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)...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Aug 11, 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...