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


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
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 5, 202010 min read


Finding Visionary Leadership
This week's blog post is written by Heidi, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. Last week, Heidi finished the fellowship and is continuing to...
Jul 3, 202012 min read


Technical difficulties, please stand by
This week's blog post is written by Ariel, a Yahel Social Change fellow living and volunteering in Lod. I hate writing for an audience,...
Jun 15, 20203 min read


My Path to Aliyah
This week's blog post is written by Alan, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. In this...
May 29, 20203 min read


What to Eat in Israel
This week's delicious blog post is written by Tasha, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living and volunteering in Lod. I think most people...
May 20, 20204 min read


Holidays In Quarantine
This week's blog post is written by Rachel, a Yahel fellow living and volunteering in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion....
May 18, 20204 min read


My Personal Brand of Judaism
This week's blog post is written by Hannah, a Yahel Social Change Fellow living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon LeZion. On...
May 6, 20205 min read


Sensing the City
This week's blog post is written by Maya, a fellow living and volunteering in Lod. Modern photos are Maya's; older photos are from the...
May 1, 20201 min read


Supporting Tesfa
As a Yahel fellowship alum (Lod ‘18-19) and a current staff member, I’ve been able to see how both our staff and current fellows are...
Apr 24, 20206 min read
Xenophobia Abroad
This week's blog post is written by Lily, a Yahel fellow living in Lod. Lily is one of our amazing fellows adapting to serving her...
Apr 9, 20204 min read


Here
This week's blog post is a song written and performed by current fellow Amanda, who is living in the Ramat Eliyahu neighborhood in Rishon...
Mar 26, 20202 min read
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