the <strong>ILTV News Podcast<\/strong>, host <strong>Maayan Hoffman<\/strong> sits down with <strong>Moran Samuel<\/strong>, Paralympic gold medalist, mother, leader, and proud <strong>Beit Issie Shapiro board member<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moran shares her remarkable journey of purpose, reflecting on how she rebuilt her life and identity, and how focusing on abilities \u2014 rather than limitations \u2014 has shaped everything she does. 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