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Can’t Wait to Return
Charlie Kalech
  • Feb 12, 2020
  • 2 min

Can’t Wait to Return

Farewell Lunch with Teaching Staff at the Goldstein Youth Village for two skilled volunteers, Sam (Far left) and Sharon (third from left)...
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I’ll be back next year
Charlie Kalech
  • Jan 24, 2020
  • 1 min

I’ll be back next year

Who would have thought, when I googled “volunteer opportunities in Israel “ that I would find SKILLED VOLUNTERS FOR ISRAEL. Participating...
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The Traveling Teacher
Charlie Kalech
  • Mar 30, 2019
  • 2 min

The Traveling Teacher

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...
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Fully Immersed in Israeli Society
Charlie Kalech
  • Mar 14, 2019
  • 4 min

Fully Immersed in Israeli Society

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...
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Inside Exposure
Charlie Kalech
  • Nov 27, 2018
  • 2 min

Inside Exposure

I spent about two months in Israel. My volunteer stint involving tutoring English, both in a middle school in south Tel Aviv and to...
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We All Have Something to Learn
Charlie Kalech
  • Aug 13, 2018
  • 1 min

We All Have Something to Learn

I had the unique opportunity to volunteer at the Learning Center in the Dr. Helena Kagan Youth Center this past summer. I helped...
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The Universal Language of Children
Charlie Kalech
  • Aug 13, 2018
  • 1 min

The Universal Language of Children

I arrived in Israel this past June very excited about the summer, but also incredibly uncertain about the adventure I was about to embark...
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Peace Camp in Jerusalem
Charlie Kalech
  • Aug 9, 2018
  • 1 min

Peace Camp in Jerusalem

This summer I participated in the Volunteer & Study track of the Conservative Yeshiva.  Skilled Volunteers for Israel set up my volunteer...
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An Immersion into Israel and More
Charlie Kalech
  • Jul 15, 2018
  • 1 min

An Immersion into Israel and More

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...
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Finding My Way In
Charlie Kalech
  • Nov 21, 2017
  • 1 min

Finding My Way In

Skilled Volunteers was fantastic in setting me up quickly with two very interesting opportunities, helping me achieve my goal of giving...
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Life Lessons in Israel
Charlie Kalech
  • Oct 10, 2017
  • 2 min

Life Lessons in Israel

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...
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It’s Not a Dream
Charlie Kalech
  • Aug 24, 2017
  • 2 min

It’s Not a Dream

I signed on to be a volunteer with Skilled Volunteers for Israel because I was interested in working with Palestinians and Israelis who...
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Like Coming Home
Charlie Kalech
  • Jul 28, 2017
  • 2 min

Like Coming Home

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...
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Authentic and Warm
Charlie Kalech
  • Jan 30, 2017
  • 2 min

Authentic and Warm

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...
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Playing “Catch” in English
Charlie Kalech
  • Aug 15, 2016
  • 2 min

Playing “Catch” in English

This summer (2016), I came to Jerusalem to study and volunteer. My volunteer assignment was in a learning center in a working class...
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Welcome Teacher
Charlie Kalech
  • Aug 10, 2016
  • 2 min

Welcome Teacher

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...
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Volunteering for Purpose
Charlie Kalech
  • May 10, 2016
  • 3 min

Volunteering for Purpose

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...
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Passport to a Better Future
Charlie Kalech
  • Apr 6, 2016
  • 3 min

Passport to a Better Future

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...
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Winning Hearts in 4 Weeks
Charlie Kalech
  • Mar 21, 2016
  • 3 min

Winning Hearts in 4 Weeks

Adah Radzin volunteered in January 2016 in Bat Yam through a placement organized through Skilled Volunteers for Israel. Tachkemoni is an...
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?מה עשית היום  What did you do today?
Charlie Kalech
  • Feb 28, 2016
  • 7 min

?מה עשית היום What did you do today?

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...
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