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...
- 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...
- 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 The bell has been replaced by the rousing rendering of a popular song, “Ma...
- May 31, 2015
- 1 min
Volunteering at the Macro Level
I am so grateful to Skilled Volunteers for connecting me with ORAM International. Terry and Marla worked with me to find a placement that...
- Aug 15, 2014
- 2 min
Marketing Plan & Toolkit from a 3 week volunteer
I volunteered at Be-Atzmi, an important Israeli NGO working with unemployed and underprivileged Israelis to integrate them into stable...
- Jul 10, 2014
- 3 min
ESL Volunteer in Tel Aviv
Roz had a particular interest in teaching ESL and working with Ethiopian students. She shares a story about her volunteer experience:...
- Jun 17, 2014
- 2 min
Unusual Skills = Unusual Volunteer Opportunity
I realize Asian art is a very narrow focus. Even in the U.S., it’s quite a specialized field, and I was only aware of one museum in...
- Jan 9, 2013
- 3 min
Empowering Self Sufficiency and Community Strength
Professor Lewis Aptekar delivers Psycho-Social Training in Tel Aviv to asylum seekers from Eritrea and the Sudan In late August of 2012,...
- Aug 2, 2012
- 2 min
Beyond Politics – the Human Face of Asylum
Lionel Rabie has extensive experience in the food and hospitality industry. He put his business experience to work volunteering to...
- Aug 17, 2011
- 3 min
Welcoming the Stranger
This post was written by Gina Milano after her second volunteer experience with Skilled Volunteers for Israel. After completing my...