Launching the 2015 Volunteers in the Negev – First Impressions
The 2015 Volunteers in the Negev program launched on Thursday, April 30, 2015. Six volunteers from Miami landed at Ben Gurion Airport in...
- Mar 30, 2015
- 2 min
Jerusalem’s “Gold”
In case you’ve been living under a rock, you probably noticed that this past month there were elections here in Israel. Results of the...
- Feb 24, 2015
- 2 min
Two Settings = One Wonderful Volunteer Experience
My introduction to Skilled Volunteers for Israel began with the thorough application process used to learn about each other. It was...
- Feb 24, 2015
- 2 min
Best Place to Be
In one room, four pre-teen girls closely followed the complicated sequence of Zumba steps their teacher, Lisa, was doing in time to the...
- Feb 24, 2015
- 2 min
A Perfect Match!
“Collaboration” could easily be my middle name. My professional life within the educational, nonprofit world depended on working closely...
- Feb 6, 2015
- 3 min
A Week of Caring and Contributing
I have just returned to the UK after an inspiring and rewarding week and I feel privileged to have experienced the amazing, warm, caring...
- Feb 5, 2015
- 2 min
Volunteering: Unpeeling The Dimensions of Israel
In December 2014, I had the honor and pleasure of volunteering in Israel for a month. Having toured and studied in Israel many times I...
- Dec 24, 2014
- 2 min
Double Volunteer Opportunities in Jerusalem
Like many Jews, I often desired to go to Israel to nourish my Jewish roots in the land of our ancestors. So, when we enrolled our...
- Nov 12, 2014
- 2 min
Building Bridges
Skilled Volunteers for Israel arranged for two placements for me during my stay, Israel Elwyn and the Fair Tourism Project of the...
- Aug 27, 2014
- 1 min
Summer Camp in Jerusalem
This summer, with the help of Skilled Volunteers for Israel, I had the opportunity to work at Camp Shutaf, an inclusion camp for kids...
- Aug 27, 2014
- 1 min
So Many Stories
This summer I volunteered at Melabev three times a week for three weeks. Melabev is a day care center for individuals suffering from...
- Aug 26, 2014
- 4 min
Meeting “Builders of Israel” at Jerusalem Memory Club
For a while, I have dreamed of volunteering at a senior center in Israel. I love working with the elderly- their sense of perspective,...
- 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...
- Aug 13, 2014
- 3 min
Inspired by Ethiopian Immigrants in Israel
I was very excited to see the “Volunteer & Study” option on the Conservative Yeshiva website a few months ago. As I was interested in...
- Aug 1, 2014
- 1 min
Accomplishing Something in 3 Short Weeks
Recently, I spent three weeks in Jerusalem living, learning and volunteering. I spent the mornings studying Talmud at the Conservative...
- Jul 22, 2014
- 3 min
My Small Contribution to Keeping the Peace
Last week, I found myself herding autistic elementary school students at a school I’d never been to before into a bomb shelter—for...
- Jul 11, 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 18, 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...
- May 28, 2014
- 3 min
Making a Difference in the Negev
How many people do you know who actually seize the moment and go off on the adventure they always wanted to have? Well, add Kala and Jim...
- May 26, 2014
- 3 min
Koalas and Kangaroos in Zichron Yaakov
We were in Israel over Pesach, so I had limited time to volunteer on this trip. As we were based in Zichron Ya’akov, and I wasn’t sure if...