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The Yahel Blog
Insights and reflections from our community of changemakers, partners, and participants—where service meets real life.
Embracing Torah Values: My Volunteering Journey in Israel
This blog post was written by Lilly Pickles, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and working in Lod. Stepping foot in the holy land of...
Jun 20, 20234 min read
When Gaza Feels Closer to Belgium Than to Haifa
This blog post was written by Iriet Danon, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and working in Haifa When I am in Belgium, Gaza is...
May 29, 20233 min read
My Actions are Screaming Right Now
This blog post was written by Gaby Reichstein, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and working in Rishon LeZion. There are numerous ways...
May 23, 20232 min read
Sawyer.
This blog post was written by Kyle Kun, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and working in Rishon LeZion. I struggled to find the right...
May 16, 20232 min read
Connecting through Empathy
This blog post was written by Sabiha Demirtaş, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and working in Rishon LeZion. People often feel...
May 8, 20232 min read
More Than Ghosts
This blog post was written by Alejandra Horwitz, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and working in Haifa. It was ten o’clock when the...
May 4, 20235 min read
המקום הזה - This Place
This blog post was written by Marcus Pierre, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and working in Rishon LeZion. Unsurprisingly, the past...
May 1, 20233 min read
Growth Under Concrete : Footprints of a Ghost
This blog post was written by Ethan Harris-Riggs, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and working in Lod. I’m a Yahel fellow volunteering...
Apr 24, 20238 min read
Feelings of Familiarity
This blog post was written by Talia Eiseman, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and working in Haifa. As a person who prefers knowing...
Apr 17, 20235 min read
From Ethiopia, with Love
This blog post was written by Brandon Roberts, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and working in Rishon LeZion. Walk the streets of...
Mar 16, 20232 min read
The Gift of Giving
This blog post was written by Charly Jaźbor, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and working in Haifa. During the last few months in...
Mar 10, 20236 min read
Are Your Bags Packed?
This blog post was written by Amanda Rosen, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and working in Rishon LeZion. My first impression of...
Mar 2, 20233 min read
Periphery In Israel
This blog post is written by Samara Kohn, a Yahel Social Change fellow living and working in Rishon LeZion Periphery: : the perimeter of...
Feb 23, 20234 min read
Israel Education in the Diaspora
This blog post is written by Nathaniel Katz, a Yahel Social Change fellow living and working in Haifa. Last week, at the local elementary...
Feb 15, 20236 min read
The Dichotomy of Ancient and Modern in Israel
This blog post is written by Rebecca Rich, a Yahel Social Change fellow living and working in Haifa. I would like to start with a poem I...
Feb 5, 20235 min read
The Languages of Israel
This blog post is written by Mo Dagnicourt, a Yahel Social Change fellow living and working in Rishon LeZion. As part of the curriculum...
Jan 30, 20234 min read
Identity, Remembrance & Resilient Hope
This blog post is written by Shivani Raturi, a Yahel Social Change fellow living and working in the Kiryat Haim neighborhood of Haifa. In...
Jan 22, 20236 min read
A How-To Guide for Responding to the Unceasing Questions About Your Year in Israel
This blog post is written by Caylie Tuerack, a Yahel Social Change fellow living and working in the Lod. Inevitably, in every young Yahel...
Jan 17, 20239 min read
The Gender Lens
This blog post is written by Stav Williams, a Yahel Social Change fellow living and working in the Kiryat Chaim neighborhood of Haifa....
Jan 11, 20237 min read
Heaviness and Hope in Haifa
This blog post is written by Alex Horwitz, a Yahel Social Change fellow living and working in the Kiryat Chaim neighborhood of Haifa....
Dec 23, 20225 min read
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