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Insights and reflections from our community of changemakers, partners, and participants—where service meets real life.

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

Pathways in Ramat Eliyahu: An Outsider’s Reflections on Racial Inequity

This week's blog post is written by Lev, a Yahel fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. While the start of the...

Dec 24, 20203 min read

Placement Spotlight - Farm School in Lod

This week's blog post is written by Aliza, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. Each Yahel fellow has a work placement to teach English in a...

Dec 20, 20205 min read

Perseverance through Dedication: The Connection Between Yahel and Me

This week's blog post is written by Reed, a Yahel Social Change Fellow in Ramat Eliyahu. Courtesy, Integrity, Self-Control, Perseverance,...

Dec 9, 20203 min read

Ramat Eliyahu: Unpacking This “Bad” Neighborhood

This week's blog post is written by Juliet, a Yahel fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. There I am, in a...

Dec 2, 20203 min read

Volunteering With an Open Heart

This week's blog post is written by Eliana, a Yahel fellow in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. I decided before I arrived...

Nov 27, 20203 min read

Living Abroad in a Global Pandemic

This week's blog post is written by Miranda, a Yahel fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. On October 22,...

Nov 18, 20203 min read

An American in Lod: On Land-Based Knowledge and Elections

This week's blog post is written by Robin, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. Robin's writing is the first of our weekly blog posts to be...

Nov 12, 20205 min read

Yahel Alumni Advancing Social Change: Health Professionals

Today we will focus on Yahel alumni who have chosen a career in the health professions. We reached out to alumni in various health...

Sep 2, 202010 min read

Yahel Alumni Advancing Social Change: Jens Jacobsen

In honor of Yahel’s 10th birthday and in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, we would like to honor our Alumni Community by taking a closer...

Aug 16, 20209 min read

Yahel Alumni Advancing Social Change: Anna Brilliant