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 26, 2018
- 2 min
Third Summer and Planning to Return
This is my third summer volunteering at ENOSH, a social club for English-speaking adults who are mental health consumers. In previous...
- Jul 26, 2018
- 1 min
In Israel, I am not Alone
The purpose of my trip was personal growth as a Jew, a member of the second generation of European Jews who lived through the Holocaust...
- 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...
- Mar 13, 2018
- 2 min
Green Discoveries and Wonder in Jerusalem
Just arrived home from an awesome program in Israel. The program was a pilot project jointly run by Canadian Friends for Hebrew...
- Mar 13, 2018
- 2 min
Second Time Volunteer Experience
I needn’t have worried. The group jelled quickly with Merle Goldman, the Executive Director of Friends showing the way. Everyone was...
- Mar 5, 2018
- 1 min
Insider-Outsider and Still Learning
Gary Opolsky is participating in the Canadian Friends for Hebrew University program – Learn! Experience! Volunteer! Gary has a unique...
- Mar 5, 2018
- 3 min
A Peaceful Shabbat In Jerusalem
Ron Hoffman is participating in the joint program between Canadian Friends of Hebrew University and Skilled Volunteers for Israel. Ron...
- Mar 1, 2018
- 2 min
A Skilled Volunteer’s Experience in Israel
It’s Purim in Israel and my wife Heather and I are here. Walking the streets of Jerusalem is a real treat. Imagine Halloween in North...
- Nov 22, 2017
- 2 min
The Best Experience
It was the best volunteer experience since I began doing this kind of trip. Skilled Volunteers for Israel, the program I used was...
- 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...
- Jan 30, 2017
- 2 min
A Tikun Olam Winter Vacation
Since 1998 I have spent some time almost every year in Israel. For the first few years, I used my vacation to see places and people I...
- Jan 4, 2017
- 2 min
Seeing Israel as a volunteer
At breakfast in Machane Yehuda about a year ago, my long-time friend, Terry Hendin, told me about Skilled Volunteers for Israel. I had...