Farewell Lunch with Teaching Staff at the Goldstein Youth Village for two skilled volunteers, Sam (Far left) and Sharon (third from left)...

Who would have thought, when I googled “volunteer opportunities in Israel “ that I would find SKILLED VOLUNTERS FOR ISRAEL. Participating...

Lori shared snippets of her experience which she has allowed us to share on the Skilled Volunteers for Israel blog. February 4 I’d like...

When one has a few months one their hands with no children at home for the first time in years, there is an air of freedom that creeps...

I spent about two months in Israel. My volunteer stint involving tutoring English, both in a middle school in south Tel Aviv and to...

I had the unique opportunity to volunteer at the Learning Center in the Dr. Helena Kagan Youth Center this past summer. I helped...

I arrived in Israel this past June very excited about the summer, but also incredibly uncertain about the adventure I was about to embark...

This summer I participated in the Volunteer & Study track of the Conservative Yeshiva.  Skilled Volunteers for Israel set up my volunteer...

I cannot believe that in a few more days my work at the Gan will come to an end. Never in my wildest imagination did I expect to become...

Skilled Volunteers was fantastic in setting me up quickly with two very interesting opportunities, helping me achieve my goal of giving...

Four months since I concluded my volunteering, I am still stuck with all the amazing lessons and skills that I picked up. Not only did my...

I signed on to be a volunteer with Skilled Volunteers for Israel because I was interested in working with Palestinians and Israelis who...

Last year (2016) after turning 71 I visited Israel for the first time. When my EL AL flight touched down at Ben-Gurion Airport a strange...

It was just over a year ago that I was sitting in front of my computer in Jerusalem, having just completed a month of volunteering in two...

This summer (2016), I came to Jerusalem to study and volunteer. My volunteer assignment was in a learning center in a working class...

Last summer I knew I wanted to spend the summer in Israel.  However, here I was a mature woman in my 50’s, a New York City Department of...

I had been looking to explore another world—a space to give me purpose, pause, and reflection. I needed to briefly step aside from my...

Sometimes you just walk into a place and know that one person can really make a difference. I felt that immediately when I first met the...

Adah Radzin volunteered in January 2016 in Bat Yam through a placement organized through Skilled Volunteers for Israel. Tachkemoni is an...

It’s not the school bell that marks the end of the lesson. The bell has been replaced by the rousing rendering of a popular song, “Ma...