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The Yahel Blog
Insights and reflections from our community of changemakers, partners, and participants—where service meets real life.
Grocery Shopping in Ramat Eliyahu
Today’s participant blog post comes from Kayci Merritte, a participant of the Yahel Social Change Program. This group is living, learning...
Dec 10, 20142 min read
Community: A Feeling of Fellowship
Today’s participant blog post comes from Eliza Baskin, a participant of the Yahel Social Change Program. This group is living, learning...
Dec 3, 20143 min read
The Coffee Goats of Ethiopia
This week’s Yahel participant blog post comes from Zoe Thrumston, one of the participants on this year’s Yahel Social Change Program....
Nov 20, 20142 min read
Kolot Bamidbar: Voices in the Desert
This summer, Yahel organized a service learning program in collaboration with Onward Israel and Repair the World for college students...
Aug 13, 20149 min read
NY Onward Israel Service Learning: Being Present
This week’s Yahel participant blog post comes from one of the participants on this year’s New York Onward Summer Service Learning...
Aug 6, 20143 min read
Reflections from Jerusalem
This week’s participant blog post is by Naomi Davis, one of the participants on this summer’s Onward Israel summer program in Jerusalem....
Jul 12, 20144 min read
Saying Goodbye
This week’s participant blog post comes from Ethan Goldman, one of the incredible volunteers on this year’s Yahel Social Change Program....
Jun 30, 20143 min read
Reflections in Photos
This week’s participant blog post comes from Hannah Froiland, one of the participants on this year’s Yahel Social Change Program. Every...
Jun 16, 20142 min read
American vs. Israeli Schools
This week’s participant blog post comes from TJ Ohley, one of this year’s participants on the Yahel Social Change Program. Participants...
May 30, 20143 min read
Who is a Jew in Israel?
This week’s participant blog post comes from one of the Yahel Social Change Program participants, Ben Sousa. Every week, we feature the...
May 26, 20143 min read
For Whom I Stand
Yahel regularly features blog posts written by current participants in the Yahel Social Change Program.This week’s blog post comes from...
May 16, 20143 min read
Carrying Yahel into the Future
This week’s participant blog post comes from Darya Watnick, one of the amazing participants on this year’s Yahel Social Change Program....
May 5, 20144 min read
Friday Recipe Post: Yemenite Soup and Spices
Yahel works with diverse communities all over Israel. Every Friday, we will be posting recipes to celebrate some of the different...
Apr 26, 20142 min read
What Does Empowerment Look Like?
Every week, there will be a post on the Yahel blog from one of the participants from the Yahel Social Change Program. This week’s blog...
Mar 15, 20144 min read
Parshat Vayakhel
This week’s parsha post was written by Dori Robinson, Assistant Director for Programming at UMass Hillel. Yahel partnered with UMass this...
Feb 22, 20145 min read
“You can’t dance at two weddings with one rear end.”
This blog post was written by Darya Watnick. Darya is a participant on the Yahel Social Change Program. The past six weeks, at promptly...
Feb 14, 20144 min read
Soccer Across Borders
As far back as I can remember soccer has always been a huge part of my life. I started playing in elementary school and since then I...
Feb 7, 20143 min read
Taking My Yahel Experience Home
This reflection comes from a participant from last summer’s 6 week Yahel program in Beer Sheva. This summer, Yahel in collaboration with...
Feb 6, 20143 min read
My Time at the Matnas
This week’s participant blog post comes from Yael Engel. Every week, the Yahel blog features a post from a participant on the Yahel...
Feb 3, 20142 min read
Reflections on Maghar: UMass Yahel Insight Program
This post was written by Seth Engelbourg, one of the participants on the UMass Hillel Yahel Insight Program. In January 2014, 13...
Jan 23, 20145 min read
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