Ma'agalim Graduate, Michal Zorski, at the Palm Beach Event- January 2026

Shalom and good evening.

>> Hi.

>> Shalom.

>> Shalom. My name is Mikal and I'd like to

share a personal example of the impact

one organization can have. So I grew up

in Karaba uh in a religious community.

Uh at school I was placed in a class for

students with learning difficulties.

Um not because I was not smart but

because no one uh expected more of me.

Um,

and when expectations are low, dreams

start to shrink. Uh, around 11th grade,

something changed. A program called

Magalim entered my high school.

Uh, once a week, our instructoral

met with us. She did not teach us

academic skills. She taught us how to

think, how to set goals, and how to

believe that our future is not limited

by where we started in life.

At that time, I made a decision that was

considered very unusual in my school and

my community. I decided to join the

Israeli army.

Uh, in my environment, military service

for religious girls was not encouraged

and often seized as inappropriate.

But Ortal my instructor and Malim

supported me in every step of the

process. More than anything they gave me

confidence.

So uh I joined the Israeli Air Force. I

completed a meaningful service with high

distinction and today I continue to

serve as a reserveist.

Uh after

Thank you.

Thank you. Uh after my uh military

service, I began studying nursing

uh during Swords of Iron War. While I

was already in the middle of nursing

school, I served both at Telnof Air Base

and at the National Institute of

Forensic Medicine uh where I work to

this day supporting the national effort

in such a difficult period in my

country's history.

Uh, working there during the war was one

of the most challenging experiences of

my life. Day after day, I was exposed to

the human cost of war. Not through

headlines or statistics, but through

real people, real families, and real us.

Um, balance in studying reserve duty and

national service during wartime required

resilience, responsibility, and

leadership. Those are values that were

shaped years earlier through Magalim.

Through all of this, one thing was

always clear to me. I've wanted to be a

doctor since I was a little girl. Uh

nursing was never the end of the road

for me. It was just a step along the

way. Uh in my school, this sounded very

unrealistic to many people.

Um but the mindset that I gained from

Magalim

uh I just chose not to give up on this

goal.

Uh so during my studies Magaleim

continued to walk with me. Uh I received

a scholarship that helped me financially

as I was uh supporting myself. I was

also matched with an exceptional mentor

Mark Folik

um who met with me weekly. He challenged

me. He sharpened my thinking and he gave

me practical tools for confidence,

decision making and learn long-term

success.

Uh I completed my uh I completed my

nursing degree successfully and today

I'm in the process of being accepted to

medical school in Israel.

Thank you.

So, Magalim is not only a program for

high school students. It is a long-term

investment in human potential. I'm not

standing here because I am

extraordinary.

I am standing here because someone chose

to invest in me.

And uh today I ask you to be that

someone for the next generation. Your

support does not only change statistics,

it changes lives. Thank you very much.

Beautiful. Thank you very much.

>> Thank you, Mikal. Thank you very very

much.