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The Yahel Blog
Insights and reflections from our community of changemakers, partners, and participants—where service meets real life.
Perspectives On Life in Lod : 3 Teens Tell
This blog post is written by Soren, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. As we fellows continue to learn with more depth and complexity about...
May 7, 202111 min read
Working in a Gan (Preschool): Who Knew Babies Could Teach So Much!
This blog post is written by Juliet, a Yahel fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. I have never considered...
May 4, 20213 min read
Encountering Different Voices and Learning From Different Perspectives
This week's blog post is written by Will, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. Like many diaspora Jews, I grew up with a deep connection to...
Apr 30, 20214 min read
Celebrating Shabbat-Iftar—With the Druze Community
This blog post is written by Daniel, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. On a recent weekend excursion, I and a few Yahelnikim attended a trip...
Apr 27, 20212 min read
Home Away From Home
This blog post is written by Pratiksha, a Yahel fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. If someone asked me...
Apr 13, 20213 min read
Facilitating activities in a foreign language setting
This blog post is written by Vic, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. This is Part 2...
Apr 9, 20216 min read
It Takes a Village
This blog post is written by Sofie, a Yahel fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. They say it takes a village...
Mar 23, 20212 min read
Red Zones and Quarantined Teens
This blog post is written by Lev, a Yahel fellow living in Ramat Eliyahu. This post was written in late February. Fortunately, the...
Mar 12, 20213 min read
Communication with Minimal Language Skills
This blog post is written by Vic, a Yahel fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. This is the first blog of a...
Mar 7, 20216 min read
Awe and Meaning
I never believed in God before I met Lod. Those who know me would be absolutely, positively shocked to know that I identified as an...
Mar 1, 20215 min read
Ahlan wa sahlan, welcome to the balagan!
This blog post is written by Ethan, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. “Sababa.” “Walla?” “Ahla!” — many American Jews exposed to Israeli...
Feb 14, 20216 min read
Schools on Zoom: A reality that transcends borders
It’s 9:20 am and I’m setting up my laptop on the dining room table in our apartment in Ramat Eliyahu, Rishon LeZion. A notebook and a pen...
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Understanding Generosity in Lod
This blog post is written by Daniel, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. My first week out and about in Lod, I and a few other Yahelnikim...
Feb 8, 20215 min read
A Week During Seger
This blog post is written by Sarah, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. Note: "seger" is the Hebrew word for closures due to COVID-19. Sunday...
Jan 28, 20215 min read
On Being An "Outsider"
This week's blog post is written by Vaishnavi, a fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. If I had a Shekel for...
Jan 25, 20213 min read
Little Russia – Ganei Aviv
This blog post is written by Robin, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. There is a substantial Russian population in Lod, and many Olim...
Jan 17, 20214 min read
The Lod You Might Not See: Your Local Neighborhood Cult
This week's blog post is written by Adam, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. I live on the corner of Einstein Street and Shlomo HaMelekh...
Jan 13, 20215 min read
Seminar Summation and Cerebration : An Exploration of “Community”
This week's blog post is written by Soren, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. “I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know...
Jan 8, 20214 min read
Discovering New Places on Two Wheels – My Experiences Biking in Israel
This week's blog post is written by Alana, a Yahel fellow living (and biking!) in Lod. Like so many others, I decided to take up cycling...
Jan 5, 20217 min read
Where Can Arab Women Turn When Experiencing Domestic Violence?
This blog is written by Gabrielle, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. This blog was originally shared in the Times of Israel Blogs through her...
Dec 28, 20204 min read
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